The City agrees to put into practice the following:
(a) The statement of the City's policy shall be communicated to all employees, supervisors and management and to potential sources of employees. Individuals who make the hiring, placement and promotion decisions will be instructed that minority applicants for all jobs, regardless of type, or applicants for promotion are to be considered without discrimination as to race, color, creed, handicap or national origin and sex.
(b) The City shall take such steps as following in its recruitment to assure nondiscrimination:
(1) Place employment advertisements in general circulation newspapers.
(2) Present employees are to be encouraged to refer minority applicants.
(3) Recruitment sources will be informed that qualified minority members are being sought for consideration for work whenever the City hires.
(c) The City will make maximum use of sub-professional internship and other appropriate training techniques to help equalize opportunity for minority persons by such means as follows:
(1) Sponsoring and assisting minority youths, as well as others, to enter sub-professional and professional training and make such experiences available within the City to the maximum extent possible.
(2) Encouraging minority employees and others to increase their skills and job potential through participation in available training and education programs.
(d) The City will not practice discrimination with regard to placement and promotion of any employees.
(1) All employees of the City who are involved in placement and promotion decisions will be instructed to act without discrimination toward minority employees.
(2) Minority employees who have increased their skills and job potential will be considered for promotion with all other employees.
(e) The City will encourage minority contractors and contractors with minority representation to submit proposals for contract work in order to promote equal opportunity.
(f) The City will follow through by questioning, verifying, making whatever changes or additions to this equal employment opportunity program as may be necessary to assist its effectiveness.
(Ord. 51-92. Passed 11-23-92.)