[Adopted 4-2016 (Ch.
133 of the 2016 Code)]
Our municipality is committed to providing its employees with
a work environment that is safe, secure, and free of violence or threat
thereof. We also consider the safety of our residents, vendors, contractors,
clients, and the general public we serve to be of paramount importance.
We wish to provide everyone, employees and citizens alike, with as
much safety and security as possible.
Given this very important responsibility, it is the policy of
this municipality that employees should refrain from carrying weapons
into the workplace or while conducting work operations on behalf of
the municipality, even if the employee is licensed to carry that weapon.
These weapons include handguns, rifles, dangerous knives, etc.
A.
Under no circumstances should an employee or member of the public
be permitted to carry a weapon when on municipal property or facility.
Any employee having knowledge of anyone carrying a weapon who is not
authorized to do so should immediately report this to their department
head or supervisor.
B.
The "workplace" is defined as any location away from an employee's
home, either permanent or temporary, where the employee performs any
work-related duty in the course of their employment for this municipality.
This includes, but may not be limited to, municipal-owned or -leased
buildings and perimeters, parking lots, work sites, client's homes,
as well as when traveling to and from work assignments.
C.
For the purposes of this article, any staff having proper firearms
permit and having a vehicle parked in the municipal parking lot shall
be deemed to be in violation, even if they have properly secured and
stored the weapon in their vehicle.
