(A) The city is aware of all federal and state laws which make it illegal for sexual harassment to occur within the work place. The EEOC defines sexual harassment as “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature,” which constitute unlawful sex discrimination when:
(1) Submission to the conduct is either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment;
(2) Submission to or rejection of the conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting that individual; and/or
(3) The conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
(B) Any employee of the city who feels he or she has been sexually harassed under the terms of this section by anyone employed by city government, should report the situation to the Mayor or to a member of the City Council immediately.
(Res. G-D1, Series 1996, passed 2-27-96)