§ 239-o. Creation, appointment and terms. The governing board of any county, city, village or town may by resolution create a commission on human rights. The governing board shall determine the number of members of such commission, the terms of the members, the manner of appointment of the members, the selection of a chairman and […]
§ 239-p. Officers and employees; expenses. The commission shall have the power and authority to employ an executive director, a secretary and such attorneys, experts and other employees as may be necessary, within the amount made available by the local governing board. Each county, city, village and town is hereby authorized and empowered to make […]
§ 239-q. General duties and powers. 1. It shall be the duty of the commission: (a) To foster mutual respect and understanding among all ages, races, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status and domestic violence victim status groups in the […]
§ 239-r. General obligations. A commission on human rights created under the provisions of section two hundred thirty-nine-o of this article shall discharge the following obligations. (a) To receive complaints of alleged discrimination because of an individual’s age, race, creed, color or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military status, marital status, sex, […]
§ 239-s. New York city commission on human rights. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit or reduce the powers of the New York city commission on human rights, and with respect to such powers, the jurisdiction of the New York city commission on human rights in relation to matters within the city […]
§ 239-t. Filing copies. One copy each of any resolution, ordinance or local law which has been, or which may hereafter be adopted, creating a commission on human rights, or any amendment thereto, shall, on or before September first, nineteen hundred sixty-seven, or within five days after its adoption, be filed with the division of […]
