Peoria — Ch. 17 Human Relations, Housing and Employment § 17-28

The commission shall have the power and it shall be its duty: (1)
To sit as a body, either in its entirety or as a three-member hearing board, to hear appeals of any employee in the classified service, other than department or division heads and temporary or probationary employees, who has been demoted or dismissed from the classified service. The employee, or his designated representative, shall have the right to request that one member of the commission not participate in the hearing or, if the matter is to be heard by a three-member hearing board, to request that one of the remaining members replace one of the three members on the hearing board. The administration shall also have the right to remove an individual from hearing the matter or, if the matter is to be heard by three-member hearing board, to replace an individual on the hearing board with one of the remaining members of the commission.
(2) To cause a complaint received by the equal opportunity office to be served upon an employer within its jurisdiction and to fix a reasonable time and place for hearing such complaint when necessary.
(3) To render an annual written report of its activities and recommendations to the mayor and city council.
(4) To adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of sections 17-26 through 17-32 .
(5) To designate from its membership persons to serve on a three-member hearing board, one person to be designated chairperson to hear complaints as provided for in section 17-32 . No member is to be permitted to serve on the board for more than three consecutive complaints within a one-year period.
(6) To review, monitor and make recommendations to the city manager and city council on the hiring and employment practices of the city and the city council concerning the city's affirmative action efforts in connection with contracts which the city enters into.