We, the City Commissioners of Hillsboro, Kansas adopt the following procedures for handling a civil rights/fair housing complaint(s) within our City.

1)    The City Clerk shall receive all complaints within her office and the complaint shall then be formally introduced to the City Commission at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

2)    We, the City Commissioners, shall try to assist in resolving the conflict between the parties involved. If a resolution of the problem cannot be reached, then we will forward the complaint to the proper authorities.

3)    Fair Housing discrimination complaints will be submitted to HUD by phone, letter, and/or a HUD-903 form. All such complaints will be submitted to HUD at:

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Kansas City Regional Office

Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity

Gateway Tower 11-400 State Avenue

Kansas City, KS 66101

Or by calling the Housing Discrimination Complaint HOTLINE 1-800-669-9777.

4)    In the event of a civil rights complaint, we agree to also contact the following agencies:

Kansas Hunan Rights Commission

900 Jackson Street - 8th Floor

Topeka, KS 66612

(785) 296-3206

Kansas Department of Commerce

1000 S. W. Jackson, Suite 100

Topeka, KS 66612-1354

(785) 296-3004