A person commits an offense if the person discharges, refuses
to hire, or retaliates against a customer, employee, or applicant
for employment because the customer, employee, or applicant for employment
reports a violation of this article.
(Ordinance 06-022, sec. 1, adopted 4/25/06; 1978 Code, sec. 4-11)
(a)
This section is cumulative of other laws providing enforcement authority.
(b)
A person may report a violation of this article to the director of
the public health department or his/her designee.
(c)
The city manager or his designee may authorize a city employee conducting
an inspection under any provision of the code to also inspect for
compliance with this article and issue a citation for a violation
of this article.
(d)
The director of the public health department or his/her designee
may enforce this article and may seek injunctive relief.
(Ordinance 06-022, sec. 1, adopted 4/25/06; 1978 Code, sec. 4-12)
The city manager or his designee shall adopt enforcement guidelines
applicable to this article.
(Ordinance 06-022, sec. 1, adopted 4/25/06; 1978 Code, sec. 4-13)
(a)
A person who violates the provisions of this article commits a class C misdemeanor, punishable under section 1.01.009 (general penalty) by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). A culpable mental state is not required for a violation of this article, and need not be proved.
(b)
Each day an offense occurs is a separate violation.
(Ordinance 06-022, sec. 1, adopted 4/25/06; 1978 Code, sec. 4-14)
