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255075 Or(t3na1 to City Clerk ' ,� , � �R,`�u�� . � ORDINANCE J' � - m . �: . � . COUNCIL FILE NO. O�� 7 �RESENTED dY ORDINANCE NO � An ordinance amending Chapter 74 of the Saiat Paul Legislative Code, pertaining to the Department of Human Rights and prohibiting discrimination based on sex. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIAI: Section 1. That Section 74.01 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby am�nded to read as follows: 74.01. DECLARATION OF POLICY ' The Council finds that racial and religious discrimination in employment, education, housing, public accommodations, and public services adversely affects the health, welfare, peace and safety of the contmunity. Persons subject to such discrimination suffer depressed living conditions, poverty, and lack of hope, iajuring the public welfare, placing a burden upon the public treasury to ameliorate the conditions thus produced, aad creating conditions which endanger the public peace and order. The public policy of Saint Paul 3s declared to be to foster equal opportunity for all to obtain employment, education, housing, public accommodations, and public services without regard to their race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or ancestry and strictly in accord with their individual merits as human beings. Section 2. That Section 74.02, A. of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 74.02. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the term-- A. DISCRIMINATE, OR DISCRIMINATION includes all unequal treatmen�C of aay person by reason of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or ancestry; provided that the imposition of a religious test as a bona fide condition of employment by a religious organization shall nvt constitute .discrimination. _�.�.... Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Council Butler Carlson Tn Favor Levine Meredith Sprafka Againat Tedesco Mr. President (McCarty) Approved: Attest: City Clerk • yor �� , Form approved Corpora;tiion Counsel By O�s1ns1�C�7 Clerk � ' =� �� ' - � . � ORDINANCE 2��tYa� ; . . . _ . - � COUNCIL FILE NO- PRESENTED BY ORDINANCE NO I � Section 7. That Section 74.07 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 74.07. PLAN TO REDUCE OR ELTMTNATE IMBALANCE It is not a violation of this ordinance for any persvn subject thereto to carry out a plan to reduce or eliminate imbalance with respect to race, color, sex, creed, national or3gin, or ancestry, even tflough such plan may mean selectivity with respect to employmeat, housing, or educatir�n, provided such plan is filed with the Department and is not disapproved by the Director or Commission on gronnds it is not a bona fide plan to reduce imbalance. Al1 persons executing such approved plans shall at the request of the Director provide relevant informa- tion concerning their execution. Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage, approval and publication. All61i �� Yeas Councilmen Nays Passed by the Council Butler � �Rl�993i C�P-y�- �e Tn Favor � Meredith �� A Sprafka gainst Tedes�° AUG 1 1 1971 r. President cCarty) A t• - `� Ci Clerk � � Mayor �� Form approved Corporation Counsel By � AU6 141911 PUBLISH�:7�l,�._____� � ` . , �r '_ , . � ��c , A� � �� 11 ► . Section 3. That Section 74 .03 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 74.03. PROHIBITED ACTS IN EMPLOYMENT. It shall be unlawful -- A. For a labor union because o£ race� creed, color� sex, national origin or ancestry, (1) To deny £ull and equal membership. rights to an applicant for membership or a member; (2� To expel a member from membership; (3) To discriminate against a member or applicant with respect to hire, tenure� referral , apprenticeship� compensation, terms, upgrading, or other conditions or privileges of employment; (4) To do or to commit any other act with respect to a member or applicant which arises out of, or is activated by, consideration of race, creed, color, sex, national origin or ancestry. B. For an employer� because of race� creed, color� sex� national origin or ancestry� (1) To refuse to hire an applicant for employment: (2) To discharge an employee; (3) To discriminate against an employee with respect to hire, tenure, apprenticeship, compensation, terms , upgrading, or other conditions or privileges of employment; (4) To da or to commit any other act with respect to an empl,oyee or �pplicant which arises out of, or is activated by, considerations of race, creed, color, sex, national origin or ancestry. C. For an employment agency, because of race, creed, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, (1) To refuse or fail to accept� register, properly classi£y� or refer for employment any person; (2) To comply with any request by any emp�3oyer for referral o£ applicants if the request indicates directly or indirectly that the employer desires any limitation of applicants to persons of particular racial , religious � or national characte�istics or in any other way fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter; (3) To do, or to commit any other act with respect to an applicant for referral or employm�nt which arises out of, or is activated by considerations of race, creed, color, sex, national origin or ancestry. D. For any labor union, employer, employment agency, or other person to require any applicant or employee to furnish information respecting his race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or ancestry, except where required by a governmental agency. -2- � ^� � • • M1 • ° '. , ' • �M�\./�V f DJ E. For any person to circulate or publish any notice or advertisement relating to employment or member- ship in a labor union which indicates directly or indirectly any preference� limitation, specification, or discrimination based upon race, creed, color, sex, national origin or ancestry. The provisions of this section shall apply to a joint labor-industry apprenticeship committee or board and to each individual member thereof notwithstanding the employer members of such committee or board are not in fact the employer of an apprentice against whom an sct of discrimination has been committed, to the extent the members of such committee or board participate in the act of discrimination. It shall not be considered a violation of any provision of this section £or a religious or sectarian organization to require as a bona fide occu- pational qualification membership in a religious group. Section 4 . That Section 74.04 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 74 .04. PROHIBITED ACTS IN EDUCATION No person sha11 discriminate, on grounds of race, creed, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, with respect to access to, use of� or benefit from any institution of education or services and facilities rendered in connection there- with, exc�pt that a school operated by a religious denomination may require membership in such denomination as a condition of enrollment, provided such requirement is placed upon all applicants . Section S. That Section 74 .05 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 74.05. PROHIBITED ACTS IN HOUSING. It shall be unlawful -- A. For any person to discriminate on grounds of race, creed, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, in the sale, lease, or rental of any housing unit or units. B. For any broker, agent, salesman or other person acting in behalf of another to so discriminate in the sale, lease, or rental of any housing unit or units belonging to such other person. -3- � � . . � _ � � • � . �L�4�� #� C. For any person engaged in the business of financing the purchase, rehabiliti�tion, remodeling, or repair of housing units or in the business o£ selling insurance with respect to housing units to refuse to provide such financing or insurance or to discriminate with regard to the terms or condi- . tions thereof by reason of the race, color, sex, creed, national origin or ancestry of the applicant or because of the locatian of the unit or units in areas of the city occupied by persons of a particu- lar race, colar, sex, creed, national origin or ancestry. D. For any person, having sold, leased, or rented a housing unit or units to any person, to discriminate with respect to facilities , services , or privileges of occupancy by reason of race, color, sex, creed, national origin or ancestry. E. For any person to make or publish any statement evidencing an intent to discriminate, on grounds of race, creed, color� sex, national origin or ancestry, in the sale, lease, or rental of a housing unit or units . F. For any person to make any inquiry regarding race, color, sex, Creed, national origin, or ancestry� or to keep any record or use any form of application designed to elicit such �.nformation, in connection with the sale� lease, rental , or financing of a housing unit or units . G. For any person, for the purpose of inducing a real estate transaction from which he may benefit finan• cially, (1) To rep�esent that a change has occurred or will or may occur in the composition o£ the block, neighborhood� or area in which the property is located, in respect of the race, color, sex, creed, national origin or ancestry of those living there; or (Z) To represent that this change will or may resu�t in the lowering of property values , an increase in crime, or antisocial behavior, or a decline in the c{uality of schools in the block, neighborhood, or area concerned. Section 6. That Section 74.06 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows : 74 .06. PROHIBITED ACTS IN PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS No person shall discriminate, on grounds of race, color, sex, creed, national origin, or ancestry, with respect to the access to , use of, or benefit from any public accommodation, or to make or publish any statement evidencing his intent to do so. -4- �S4rea Code 612 ' , �1Tr �� 2(�5�� 223-5121 R� �i `� � � K O "� � � ''� °— �� THOMAS J.STEARNS �m �� ARTHUR M. NELSON PAUL F. McCLOSKEY, JR. R.SCOTT DAVIES KENNETH J. FITZPATRICK CITY OF SAINT PAUL DANRELN. FEC EIRR Firsf Assistant JEROME J.SEGAL KENNETH A.SKRIEN SPecial Assistant LEGAL DEPARTMENT JOHN C. McLAUGHLIN ROBERT C. HOENE 316 Cify Hall, St. Paui, Minnesota 55102 A. KEITH HANZEL DANIEL A. KLAS Assistants Corporation Counsel TERRY F.SULLIVAN Jun� 3� 1971 Inveztigator Mr. Nicholas Sauro Chairman, Huntan Right� Commission City of �aint Paul Dear Mr. Sauro: In accordance with your request, I have drafted an amendtaent to Chapter 74 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code which will make di�crimination because of sex unlawful. In every section I have in�erted the word °sex" between the words "colos" and "national origin" . You will note that this prohibits discrimination becsuse of �ex in all areas where it has previously been unlawful to discriminate because of race, creed, color, national origin, or ancestry. I am suggesting that you contact the Mayor or a member of the Council and request that person to introduee the ordinance. Perhaps it would be well to have someone make a presentation at Council at the time of the introduction. Please let me know if this office can be of help in �ny way. Very truly yours, � ' DANIEL A. I{LAS Corporation Counsel DAK:j a attach. cc: I►ir. Louis Ervin Mr. Kenneth Griswold � Mr. Charles ieTilliams ='° .` � , ,� CENTRAL M ANOR � ��I� LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS 26 EAST EXCHANGE STREET �� ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101 222-3178 :�ugu�.t 4, 1971 l��.yor bicCarty and Mer�bera of the Courtci I F'or me,ny peara the League of �1lomen Yoters ef Minne�ota haa �up�erted polic�e� to en�ure equality of opportu�ity in emplmyment, real pro�erty, public at�ammodatione� education and other public �ervices for all C1�1ZBTiii regardle�s of race, coler, creed er r�ational origin. At aur Iast �tate conventior� held in May �f this pear here in St. Paul thi� poaition ea� enlargec! ta include "sez and age". The St. Paul League ef Wosmen Veter� therefore supports the propoaed amendment to eur local ordinance. Si ncerel y, ,,''�`'�, /� ,� J��2�� r�. Janet D�rorak Pre�ident ! • � /� � Q ` Isr`�.�__, ' � 2nd rJ � , Laid oves to 3rd and app _�dopted � Yeas Nays Yeas Nays Butler Butler , Carlson Ce�lw+��:��-,,, ,.,.. ,^ Levine �,—� � �. Meredith �5�(j,Fy� Meredi+h � V� $prafka Sprafka Tedesco Tedesco Mr. President McCarty Mr. President McCarfy O /