A. Non-Employee and Hourly-Exempt Employee Job Applicant.
1. Any non-employee or hourly-exempt employee job applicant who feels that an employment opportunity was denied on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability shall have 30 calendar days from the date of the alleged discriminatory incident to file a written complaint thereon with the Director.
2. Within 30 calendar days of the receipt of such complaint, the Director shall investigate, resolve if possible and respond to such complaint.
3. At any time during this appeal process, or if the complainant is not satisfied with the response of the Director, the complainant may pursue the matter directly with the city council or any other appropriate federal or state agency.
4. This appeal process shall be publicized by inclusion on the city's employment opportunity announcements and shall be posted in the personnel office.
B. Employee Job Applicant. Full-time, permanent employees of the city who feel that they have been subject to employment discrimination may utilize the grievance procedure set forth in the personnel rules or may pursue the matter directly with any other appropriate federal or state agency.
(Res. No. 93 83-84 §1 (part), Res. No. 133 95-96 §3, Res. No. 38 97-98, Res. No. 02 03-04, Res. No. 113- 07)