Powers, duties and functions.
Riverside Municipal Code § 2.16.030
in effect2.16.030 - Powers, duties and functions.
A. The powers, duties and functions of the Human Relations Commission shall include, but not be limited to the following:
1. To advise the City Council on all problems of local inter-group relations;
2. To study the problems of prejudice and discrimination in the community and the causes thereof;
3. To work with other agencies, public and private, in developing programs to eliminate prejudice and discrimination;
4. To sponsor and encourage educational activities which tend to promote interracial, interfaith, and interethnic harmony, progress, and integration;
5. To foster mutual understanding and respect among all racial, religious, and national groups;
6. To prepare and submit an annual report to the City Council concerning human relations by the end of the fiscal year;
7. To recommend and coordinate effective systems to ensure equal justice and access for the City of Riverside.
(Ord. 6704 § 1, 2003 (part); Ord. 5979 § 1, 1992; Ord. 5833 § 3, 1990; Ord. 3389 § 3, 1966)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT2ADPE_CH2.16HURECO_2.16.030PODUFUFetched: 11/1/2026