Human Relations Commission to Discuss Possible Anti-Discrimination Policy

The Human Relations Commission on Wednesday will discuss draft language for a potential anti-discrimination policy.

Although such policy already exists in the City’s municipal code, the City does not have an all-encompassing policy prohibiting discrimination, according to a staff report contained in the commission’s agenda.

According to the draft language the policy currently reads:

“No person shall discriminate against another person in private employment, housing, education, or commerce, because of that person’s actual or perceived: race; color; ethnicity; creed; age; national origin; religion; citizenship status; gender; gender identity or expression; sexual orientation; disability; medical condition; genetic information; marital status; partnership status; pregnancy and/or reproductive health choice(s); employment status; source of income; military status; veteran status; or primary language.”

The commission will provide feedback to the Legislative Policy Committee.

That Committee received the report in November from City Manager Miguel Márquez’s office containing a draft of the anti-discrimination policy statement:

The Legislative Policy Committee requested staff present the draft statement to the Accessibility and Disability, Human Relations, and Status of Women Commissions for review and comment.