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As mandated by the Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965, a city in Iowa with more than 29,000 citizens is required to have a Civil Rights Commission (“Commission”) pursuant to state law. This law grants such Commissions wide authority to help people who may be the victims of many types of discrimination and to provide community-wide education and awareness of issues involving diversity. The first Council Bluffs Civil Rights Commission was established in 1969 and to date consists of nine-members appointed by the Mayor.

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A very important facet of the Commission’s work is its case-load of discrimination complaints brought by persons facing discriminatory actions that have occurred within the city limits of Council Bluffs. The complaints must be filed with the Commission within 180 days from the last date of discrimination, although complaints with the State may be filed up to 300 days from the last date of discrimination. The areas of protection from discrimination include employment, housing, public accommodation, education and credit. The protected classes of persons include those who suffer discrimination based upon age, color, creed, familial status, gender identity, marital status, mental disability, national origin, physical disability, race, religion, s*x, s*xual orientation, and perhaps most importantly, retaliation based on any of these types of claims.

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