The City does not condone or tolerate any type of harassment, including sexual harassment, of our employees. We will not permit any situation where an employee's submission to such harassment is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of that individual's employment, where submission to or rejection of such harassment is used as a basis for employment decisions, or where such harassment has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. The City will not tolerate or condone such harassment of its employees by either their supervisors, their co-workers, or third parties on our premises, and/or during work hours, over whom we have control.
An employee who believes that he or she has been harassed in violation of this policy or has observed such harassment has the responsibility to report it immediately to the supervisor/manager or Personnel Department. The Director of Personnel or a designee will conduct an investigation. Should the City conclude that an employee was harassed, appropriate corrective action will be taken.
Harassment is considered to be a major violation of City policy and will be dealt with accordingly by immediate disciplinary action up to and including suspension or termination.
It is the intent of the City to provide a work environment free from verbal, physical, and visual forms of harassment. All employees are asked to be sensitive to the individual rights of their co-workers.
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