§ 139.10. Findings; declaration of policy and purpose; jurisdiction and construction; effective date.

(a) Findings . The council finds that discrimination adversely affects the health, welfare, peace and safety of the community by, among other things, degrading individuals, fostering intolerance and hate, and creating and intensifying unemployment, substandard housing, under education, ill health, lawlessness and poverty, thereby injuring the public welfare.

(b)

Declaration of policy and purpose . It is the public policy of the City of Minneapolis and the purpose of this title to:

(1)

Prevent and prohibit all discriminatory practices in the City of Minneapolis in the following protected areas:

a.

In business: When race, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability is a motivating factor.

b.

In educational institutions: When race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to a public assistance program is a motivating factor.

c.

In employment and in labor organizations: When race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, familial status, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to a public assistance program is a motivating factor.

d.

In lending: When race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, or familial status is a motivating factor.

e.

In professional organizations: When race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, status with regard to a public assistance program, or familial status is a motivating factor.

f.

In property rights: When race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, familial status, emancipated minor status, status with regard to a public assistance program, or any requirement of a public assistance program is a motivating factor.

g.

In real estate services: With regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, status with regard to a public assistance program, or familial status.

h.

In public accommodations: When race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or status with regard to a public assistance program is a motivating factor.

i.

In public services: When race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or status with regard to a public assistance program is a motivating factor.

(2)

Prevent and prohibit the facilitation of any discriminatory act forbidden by this Title.

(3)

Prevent and prohibit any retaliation.

(4)

Eliminate the existence of and the development of any racially concentrated areas of poverty in the community.

(5)

Effectuate the foregoing policy by means of public information and education, mediation and conciliation, and enforcement.

(c)

Jurisdiction .

(1)

The Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, and the Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights, may consider a complaint regarding a violation of this title only when the complaint has arisen from events:

a.

Occurring within the City of Minneapolis, and

b.

Occurring within one (1) year prior to the filing of the complaint.

(2)

When a complaint or other matter has been previously considered by the State of Minnesota Commissioner of Human Rights as a matter within the commissioner's jurisdiction, that same complaint or matter shall not be considered by either the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights or the Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights.

(3)

The Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights and the Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights do not have jurisdiction over, and may not consider a complaint against:

a.

Agencies of the State of Minnesota.

b.

Agencies of any county.

(d)

Neutrality . The Minneapolis Civil Rights Ordinance protects all persons from discriminatory practices prohibited under this title.

(e)

Computation of time . Time shall be computed according to Rule 6 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure.

(f)

Citation . This title may be cited as the Minneapolis Civil Rights Ordinance (MCRO).

(g)

Liberal construction . The provisions of the Minneapolis Civil Rights Ordinance are to be liberally construed to accomplish the anti-discrimination purposes of this ordinance.

(h)

Effective dates .

(1)

Effective date of March 2017 amendments. Each provision in this chapter that was amended in March 2017 shall apply to any complaint or charge alleging conduct occurring on or after May 1, 2018, except when such a provision is superseded through a subsequent amendment. The ordinance as enacted prior to the March 2017 amendments shall continue to apply to any complaint or charge alleging conduct arising before May 1, 2018, except when such a provision is superseded through a subsequent amendment.

(2)

Effective date of December 2017 amendments. Each provision in this chapter that was amended in December 2017 shall apply to any complaint or charge filed on or after February 1, 2018, except when such a provision is superseded through a subsequent amendment. The ordinance as enacted prior to the December 2017 amendments shall continue to apply to any complaint or charge filed before February 1, 2018, except when such a provision is superseded through a subsequent amendment. (Ord. of 12-30-75, § 1; 82-Or-114, § 1, 6-25-82; 93-Or-132, § 1, 8-27-93; 2003-Or-048, § 1, 4-18-03; 2006-Or-061, § 1, 6-16-06; 2011-Or-067, § 1, 8-5-11; Ord. No. 2017-010 , § 1, 3-24-17; Ord. No. 2017-078 , § 1, 12-8-17)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2017-078, § 1, adopted Dec. 8, 2017, amended § 139.10 and in so doing changed the title of said section from "Findings, declaration of policy and purpose, effective date" to "Findings; declaration of policy and purpose; jurisdiction and construction; effective date," as set out herein.