SEC. 12A-5. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION.

   Excluding anyone from our community based on their race, ethnicity, color, age, religion, marital or parental status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic characteristics, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, political opinions or affiliations, or any other legally protected characteristic or status diminishes us and compromises our ability to fulfill our mission. Discrimination against others based on any of these factors, or any other legally protected classifications, is prohibited. Discriminatory harassment and other offensive acts include any conduct, whether verbal, visual, or physical, that creates an abusive and hostile work environment, or that has the purpose or effect of interfering with an employee's work performance or development. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)

SEC. 12A-6. RETALIATION PROHIBITED.

   A person commits an offense if he or she retaliates against another for filing a complaint, or for testifying, assisting, or participating, in any manner, in a proceeding or hearing under this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)

Division 2. Actions of Others.

SEC. 12A-7. OTHER PERSONS.

   (a)   Violations by other persons. A city official or employee shall not knowingly assist or induce, or attempt to assist or induce, any person to violate any provision of this chapter.

   (b)   Using others to engage in forbidden conduct. A city official or employee shall not violate any provision of this chapter through the acts of another.

   (c)   Participation in ethics violations. No person shall knowingly induce, attempt to induce, conspire with, aid, or assist, or attempt to aid or assist another person to violate any provision of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)

SEC. 12A-8. DUTY TO REPORT VIOLATIONS.

   A person subject to this chapter shall immediately report any conduct that the person knows to be a violation of this chapter to the inspector general. Failure to report a violation of this chapter is a violation of this chapter. Any person who knowingly fails to report a violation of this chapter shall be subject to sanctions described in this chapter. For purposes of this section, a report made to the inspector general's Fraud, Waste, or Abuse hotline is considered a report under this section. (Ord. Nos.  32072; 32472)

Division 3. Ethics Commitments.

SEC. 12A-9. ETHICS TRAINING.

   (a)   All new city officials and new city employees shall receive ethics training within 30 days after being appointed to office or hired by the city. All current city officials and current city employees shall receive ethics training on an ongoing basis at least every two years.

   (b)   All city officials who are leaving city service shall receive ethics information concerning requirements for former city officials before the city official ends his or her city service. All city employees who are terminating their employment shall receive ethics information concerning requirements for former city employees before the city employee ends his or her employment with the city.

   (c)   The inspector general shall provide all lobbying registrants with ethics information within 30 days after registration. Each registrant shall provide their individual lobbyists with a copy of the ethics information.

   (d)   The chief integrity officer shall draft a statement for the office of procurement services relating to the applicability of this chapter to persons doing business with the city and to city officials and city employees who work with persons doing business with the city. The director of the office of procurement services shall publish on the city's website the statement from the chief integrity officer.

   (e)   This ethics training and information required by this section shall be made available in a format and medium as determined by the chief integrity officer. The chief integrity officer, in coordination with the city manager, city auditor, and city secretary's liaisons, shall structure ethics training and information to ensure that participants have the necessary knowledge to accomplish the statement of purpose in this chapter and comply with all applicable ethics laws. City officials and employees must demonstrate such knowledge by passing any required ethics training.

   (f)   Failure to receive ethics training, documents, or notices required by this section does not waive that person's duty to comply with this chapter or waive enforcement of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)

SEC. 12A-10. DISSEMINATION OF CODE OF ETHICS.

   (a)   Within 30 days after starting their position, every new city official or employee must be given a copy or a link to this chapter. The inspector general or the city attorney shall provide a copy of this chapter to every city official. The city manager, city attorney, city secretary, city auditor, park and recreation director, inspector general, civil service director, and employees' retirement fund administrator shall provide a copy of this chapter to every city employee under their supervision. Each city official and employee shall acknowledge, in writing, that the official or employee received a copy or link to this chapter. Copies of this chapter must be made readily available to the public.

   (b)   The failure of any person to receive a copy of this chapter or a link to the chapter has no effect on that person's duty to comply with this chapter or on the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. Nos. 32072; 32472)