(a) All job openings shall be posted on employee bulletin boards and notice of such job openings shall be provided to the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services.
(b) All notices of job openings shall indicate that the employing office is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
(c) No advertisement or notice of a job opening shall in any way be composed or worded in such a manner as to limit an applicant because of his or her race, religion, color, sex, ancestry or national origin.
(d) Hiring shall be accomplished without regard to race, religion, color, sex, ancestry or national origin. Every reasonable attempt shall be made to place qualified blacks, women and other minorities into all phases of the Village's work force to ensure that the percentage and distribution of women and minorities in the Village labor force is fair and equitable. All job descriptions and/or basic criteria for employment in each job classification shall be made as explicit as possible and shall be accessible to all employees and applicants alike.
(e) All payments of wages and salaries, work assignments, work schedules, promotions, granting of leaves of absences, enforcement of discipline and other action affecting the conditions of employment with the Village shall be made without regard to race, religion, color, sex, ancestry or national origin. In all cases, the pay level must be determined on the basis of qualifications and/or job rank classification.
(f) An employee who feels that he or she has been discriminated against because of his or her race, religion, color, sex, ancestry or national origin shall have the right to seek a remedy through established grievance procedures. The terms, conditions and records of employment of an employee shall not be adversely affected in any manner because he or she made charges, testified or assisted in any manner in hearings or proceedings involving the Village in human rights cases before any council, governmental body or court of law. Grievances may be reported to the Village Clerk, who shall assist the aggrieved in taking the matter to the proper authority. Assistance in this matter will be provided by an independent agency as designated by Council.
(g) Copies of this section shall be distributed to all Village department heads and officers and shall be made available to all Village employees. All supervisory personnel shall be accountable for the implementation of equal opportunity action within their respective departments.
(Res. 83-12. Passed 8-16-83.)