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CABARRUS COUNTY <br /> <br />FAIR HOUSING RESOLUTION <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The County of Cabarms seeks to protect the health, safety, and welfare of <br />its residents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, citizens seek safe, sanitary and habitable dwellings in all areas of the <br />County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the County finds the denial of equal housing opportunities because of <br />religion, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, handicap or age legally wrong and <br />socially unjust; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the denial of equal housing opportunities in housing accommodations is <br />detrimental to public welfare and public order; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the County finds the practice of discrimination against any citizen in <br />housing a denial of his equal fights and equal opportunity to seek better living conditions <br />and to develop community pride; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of the <br />County of Cabarms, North Carolina, that: <br /> <br />Section I. <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners of the County of Cabarrus has declared it an <br />official policy of the County government that there shall not be <br />discrimination in the terms and conditions for buying or renting housing in <br />the County of Cabarms. <br /> <br />Section II. All business groups and individual citizens of the County of Cabarms are <br /> urged to respect and implement this policy. <br /> <br />Section III. The Planning Director or his designate, is the official authorized to <br /> (1) receive and document complaints regarding housing discrimination in <br /> Cabarrus County; and (2) refer such complaints to the North Carolina Human <br /> Relations Council for investigation, conciliation and resolution. <br /> <br /> th <br />ADOPTED, this 15 day of September, 2003. <br /> <br />By: <br /> <br />Chairman, Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />