3149

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

intolerance, bigotry, and discrimination, and to
institute and conduct educational and other programs,
meetings, and conferences to promote equal rights and
opportunities of all persons regardless of their race,
color, religious creed, ancestry or national origin
and to promote good will, cooperation, understanding,
and human relations among all persons of different
races, colors, religious creeds, ancestries or
national origins. In performance of its duties, the
Commission shall cooperate with interested citizens,
racial, religious and ethnic groups, community,
business, professional, technical, educational and
civic organizations.

(b)    To cooperate with the County

Executive; and all governmental agencies concerned
with matters within their jurisdiction.

(c)    To study and investigate by

means of public or private meetings, conferences and
public hearings, conditions which may result in
discrimination, prejudice, intolerance and bigotry
because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry or
national origin.

(d)    To advise and counsel the

residents of Montgomery County, the County Council,
the County Executive and the various departments of
County, State and Federal governments on matters
involving racial, religious, or ethnic prejudice,
intolerance, discrimination and bigotry and to
recommend such procedures, program or legislation as
it may deem necessary and proper to promote and insure
equal rights and opportunities for all persons,
regardless of their race, color, religious creed,
ancestry or national origin.

(e)    To work to remove inequalities

due to discrimination, prejudice, intolerance and
bigotry on such problems as housing, recreation,
education, health, employment, public accommodations,
justice and related matters.

(f)    To initiate or receive

complaints of discrimination, prejudice, intolerance
and bigotry from any person or group because of race,
color, sex, religious creed, ancestry or national
origin which deprives that person or group of equal
rights, protection or opportunities. To investigate
complaints, seek conciliation of such complaints, and