In public services: When race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, status with
regard to a public assistance program, height and weight, or any combination thereof,
is a motivating factor.
(2)
Prevent and prohibit the facilitation of any discriminatory act forbidden by this
Title.
(3)
Prevent and prohibit any retaliation.
(4)
Eliminate the existence of and the development of any racially concentrated areas
of poverty in the community.
(5)
Effectuate the foregoing policy by means of public information and education, mediation
and conciliation, and enforcement.
(c)
Jurisdiction.
(1)
The Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, and the Minneapolis Commission on Civil
Rights, may consider a complaint regarding a violation of this title only when the
complaint has arisen from events:
a.
Occurring within the City of Minneapolis, and
b.
Occurring within one (1) year prior to the filing of the complaint.
(2)
When a complaint or other matter has been previously considered by the State of Minnesota
Commissioner of Human Rights as a matter within the commissioner's jurisdiction, that
same complaint or matter shall not be considered by either the Minneapolis Department
of Civil Rights or the Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights.
(3)
The Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights and the Minneapolis Commission on Civil
Rights do not have jurisdiction over, and may not consider a complaint against, any
government entity other than the City of Minneapolis, including all of its departments,
divisions, boards, commissions, and other agencies.
(d)
Neutrality. The Minneapolis Civil Rights Ordinance protects all persons from discriminatory practices
prohibited under this title.
(e)