(A) The village is an equal opportunity employer. Accordingly, the village has and will continue to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and reaffirms its commitment that there shall be no discrimination against, or harassment of, applicants or employees because of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by local, state or federal law. The village will continue to recruit, hire, promote, transfer, take corrective action and make all personnel decisions, including those related to compensation and benefits, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, and/or veteran status, and in accordance with applicable law. Further, the village will make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with known disabilities who can perform the essential job functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.
(B) Anyone who has a complaint of discrimination and/or harassment, or who witnesses any discriminatory or harassing conduct, should report such conduct immediately to his or her supervisor or the Municipal Manager. If the subject of the report is the Municipal Manager, the conduct may be reported to the Director of the Personnel Department or, if such duties are being handled by the Municipal Manager, directly to the Mayor, Vice Mayor or Council Member. Any official, manager, supervisor, or employee who violates the village's Equal Employment Opportunity policy and/or the Sexual and Other Forms of Unlawful Harassment policy, as outlined below in § 35.402, will be subject to discipline, up to and including immediate termination of employment.
(Ord. 2005-13, passed 12-20-05; Am. Ord. 2006-03, passed 3-21-06; Am. Ord. 2019-06, passed 12-17-19)