Greensboro Code of Ordinances ch. 12, art. II — COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS | Greensboro Code of Ordinances (Supp. No. 133, Update 1: codified through ordinances of June 16, 2026) — City of Greensboro

Greensboro Code of Ordinances § 12-21 Created.

Sec. 12-21. - Created. There is hereby created a commission to be known as the commission on human rights. (Ord. No. 20-131, 10-6-20)

Greensboro Code of Ordinances § 12-22 Membership.

Sec. 12-22. - Membership. The commission on human rights shall be composed of nine (9) members who shall be appointed by the city council for terms to expire on August 15. All members of the commission shall be bona fide adults maintaining a permanent residence inside the corporate limits of the city. The terms of office of the members of the commission shall be three (3) years. (Code 1961, §§ 2-253, 2-254; Ord. No. 89-119, § 1, 8-31-89; Ord. No. 18-119, § 1, 9-25-18; Ord. No. 20-131, 10-6-20)

Greensboro Code of Ordinances § 12-23 Duties.

Sec. 12-23. - Duties. The duties of the commission on human rights shall be as follows: (1) To study and make recommendations concerning problems in any or all fields of human relationship and encourage fair treatment and mutual understanding among all racial and ethnic groups in the city. (2) To anticipate and discover those practices and customs most likely to create animosity and unrest among racial and ethnic groups and by consultation seek a solution as these problems arise or are anticipated. (3) To make recommendations to the city council designed to promote good will and harmony among racial and ethnic groups in the city. (4) To appoint, at its discretion, subcommittees to concern themselves with specific human rights problems. These subcommittees shall be composed of bona fide adult residents of the city but need not be members of the commission; except that the chairperson of each subcommittee must be a bona fide member of the commission. Provided, however, a multicultural committee created by the commission may include adults who are not residents of the city nor is the chairperson of this committee required to be a member of the commission. (5) To serve as a citizens advisory committee for the purpose of coordinating, studying and making reports concerning citizen involvement in various projects. (6) To seek and enlist the cooperation of various groups in the city in order to fulfill the purposes of this article. (7) To receive general statistical reports and studies from the human rights director concerning complaints involving discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, and to appoint members to a complaint review committee to assist the human rights director in the complaint review process of complaints involving discrimination under article IV, division 2 of this chapter. (8) To cooperate with federal, state, county and city agencies in developing presentations in public and private schools, public libraries, museums and other suitable places, on techniques for achieving harmonious intergroup relations within the city. (9) To enlist the cooperation of the various racial, religious and ethnic groups, community organizations and other groups in the city, in programs and campaigns devoted to eliminating group prejudice and discrimination. (10) To hold such meetings as the commission may deem necessary or proper to assist in carrying out its functions. (11) To perform such other duties as may be assigned it from time to time by the city council. (Code 1961, § 2-252; Ord. No. 90-114, § 1, 8-30-90; Ord. No. 00-216, § 1, 12-5-00; Ord. No. 13-114, § 1, 8-20-13; Ord. No. 19-13, § 1, 2-19-19; Ord. No. 20-131, 10-6-20; Ord. No. 20-163, § 3, 12-15-20)