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On February 12,
2002, the Moline City Council passed General
Ordinance 2002-02-03, which established the
Moline Human Rights Commission. The
Commission is comprised of (seven) persons with
varied backgrounds who serve staggered terms.
The Commission meets the second Monday of
every month (except for June and July) at 4:00 pm, in the
Council Chambers, City Hall, or more
frequently as determined by the Commission or
its Chair. The Commission’s purposes include
helping end unlawful discrimination within
Moline and to assist in creating a Rock Island
County-wide Commission to serve all
participating local governments and their
respective citizens.
Any person
experiencing discrimination may file a complaint
with the Moline Human Rights Commission by
contacting Janet Zam at (309) 524-2065.
FILING A
COMPLAINT WITH THE MOLINE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION HAS NO LEGAL EFFECT AND WILL NOT TOLL
ANY APPLICABLE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS OR
TIMELINESS DEADLINES. ANY COMPLAINANT MUST ALSO
FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL
AGENCY TO SATISFY ANY STATUTORY OR
ADMINISTRATIVE DEADLINE(S).
Any person choosing
to file a complaint with the City may then be
contacted by the City of Moline with the
following information:
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Notice that such
person may file a complaint with the Illinois
Department of Human Rights, the Illinois Human
Rights Commission, or the Federal Government,
as the case may be.
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The name, address
and phone number of the Illinois Department of
Human Rights or the Illinois Human Rights
Commission, which is as follows:
Illinois Human
Rights Department
222 South College Street, Room 101A
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: (217) 785-5100
(217) 785-5125 TTD
Fax: (217) 785-5106
Illinois Human
Rights Commission
William Stratton Bldg., Rm. 404
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: (217) 785-4350
View the Human
Rights Commission Fact Sheet No. 1
"Civil Rights
Investigating Agencies in Illinois".
For more information
on federal discrimination laws, visit the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at
www.eeoc.gov.
For more information
on state discrimination laws, visit the Illinois
Dept. of Human Rights at
www.state.il.us/dhr/.
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