78-446 CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY
110 ORDINANCE NUMBER 78-446
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 960 OF THE
1977 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS
AS TO HUMAN RIGHTS
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Hopkins as follows:
That Section 960:00 is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 960:00. DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE. It is the public
policy of the City of Hopkins to assure to and for all persons freedom from
discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, ancestory, national
origin, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance,
sex, or age in all matters respecting employment, labor union membership,
housing, property rights, education, public services, and accommodations, which
discriminations may threaten or curtail the rights, privileges, opportunities,
freedom and equality of all persons, and menaces the institutions and founda-
tions of democracy and liberty. It is also the policy of this City to protect
all persons from unfounded charges of discrimination. The opportunity to
• obtain employment, housing, property, both real and personal, and full and
equal utilization of public accommodations, services, and educational insti-
tutions and opportunities without discrimination as above set forth, are
recognized as human rights in any free society. A Commission on human rights
to enforce the above policy by any lawful means including, but not limited to,
public information, education, mediation and conciliation, and enforcement
of human rights, is among the purposes of this Ordinance as hereinafter created.
That Section 960:10 is hereby amended by adding to and including in
each and all of the subdivisions thereunder the words:
"disability, status with regard to public assistance, marital status, and
age, all as defined in M.S.A. Chapter 363",
wherever any listing of unfair discriminatory acts appears.
First read at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins
held on April 18, 1978, and finally read, approved, adopted and ordered published
at a regular meeting of said Council of said City on May 2, 1978.
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, `RE A. MILLER
Mayor
H.E. RICHARDSON, City Clerk
JOSEPH C. VESELY, City Attorney
To be published in the HOPKINS SUN, May 10 , 1978