[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Groton: Art. I, 6-20-1988 by resolution; Art. II, 6-19-1989 as L.L. No.
3-1989. Section 17-3 amended at time of adoption
of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-20-1988 by resolution]
The Village of Groton has been and will continue
to be an equal opportunity organization. No minority and women-owned
business enterprise (MWBE) employee or applicant for employment will
be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, age, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam-era veteran
status. We will take affirmative action to ensure that MWBE's, applicants
and employees are treated without regard to these characteristics.
To carry out our policy, the Village of Groton will:
A.
Include minority and women-owned businesses in our
solicitations.
B.
Recruit, hire, train, place and promote persons for
all jobs without regard to race, religion, color, national origin,
sex, age, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam-era veteran status.
C.
Take affirmative steps to ensure that MWBE's have
full participation in our procurement process.
D.
Administer other personnel functions, such as compensation,
benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs and company-sponsored
training, education, tuition assistance and social and recreation
programs without regard to race, religion, color, national origin,
sex, age, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam-era veteran status.
The Village of Groton will periodically analyze
its procurement and personnel actions to ensure compliance with this
policy.
The Equal Employment Opportunity/Minority and
Women-Owned Business Enterprise Coordinator for the Village of Groton
is the Mayor, 108 Cortland Street, Groton, New York 13073; phone:
607/898-3966.
He is responsible for monitoring the facility's
affirmative action/minority and women-owned business enterprise program
and submitting required reports to appropriate locations. The Coordinator
is also the person to contact if someone believes she/he has not been
treated in accordance with this policy.
We ask your continued assistance and support
in attaining the Village of Groton objective of equal employment opportunity/minority
and women-owned business enterprise opportunities.
[Adopted 6-19-1989 as L.L. No. 3-1989]
[Amended 3-16-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
A.
In the event that the Village of Groton is required
by federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to, or does in
fact, provide or pay for, either directly or indirectly, a training
course or education program for a person newly hired for employment
with the Village of Groton and in the event that that person separates
from employment with the Village of Groton within three years of the
date of completion of such training or education, then such person
so trained shall reimburse the Village of Groton for all wages paid
during and expenses incurred in the cost of such training, together
with all related expenses paid by the Village of Groton during or
in conjunction with that person's training and/or education, such
sums to be prorated for the number of months of employment of such
person during the three years of employment following completion of
such training.
B.
In addition to direct costs paid by the Village for
such training and/or education, reimbursable expenses incurred in
the cost of training may include but shall not be limited to reimbursement
made by the Village to an individual for the cost of travel, lodging,
meals, books and tuition, as the case may be.
The terms and provisions of this Article shall
be deemed to be part of every contract or agreement of employment
of a person hired by the Village of Groton after the effective date
of this Article; provided, however, that the failure of an applicant
to receive a copy of this Article shall not effect its validity against
that individual. Notwithstanding the foregoing and without limiting
the effectiveness of the same, the Village Clerk shall provide a copy
of this Article to all individuals seeking employment with the Village
of Groton after the effective date of this Article.
A.
The reimbursement to the Village of Groton as provided
above shall be made no later than 30 days after the last day of the
individual's employment with the Village of Groton. The Village of
Groton may offset the amount to be reimbursed against any amounts
the Village of Groton may owe to the individual for wages, benefits
or otherwise.
B.
In the event that reimbursement is not made in accordance
with the terms of this Article, the Village of Groton may enforce
its claim for reimbursement pursuant to this Article as a claim for
breach of contract in any court of competent jurisdiction. Should
recourse to legal proceedings be necessary in order for the Village
of Groton to secure reimbursement pursuant to this Article, the individual
responsible for reimbursement shall also reimburse the Village of
Groton for the reasonable costs and expenses of such legal proceeding,
including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees for such
proceedings.
