Report on source of income discrimination.
Kansas City Code § 38-106
in effectSec. 38-106. - Report on source of income discrimination.
(a) The director shall submit to the mayor and city council, on June 1 of each year, a report detailing the investigation and disposition, including prosecution, of complaints of source of income discrimination filed under section 38-23.
(b) Such annual report shall include, among other things:
(1) The number of discrimination complaints that were filed;
(2) The number of complaints that resulted in a conciliation agreement, an ordinance violation, a referral to the director of the health department or a rental permit being placed on special probationary status;
(3) The number of fines issued, the number of fines collected, and the amount of each fine;
(4) The names of property owners whose permits were suspended because they were found in violation of this chapter, and the number of complaints, but not the names of property owners against whom the complaints were filed, that resulted in a conciliation agreement, an ordinance violation, a referral to the director of the health department or a permit being placed on special probationary status.
(5) The total number of individuals who filed complaints, disaggregated by the following characteristics of such individuals:
a. Postal code of residence;
b. Age of head of household;
c. Household size;
d. Racial and ethnic identity;
e. Gender and sex identity;
f. Estimated length of tenancy;
g. Approximate household income;
h. Tenancy in rent-regulated housing;
i. Tenancy in housing operated by the housing authority of Kansas City;
j. Survey results indicating satisfaction of representation service and process; and
k. Postal code of residence post-proceeding.
(c) The director will ensure that at the time the report is submitted, disaggregated data at the address level are made available on Open Data KC, of which includes attributes for each address as specified in section 38-106(b).
(d) The director shall also conduct random audits four times per month of rental advertisements for discriminatory language against any protected group. The director shall also randomly conduct four fair housing testing audits per year. If the director finds discriminatory behavior in these investigations, they will pursue action accordingly.
(e) In the event any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or portions of this section is declared invalid for any reason, the remainder of this section shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. No. 231019, § 1, 1-25-24)
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