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The Galesburg Human Rela tions Commission bylaws ap proved Wednesday night stipu late that names and complaints under investigation be kept con fidential until investigation is completed. Frank Young, commissioner, said persons can make a com plaint without being unfairly publicized. He said this proce dure will alleviate one barrier stopping some people from fil ing complaints. The approved rewritten laws say: —Names of all persons in volved in a complaint shall be kept confidential unless it is made at a meeting of the com mission or the commission upon consent of complainant, makes the information public. The mat ter must be voted on before the information is released. Written Report :At the conclusion of every investigation a written report shall be submitted to the full commission. Young said the latter pro vision protects the media. He said information brought for ward at the time the report is made will probably be discussed at an HRC meeting and releas ed to the press. The commission also sits as the city’s Fair Housing Board. The bylaws stipulate that, “the names of all parties involved in any complaint under the Fair Housing Ordinance shall be con fidential unless and until the commission shall recommend to the City Council that legal action be instituted.” This clause is effective sub ject to City Council acceptance ‘of an HRC recommendation to amend the Fair Housing Ordi nance to allow conciliation hear ings to be closed to the public. May Be Closea Mrs. Caroline Goltermann, HRC chairman, in a letter to Mayor Robert Cabeen and City Manager Thomas Herring, said under Illinois’ Open Public Meetings Law, conciliation hear ings under local fair housing or dinances may be closed if the ordinance so provides. She told the council that commission members believe conciliation is impossible in a public meeting. In other commission action, Mrs. Louise Wilder, HRC exec utive director, said there is a communication breakdown be tween black people on public aid and the Ilinois Department of Public Aid. She said most of the com plaints she has received are from blacks. Mrs. Wilder said minority group members should be employed in that office since none are employed there now. HRC members plan to discuss the complaint with local public aid officials. (Continued on Page 15)
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Galesburg Register Mail
Galesburg, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 05, 1972
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