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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 250491
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Sponsor: Director of Law Department
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Amending various sections of Chapter 38, "Civil Rights" for the purpose of removing government assistance payments such as Housing Choice Vouchers as sources of income for housing purposes.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That Chapter 38 of the Code of Ordinances entitled "Civil Rights" is hereby amended by repealing Sections 38-1, 38-23 and 38-105, and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like number and subject matter to read as follows:
Sec. 38-1. Definitions.
(a) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning or an alternative definition has been provided:
(1) Age means an age of 40 or more years, except that it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require the compulsory retirement of any person who has attained the age of 85 and who, for the two-year period immediately before retirement, is employed in a bona fide executive or high policymaking position, if such person is entitled to an immediate nonforfeitable annual retirement benefit from a pension, profit sharing, savings or deferred compensation plan, or any combination of such plans, of the employer, which equals, in the aggregate, at least $344,000.00.
(2) City means the City of Kansas City, Missouri.
(3) Commission means the city human rights commission.
(4) Complainant means any person claiming injury by the alleged violation of Chapter 213, RSMo, or of this Chapter, including persons who believe they will be injured by an unlawful discriminatory practice that is about to occur.
(5) Complaint means a verified written statement of facts and circumstances, including dates, times, places and names of persons involved in any alleged violati...
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