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24-e the efforts of the Commission to secure voluntary compliance have been unsuc- cessful, the Commission shall cause the Fair Housing Officer to certify in writing to the City Attorney that such discriminatory housing practice has occurred in the determination of the Fair Housing Commission and request the Cit:r Attorney to forthwith prosecute such violation in the Municipal Court of the City of San Marcos, Texas. SECTION 32-14. Legal Proceedings. (A) Upon certification to the City Attorney pursuant to the direction of the Commission, the City Attorney shall institute a charge in Municipal Court I and prosecute the same to final conclusion. (B) The actions taken by the City Attorney shall be cumulative of all other remedies and procedures for the effectuation and enforcement of this Ordinance and the prosecution of alleged violators of this Ordinance. SEC~'ION 32-15. Cooperation with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The Commission and the Fair Housing Officer are authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the provisions of Title VII - Fair Housing Act of 1968, Public Law 90-284, and may render such service to the Secretary as shall be deemed appropriate to further the policies of this Ordinance. ARTICLE IV: FAIR HOUSING COMMISSION SECTION 32-16. Appointment; Terms. There is hereby created a Fair Housing Commission to be known as the San Marcos Fair Housing Commission. The Commission shall consist of five (5) members, all of whom shall be residents of the City of San Marcos. Membership to the Commission shall be established by appointment by the City Council and appointments shall be made at the first regular meeting in January. Appointees shall serve for a period of two (2) years. Vacancies shall be filled by appoint- I memt by the City Council for the unexpired portion of the term to be filled. In creating the first Commission, three (3) members shall be appointed to serve until January 1, 1978, and two (2) members shall be appointed to serve until Janua.ry 1, 1977. SECTION 32-17. Powers and Duties. The Fair Housing Commission shall sit to hear complaints of alleged dis- criminatory housing practices ,fithin the City of San Marcos. The Commission shall sit in an effort to assist the City and the parties to the complaint in the settling of disputes and controversies arising under the terms of this Ordinance. The Commission shall have the power to hear the production of evidence from the parties involved and to solicit evidence from the City staff or any other source. The Commission shall be required to file its findings and determinations in writing as well as any recommendations for final resolution of the matter. This Commission shall sit only as and in the capacity of an intermediary for the purpose of providing an opportunity for the parties to resolve all disputes and contro- versies. Participation before the Commission shall be solely on a voluntary basis. ARTICLE V: LEGAL PROVISIONS SECTION 32-18 . Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance within the corporate limits of the City of San Marcos shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, and I. upon conviction shall be fined an amount not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00 Each day that such violation continues shall be a separate offense. Prosecution or conviction under this provision shall never be a bar to any other remedy or relief for violations of this Ordinance.