The City's policy is to provide a professional,
businesslike work environment free from all forms of employee discrimination,
including incidents of sexual harassment. No employee shall be subjected
to sexual overtures or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
Sexual harassment will be treated as misconduct, with appropriate
disciplinary sanctions.
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
and similar state statutes, sexual harassment in the workplace constitutes
unlawful employment discrimination which may give rise to liability
against both the employer and the harasser, whether the harasser is
a supervisory level employee or a co-employee of the complainant.
The purpose of this policy is to define sexual harassment, establish
a policy concerning allegations of sexual harassment and establish
appropriate reporting procedures.
As used in this Part
1, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal
or physical conduct of a sexual nature. By way of illustration only,
some examples or conduct which could constitute sexual harassment
in the workplace under certain circumstances would include but not
necessarily be limited to the following:
A.
Sexual comments, attempts at humor or innuendos
of a provocative or suggestive nature.
B.
The leaving of sexually explicit books, magazines
or photographs in the workplace.
C.
Unwelcome demeaning comments, ridicule, offensive
language, propositions or other similar actions.
D.
Unwanted, unwarranted and unsolicited off-duty
telephone calls and contact.
E.
Hiring or promoting an employee in exchange
for sexual favors or transferring, demoting or dismissing employees
who refuse such sexual advances.