HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-20-2001-5bORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 20, 2001
Action Agen
Item No. ~=
SUBJECT: Proclamation for Fair Housin Month, A ril 2001
DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/Nj No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Annette M. Moore, ext 2250
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham fi88-7331
Mebane 336-227-2Q31
PURPOSE: To recognize and Celebrate Fair Housing Month.
BACKGROUND: April 2001 marks the 33`d anniversary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
19F$, the Federal Fair Housing Act, which provides for equal opportunity for all people in the
sale, rental, and financing of housing. The Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, familial status and
handicap status. The Human Relations Commission has historically called upon the Qrange
Gounty Board of Commissioners to officially proclaim April as Fair Housing Month and does so
each year.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proposed
proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign it.
ORA1~tGE COUNTY IiUARD OF C~MiViISSIOi1fERS
PR LAMATION
FAIR Ha-USING MaNTH
~VHERF;AS, April 2001 marks the thirty-third anniversary of Title VIII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1968, the Federal Fair Housing Act, which provides far etlual
opportunity for all people in the sale, rental, and financing of housing, and prohibits housing
discrimination an the basis of race, color, relic on, sex, age, ur national origin; and.
W~IEREAS, the l air housing Amendments Act of 1988 aiided familial status
and handicap to those classes protected by Title VIII and added
strong new ri.glits, remedies, monetary penalties, and judicial. and
administrative enforcement procedures; and
WH:FREAS, the grange County Board at; Commissioners enacted the Orange
County Civil Rights Ordinance on June 6, 1994, which affords to the
residents of Orange County the protections guaranteed by Title VI11
and additionally encompasses the protected cla.5ses of veterazx status
and ago; and
WA7~:REAS, in spite o.fthe protections afforded by the Orange County Civil
ltiglits Ordinance and Title VIII as amended, illegal housing
discrimination still occurs in our nation and in our county;
NOW, T1IIEREFORE, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County, proclaim April, 20()1 as Ft\IR
HOUSING MONTI:I and ct~mmend this observance to all Orange County Citizens.
This the ZO`h day of Mazch, 2001.
Stephen 1-1. Ilalkiatis, Chair
I3uard of Commissioners