Progress Report
LAW OFFICES OF
KING AND STOKES, CHAIITERED
CLAnEI\:CE L. KII\:G, }n.
WILLIA~I B. STOKES
PHILLiP ALDIUCII
.AREA Com: 913.827-3621
P.O. BOX 122-20.1 WEST ¡nO:\,
SALINA, KANSAS 57401
October 1, 1971
Salina City Commission
City-Colmty Building
Salina, Kansas 67401
Re: Salina Community Relations Com.mission
Dear Commissioners:
Pursuant to our rules please accept the following as a report on the progress and
activities of the Salina Community RelaUons Commission since its beginning in
April of 1970.
As you lmow, shortly after the enabling ordinance was passed your body appointed
Mrs. Shirley Jacques, Reverend J. E. Jones, George Johnson, J. Q. Rodriguez,
and Phillip Aldrich to act on the Commission, which members are still sitting as
the Community Relations Commission. The first meeting of our Commission was
held June 10, 1970, at \vhich time it was decided to hold quarterly meetings, and
the next meeting was scheduled for July 8, 1970.
At our first meeting we discussed and acted on a letter from Wendell Kellogg
wherein he requested certain interpretations the Commission would place on the
key aspects in the fair housing ordinance. Attached to this report is a photocopy
of the reply sent to Mr. Kellogg in relation to his request.
On August 7, 1970, a complaint was filed before the Commission by Morris Tabor.
The facts of said complaint were investigated and the parties informed of the
CommissionTs determination--no probable cause existed for such complaint. The
complainant, Mr. Tabor, thereafter appealed from the decision; and a three member
panel was appointed to hear Mr. TaborT s appeal. Prior to the time the appeal
could be heard the respondent was involved in a serious accident, and the matter is
still pending. .
The Commission has received requests from other cities in Kansas for copies of
our ordinance, which requests have been filled.
Salina City Commission
October 1, 1971
Page Two
On July 7, 1971, the Community Relations Commission met in a special session
to consider three complaints which had been filed. Assignments of investigation
were made, investigation undertaken, and in two of the complaints a determination
was made that there was probable cause to believe discrimination had been
practiced after which the respondents were again contacted and conciliation and
persuasion was accomplished whereby the parties agreed to refrain from further
discrimination. The third complaint was dismissed by the conlplainant.
The C::mlmission, after finishing \vith the last two complaints, decided that some
time in the near future a request \vould be placed before the City Commissioners
for funds to employ a part-time investigator to not only investigate and compile
the facts under complaints, but also to work on complaints which the Community
Relations Commission would undertake to initiate.
On July 28, 1971, Reverend Jones and Phillip Aldrich attended the tenth convention
of the Kansas Chril Hights Convention in Topeka. At this convention after Heverend
Jones and 1\'Ir. Aldrich listened to the various complaints of the other commissions
from around the state, it became obvious that Salina has the most far-reaching and
workable fair housing law in the state.
Sincerely,
SALVtOJ\IM 'NrrY RELA 'fIONS C(~:IISSION
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Phillip Alclrich
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June 11, 1970
Mr. Wendell W. Kellogg
Marietta, Kellogg, and
148 South Seventh
Salina, Kansas 67401
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Dear Mr. Kellogg:
Please be advised that the Salina Community
Relations Council met this day and took un¿er
consideration your letter addressed to Mr. Bengtson
of May 4, 1970.
After discussing the various questions which
you have posed, we came to the conclusion that,
at this time, we do not have sufficient facts to
answer your questions. After further considering
your questions, we deemed it advisable to adopt
a policy of refusing to render advisory opinions
on abstract or moot questions.
We deem our job, in relation to your letter,
to adjudicate, in accordance with Salina's Code,
actual complaints and bonafide controversies.
If you question our position or would desir~
to discuss the letter further with us, we will
have a public meeting of the Salina Communi t~y
Relations Council on July 8 at 4:00 p,m. in the
City Commission Room, Room 200, City-County -
Board of Education Building. '/7 '
, Sincerely,
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¡Phillip ~ldrich, Chairman
Sal ina S::ommllrd, t.y Relations Counci 1
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