ORDINANCE NO. 14,778

AN ORDINANCE to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, by amending Section 62-2 thereof, relating to expanding the time in which to file civil rights complaints. 

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa:

     Section 1.  That the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, is hereby amended by amending Section 62-2 relating to expanding the time in which to file civil rights complaints, as follows: 

Sec. 62-2. Complaints filed.

(a)  Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an illegal discriminatory practice, as defined in this chapter, may file, personally or by an attorney, with the human rights commission or any staff member of the commission, a sworn complaint setting forth the particulars of the alleged discrimination or discriminatory practices and including the name and address of the person alleged to have committed the illegal discriminatory practice and such other particulars as may be required by the commission. Upon the filing of the complaint, the complainant shall be informed of the confidentiality of the commission's investigation and conciliation efforts, and the complainant's cooperation in maintaining the nonadversarial environment such confidentiality fosters shall be sought by commission staff.

(b)  Any complaint must be filed within 300 days after the complainant knew or should have known of the most recent act constituting the alleged illegal discriminatory practice.

(c)  A complaint may be amended at any time before the final order is entered.

Sec. 2.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

FORM APPROVED:

Douglas P. Philiph, Assistant City Attorney

                             T.M. Franklin Cownie, Mayor                       

Attest:

I, Diane Rauh, City Clerk of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance (Roll Call No. 08-1121), passed by the City Council of said City at a meeting held June 23, 2008, 2008 signed by the Mayor on June 23, 2008 and published as provided by law in the Business Record on July 7, 2008. Authorized by Publication Order No.6241.

                             Diane Rauh, City Clerk