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<br />FAIR HOUSING RESOLUTION <br /> <br />OF THE <br /> <br />MARTINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />WBEREAS. the City of Martinsville strives to promote principles of Equal Housing <br />Opportunity by prohibiting discrimination practices in the sale, rental and fmancing of <br />housing and in implementing its housing and community development programs in a <br />manner to affirmatively further the purposes of the fair housing laws; and <br /> <br />WHEllEAS. the basis for discrimination outlawed by the federal and state fair housing <br />acts are race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, age and familial status; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEBElIS. the City of Martinsville believes persons of similar income levels should <br />have available to them a like range of housing opportunities and will work to promote <br />equality and freedom of choice; noW, therefore, <br /> <br />BE rr RESOLVED by the Martinsville City Council that, on this 25th day of April, 2006, <br />in recognition of April as Fair Housing Month, it does hereby pledge to work with its <br />citizens in pursuit of the shared goal and responsibility for providing equal housing <br />opportunities for all persons. <br /> <br />******* <br /> <br />Attest: <br /> <br />Susan N. Johnson, Clerk of Council <br /> <br />Date Adopted <br /> <br />---_..~. ^ <br />