Legal counsel for department and commission.
Saint Paul Legislative Code § 183.27
in effectSec. 183.27. - Legal counsel for department and commission.
(1) The city attorney shall provide legal counsel for the department and the commission.
(2) The city attorney shall provide legal counsel to the department, at no cost to the complainant, in a case in which the director has reason to believe that injunctive relief is appropriate or where a charge of discrimination has concluded in a cause determination and a civil enforcement proceeding before the commission or district court is initiated.
(3) At the time the director initiated civil enforcement procedures in a case involving a violation of section 183.06, and where such case has been dually filed with the department of housing and urban development as a violation of Title VIII of the Fair Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in housing pursuant to the contractual agreement between the director and the department of housing and urban development, the director shall notify the complainant, respondent, and/or aggrieved person of the procedures and of the option to proceed with the charge before the city human rights and equal economic opportunity commission or the Minnesota District Court. In a case involving an alleged violation of section 183.06, the city attorney shall bring a cause case before the commission panel or district court, if efforts to engage in a conciliation agreement are unsuccessful.
(Ord. No. 17585, § 32, 8-30-88; C.F. No. 93-1177, § 13, 9-9-93; Ord. No. 11-105, § 1, 1-11-2012)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXVIIIHURI_CH183HURI_S183.27LECODECOFetched: 11/1/2026