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OFFICE OF CLERK OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY. OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CiIARTER
BY: SAM MASSELL, JR., CHARIMAN ALDERMANIC HUNAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TIE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA
TO CREATE A COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION FOR TIME CLI'Y
OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP, DEFINE THE’
PURPOSES AND DUTIES OF ‘TIE COMMISSION AND OBJECTIVES
SOUGHT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, PROVIDE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND
OPERATIONS OF THE COMMISSION, - ,
‘BE AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE °
CITY OF ATLANTA AS. FOLLOWS: . |
Section 1. There is hereby created a Community Relations Commission for
the City of Atlanta, Georgia, to be known as the Community Relations Commission.
The Commission shall be composed’ of twenty members ; serving without compensation,
all bonafide adult residents and representatives of all segments of the City of
Atlanta, Georgia, to be appointed by the Mayor with approval of the Board of
Aldermen, one of whom shall be designated by the Mayor 28 its chairman at the
organizational meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter, Seven members of
said Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Of
the twenty members first appointed, six shall be appointed for one year, seven
for two years and seven for three years; thereafter all appointments to the Commission
shall be for a term of three yeni, Any member may be removed by the Mayor for
failure to attend meetings or inattention to duties, In the event of death, resige-
nation or removal of any member, his successor shall be appointed by the Mayor to
serve for the unexpired period of in time for which such member has ‘been appointed
provided, however, that all members shall continue in office until their successors
shall have been appointed, |
SECTION 2. The Commission, at its organizational meeting and each
annual meeting thereafter, shall elect from its membership a vice-chairman; a
second vice-chairman; and a secretary. The chairman, vice-chairman, meant vice-~
chairman, and secretary shall have and perform such autres as are commonly associated
with their respective titles. The officers of the Commission shall be and constitute
the executive committee of the Commission which shall exercise such powers or the
Commission between its regular meetings as may be authorided by the Commission. The
Commission shall be further authorized to appoint and fix the membership of such
number of standing and temporary committees as it may find expedient for the per-
formance of its duties,
SECTION 3, The Community Relations Commission shall meet at least once
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each month at such time and place as shall be fixed by the Commission by its
standing rules. Special meetings shall be called by the chairman, or in his absence
by the ranking vice-chairman, or on the written request of any two members of the
exccutive committee, or upon the written request of a majority (ten némbérs) o£
saii Commission, All such requests shall state the purpose or purposes for which
such special meeting is to bé Galkéd,, and shall be filed with the secretary at
least twenty-four hours before the time of the special meeting so-called and
authorized, Such request and call for a special meeting shall be read at the meeting a
and entered in the minutes, and no business shall be transacted except that stated
in the rm quest for such special meeting. The Commission shall prepare its own
agenda for all meetings and establish its own rules of order or adopt Robert's
Rule of Order for the conductof their meetings.
SECTION 4. The functions, dutics and powers of the Commission shall be:
(a) To foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect
among all eSaeRTS: social, religiouus, and ethnic groups
in the City.
To help make it possible for each citizen, regardless of
“race, color, ereed, religion, national origin or ancestry,
to develop his talents and abilities without limitation,
To aid in permitting the City of Atlanta to benefit from
the fullest realization of its human resources.
To investigate, discourage and seek to prevent discriminatory
practices against any individual because of race, color,
creed, religion, national origin“or ancestry.
To attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving
human relations.
To cooperate with the Federal, State, and City agencies in
developing harmonious human relations.
To coopezate in the development of educational programs
dedicated to the improvement of human relations with, anc to
enlist the support of, civic leaders; civic, religious,
veterans, labor, industrial, commercial and elecmosynary
groups; and private agencies engaged in the inculeation of
ideals of tolerance, mutual respect and understanding:
(h) To make studies, and to have studies made,. in the
field of human relations, and to prepare and disseminate
, reports of such studics,
(i) To recommend to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen suet
ordinances as will aid in carrying out the purposes of
this ordinance,
(i) To submit ‘an annual report to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen,
(k) To accept grants and donations on behalf of the City
from foundations and others for the saneane of carrying
“out the above listed functions, subject to the approval .
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
SECTION 5, Pursuant to the named functions and duties of the Community
Relations Commission, it is empowered to hold hearings and take the testimony of
any person inlet oath.-The Commission, after the completion of any Rodage shall
make a report in writing to the Mayor setting forth the facts found by it and its
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recommendations. At any hearing before the Commission a'witness shall have the
right to be advised by Counsel present during such hearings.
“SECTION 6. The Commission shall, with the approval of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, employ an executive director, and the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
shall fix his compensation. The executive director shall be a person with training
and experience in inter-group and inter-racial relations, The executive director
shall coordinate the activites of the Commission and its staff. He may, with the
Mayor's approval and within the limits of the budget of the Commission, employ
such staff as he needs, and the executive director shall £ix the compensation of
such staff, subject to the approval of the Personnel Board of the City.
SECTION 7, The Commission shall prepare annually a budget for
ensuing fiscal year, and shall submit such budget to the Mayor and Boare of Aldermen
submit each budget no later than September 30 of each year, All Budgetary expenditures
snall be authorized by the Commission.
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SECTION 8, In the event that private funds are made available for
special projects, surveys, and educational programs, the Mayor is authorized, upon
recommendation of the Commission, to enter into such contract or contracts with
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private individuals, associations, or proups desiring to promote the purpose
said Commission by furnishing funds for said purposes,
SECTION 9, The services of all other departments of The City of
Atlanta shall be made available to the Commission upon its request for such
services subject to- the ability and capacity of said Department to render same.
Information in the possession of any department, board, or agency of the City of. '
Atlanta shall be furnished to the Commission upon its request, and to the extent
permitted by law, subject to the ability and capacity of the dpeartment to furnish
it. .Upon the refusal by any director or — of any department; board, or agency |
of the City to furnish any information which has been requested by the Commission,
the matter shall be referred to the Mayor who sili, Sarvecatan decker such information
shall be furnished to the Commissim, and the decision of the Mayor shall be finaly?
SECTION 10, The Mayor is authorized to allocate adequate office space ©
and to provide the necessary facilities in the City Hall for said Commission if
the office space and facilities are available. If office space and facilities are
not available in the City Hall, then the Mayof is authorized to secure adequate
office space and to provide the necessary facilities as convenient to the City
Hall as possible.
SECTION 11. If any section of this ordinance be held-to be unconstitu~
tional or otherwise invalid by any Court of ‘competent jurisdiction, then such section |
shall be considered separately and apart from the remaining provision of this
ordinance, said section to be completely separable from the remaining provisions ~
of this ordinance and the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in
full force and effect,
SECTION 12. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and
incorporated in the Charter and Related Laws of the City of Atlanta, as aa addition
thereto,
SECTION 13. That a copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter and
Related Laws of the City of Atlanta shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of
Mayor and Board of Aldermen and in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court
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Fulton County and that the "Notice of Proposed Amendment to the Charter and Relate
Laws of the City of Atlanta", attached hereto, marked “Exhibit A" and made a part
of this ordinance, be published once a week for three weeks in a news oapervos
general circulation in the City of Atlanta ox Che official organ of Fulton County
and that a copy of said advertisement be attached to this ordinance prior to its
final adoption by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen,’
SECTION 14, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed,
ADOPTED By. Board of Aldermen November 7, 1966
APPROVED November 8, 1966,
A true copy,
OFFICE OF CLERK OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY. OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CiIARTER
BY: SAM MASSELL, JR., CHARIMAN ALDERMANIC HUNAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TIE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA
TO CREATE A COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION FOR TIME CLI'Y
OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP, DEFINE THE’
PURPOSES AND DUTIES OF ‘TIE COMMISSION AND OBJECTIVES
SOUGHT TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, PROVIDE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND
OPERATIONS OF THE COMMISSION, - ,
‘BE AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE °
CITY OF ATLANTA AS. FOLLOWS: . |
Section 1. There is hereby created a Community Relations Commission for
the City of Atlanta, Georgia, to be known as the Community Relations Commission.
The Commission shall be composed’ of twenty members ; serving without compensation,
all bonafide adult residents and representatives of all segments of the City of
Atlanta, Georgia, to be appointed by the Mayor with approval of the Board of
Aldermen, one of whom shall be designated by the Mayor 28 its chairman at the
organizational meeting and at each annual meeting thereafter, Seven members of
said Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Of
the twenty members first appointed, six shall be appointed for one year, seven
for two years and seven for three years; thereafter all appointments to the Commission
shall be for a term of three yeni, Any member may be removed by the Mayor for
failure to attend meetings or inattention to duties, In the event of death, resige-
nation or removal of any member, his successor shall be appointed by the Mayor to
serve for the unexpired period of in time for which such member has ‘been appointed
provided, however, that all members shall continue in office until their successors
shall have been appointed, |
SECTION 2. The Commission, at its organizational meeting and each
annual meeting thereafter, shall elect from its membership a vice-chairman; a
second vice-chairman; and a secretary. The chairman, vice-chairman, meant vice-~
chairman, and secretary shall have and perform such autres as are commonly associated
with their respective titles. The officers of the Commission shall be and constitute
the executive committee of the Commission which shall exercise such powers or the
Commission between its regular meetings as may be authorided by the Commission. The
Commission shall be further authorized to appoint and fix the membership of such
number of standing and temporary committees as it may find expedient for the per-
formance of its duties,
SECTION 3, The Community Relations Commission shall meet at least once
A A ee a ee es ag ee ee ee eee ee
each month at such time and place as shall be fixed by the Commission by its
standing rules. Special meetings shall be called by the chairman, or in his absence
by the ranking vice-chairman, or on the written request of any two members of the
exccutive committee, or upon the written request of a majority (ten némbérs) o£
saii Commission, All such requests shall state the purpose or purposes for which
such special meeting is to bé Galkéd,, and shall be filed with the secretary at
least twenty-four hours before the time of the special meeting so-called and
authorized, Such request and call for a special meeting shall be read at the meeting a
and entered in the minutes, and no business shall be transacted except that stated
in the rm quest for such special meeting. The Commission shall prepare its own
agenda for all meetings and establish its own rules of order or adopt Robert's
Rule of Order for the conductof their meetings.
SECTION 4. The functions, dutics and powers of the Commission shall be:
(a) To foster mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect
among all eSaeRTS: social, religiouus, and ethnic groups
in the City.
To help make it possible for each citizen, regardless of
“race, color, ereed, religion, national origin or ancestry,
to develop his talents and abilities without limitation,
To aid in permitting the City of Atlanta to benefit from
the fullest realization of its human resources.
To investigate, discourage and seek to prevent discriminatory
practices against any individual because of race, color,
creed, religion, national origin“or ancestry.
To attempt to act as conciliator in controversies involving
human relations.
To cooperate with the Federal, State, and City agencies in
developing harmonious human relations.
To coopezate in the development of educational programs
dedicated to the improvement of human relations with, anc to
enlist the support of, civic leaders; civic, religious,
veterans, labor, industrial, commercial and elecmosynary
groups; and private agencies engaged in the inculeation of
ideals of tolerance, mutual respect and understanding:
(h) To make studies, and to have studies made,. in the
field of human relations, and to prepare and disseminate
, reports of such studics,
(i) To recommend to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen suet
ordinances as will aid in carrying out the purposes of
this ordinance,
(i) To submit ‘an annual report to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen,
(k) To accept grants and donations on behalf of the City
from foundations and others for the saneane of carrying
“out the above listed functions, subject to the approval .
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen,
SECTION 5, Pursuant to the named functions and duties of the Community
Relations Commission, it is empowered to hold hearings and take the testimony of
any person inlet oath.-The Commission, after the completion of any Rodage shall
make a report in writing to the Mayor setting forth the facts found by it and its
« j
recommendations. At any hearing before the Commission a'witness shall have the
right to be advised by Counsel present during such hearings.
“SECTION 6. The Commission shall, with the approval of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, employ an executive director, and the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
shall fix his compensation. The executive director shall be a person with training
and experience in inter-group and inter-racial relations, The executive director
shall coordinate the activites of the Commission and its staff. He may, with the
Mayor's approval and within the limits of the budget of the Commission, employ
such staff as he needs, and the executive director shall £ix the compensation of
such staff, subject to the approval of the Personnel Board of the City.
SECTION 7, The Commission shall prepare annually a budget for
ensuing fiscal year, and shall submit such budget to the Mayor and Boare of Aldermen
submit each budget no later than September 30 of each year, All Budgetary expenditures
snall be authorized by the Commission.
a yas
SECTION 8, In the event that private funds are made available for
special projects, surveys, and educational programs, the Mayor is authorized, upon
recommendation of the Commission, to enter into such contract or contracts with
‘ i
se leeichad dita Eeeibentiainieantenemediioneh, dened
private individuals, associations, or proups desiring to promote the purpose
said Commission by furnishing funds for said purposes,
SECTION 9, The services of all other departments of The City of
Atlanta shall be made available to the Commission upon its request for such
services subject to- the ability and capacity of said Department to render same.
Information in the possession of any department, board, or agency of the City of. '
Atlanta shall be furnished to the Commission upon its request, and to the extent
permitted by law, subject to the ability and capacity of the dpeartment to furnish
it. .Upon the refusal by any director or — of any department; board, or agency |
of the City to furnish any information which has been requested by the Commission,
the matter shall be referred to the Mayor who sili, Sarvecatan decker such information
shall be furnished to the Commissim, and the decision of the Mayor shall be finaly?
SECTION 10, The Mayor is authorized to allocate adequate office space ©
and to provide the necessary facilities in the City Hall for said Commission if
the office space and facilities are available. If office space and facilities are
not available in the City Hall, then the Mayof is authorized to secure adequate
office space and to provide the necessary facilities as convenient to the City
Hall as possible.
SECTION 11. If any section of this ordinance be held-to be unconstitu~
tional or otherwise invalid by any Court of ‘competent jurisdiction, then such section |
shall be considered separately and apart from the remaining provision of this
ordinance, said section to be completely separable from the remaining provisions ~
of this ordinance and the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall remain in
full force and effect,
SECTION 12. The provisions of this ordinance shall be included and
incorporated in the Charter and Related Laws of the City of Atlanta, as aa addition
thereto,
SECTION 13. That a copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter and
Related Laws of the City of Atlanta shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of
Mayor and Board of Aldermen and in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court
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Fulton County and that the "Notice of Proposed Amendment to the Charter and Relate
Laws of the City of Atlanta", attached hereto, marked “Exhibit A" and made a part
of this ordinance, be published once a week for three weeks in a news oapervos
general circulation in the City of Atlanta ox Che official organ of Fulton County
and that a copy of said advertisement be attached to this ordinance prior to its
final adoption by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen,’
SECTION 14, That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed,
ADOPTED By. Board of Aldermen November 7, 1966
APPROVED November 8, 1966,
A true copy,