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<br />2. Equal Employment Opportunity
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<br />It is the City's policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all applicants
<br />and employees. The City does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race,
<br />color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or veteran status.
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<br />This policy applies to all areas of employment including recruitment, hiring,
<br />training, promotion, retention, compensation, benefits, transfer, and discipline.
<br />Any incident of discrimination should be reported to the employee's supervisor,
<br />division manager, department director, or human resources. Human Resources
<br />is responsible for investigating the matter.
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<br />3. Policy Against Harassment
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<br />The City is committed to providing a workplace free of sexual harassment or
<br />harassment based upon race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age,
<br />disability, or veteran status. The City strongly disapproves of and will not tolerate
<br />harassment of employees by managers, supervisors, or co-workers. The City
<br />will also attempt to protect employees from harassment in the workplace from
<br />persons who are not employees.
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<br />Harassment includes any conduct that creates an intimidating, offensive, or
<br />hostile working environment or that interferes with work performance. Some
<br />examples include racial slurs, ethnic jokes, posting of offensive statements,
<br />posters or cartoons, and similar conduct. Sexual harassment includes
<br />solicitation of sexual favors and unwelcome sexual advances or other
<br />unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature.
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<br />An employee should report any incident of harassment, including work-related
<br />harassment by any City employee or any other person, promptly to the
<br />employee's supervisor, division manager, department director, or human
<br />resources. Human Resources is responsible for investigating the matter.
<br />Supervisors, division managers, or department directors who receive complaints,
<br />notification, or who observe harassing conduct must inform Human Resources
<br />immediately. An employee is not required to notify or complain first to the
<br />employee's supervisor if the employee feels uncomfortable doing so (for
<br />example, if the supervisor is the individual who is harassing the employee).
<br />However, the employee must report the complaint to a supervisory employee
<br />including supervisors, division managers or department directors, OR to Human
<br />Resources. Complaints to co-workers do not provide the City adequate notice to
<br />properly investigate complaints.
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<br />Every complaint or notification of harassment that is reported to Human
<br />Resources will be investigated thoroughly, promptly, and in as confidential a
<br />manner as possible.
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<br />Employee Policies Handbook/Page 5
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