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HomeMy Public PortalAboutAB 11-036 Fair Housing Month ProclamationMcCALL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL Number Meeting Date AB 11-36 February 24, 2011 216 East Park Street McCall, Idaho 83638 AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION SUBJECT: Fair Housing Month Proclamation Department Approvals Initials Originator Or Supporter Mayor / Council City Manager Clerk Treasurer Community Development Police department Public Works Golf Course COST IMPACT: NA Parks and Recreation FUNDING SOURCE: NA Airport Library TIMELINE: NA Information Systems Grant Coordinator SUMMARY STATEMENT: The Idaho Department of Commerce asks each community in Idaho to publish a Fair Housing Proclamation each April to raise awareness of everyone's entitlement to Fair Housing. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing -related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability). Attached is the proclamation for 2011. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Proclaim April, 2011 as Fair Housing Month in the City of McCall, and authorize the Mayor to sign the proclamation. RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION MEETING DATE ACTION