TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jay Reinstein, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Dr. Anthony Wade, Human Relations Director
Yamile Nazar, Human Relations Manager
DATE: May 29, 2018
RE:
Title
Modification to City of Fayetteville's Fair Housing Ordinance
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
All
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
Council is asked to adopt the proposed modification to the City's Fair Housing Ordinance presently enforced by its Human Relations Department. The outcomes of these modifications would result in making our ordinance equal to several similarly situated local governments in North Carolina. It would also facilitate greater operational expediency and allow the City to apply for the same level of federal grants as those city and county governments in support of the City's Ordinance.
Background:
Update 05.08.2017: Per Council request Sec. 10-14(d)(7) has been modified to: "If either party disagrees with the Fair Housing Board decision they may appeal, in writing to the City Manager or his/her designee shall have the authority to review any findings, conclusions, or orders issued under this section no later than thirty (30) days after the findings, conclusions, or orders are issued, otherwise the findings, conclusions, or orders become final".
A review of the City's Fair Housing Ordinance has been ongoing since 2017 with assistance from the City Attorney's Office and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC). The findings from that review show that presently the City of Fayetteville's Fair Housing Ordinance is not substantially equivalent to several similarly situated local governments in North Carolina. As such, this ordinance does not allow the Department to execute its operations with the same level of expediency as those cities, while simultaneously preventing the City from applying for the sam...
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