CITY OF SALINE
LOCAL CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION MISSION STATEMENT
To contact a member of the Local Civil Rights Commission please call Saline City Hall, Clerk’s Office 734 429-4907 ext. 216 for assistance or go to the Saline Municipal Offices at 100 N. Harris Street, Saline, MI.
The mission of the Local Civil Rights Commission of Saline, Michigan is to educate and ensure its citizenry regarding their civil rights as dictated by the “Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act”, Act No. 453:
An Act to define civil rights; to prohibit discriminatory practices, policies, and customs in the exercise of those rights based upon religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status; to preserve the confidentiality of records regarding arrest, detention, or other disposition in which a conviction does not result; to prescribe the powers and duties of the civil rights commission and the department of civil rights; to provide remedies and penalties; to provide for fees; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.
and those rights as dictated by the “Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act,” Act 220 of 1996, which is inclusive of physical and mental disabilities:
An Act to define the civil rights of Persons with disabilities; to prohibit discriminatory practices, policies, and customs in the exercise of these rights; to prescribe penalties and to provide remedies; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.
It is the duty of the Commission, in a manner prescribed by law, to investigate alleged discrimination against any person in the enjoyment of the civil rights guaranteed by law and the constitution, and to secure the equal protection of such civil rights without such discrimination.
Seven member/2 year term
