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An Ordinance amending Section 2-32 and Section 2-33 of the Code of Ordinances to replace the term "individual" with "person" to conform to the definitions set out in KRS 344.010. [Council Office, Maynard]
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 2-32 of the Code of Ordinances be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-32. - Procedures.
(1) The commission shall follow the same procedures as the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights as set forth in KRS 344.200(6), pending final determination of proceedings hereunder; 344.230(3), (4); 344.250(1), (6), (7); 344.260(1), (3), (4); 344.385; 344.600 except as it relates to actions taken by the attorney general of Kentucky; 344.605; 344.610; 344.615; 344.620; 344.625; 344.630; 344.635; 344.640(1), (3)-(7); 344.645; 344.670; and 344.675(1), (3), (9) as they are in effect on July 15, 1998. In addition, the commission shall follow the procedures set out in subsection (2) hereof.
(2) Unless otherwise required by law, the following shall apply to complaints filed with the commission:
(a) A person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice, or a member of the commission, may file with the commission a verified complaint stating that an unlawful practice has been committed, setting forth the facts upon which the complaint is based, and setting forth facts sufficient to enable the commission to identify the persons charged, hereinafter "the respondent." The complaint must be filed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the alleged unlawful practice occurs.
(b) The commission shall make a prompt and full investigation of each complaint, unless a voluntary settlement agreement is entered into before a determination is reached.
(c) If it is determined that there is no probable cause to believe that the respondent has engaged in an unlawful practice, the commission shall issue an order dis...
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