A. The city will promptly address all complaints of violations of this policy, which may include an investigation.
B. An investigation may include but is not limited to interviews with the complainant(s), witnesses, and accused person(s) as well as a review of any relevant evidence. Interviews will be conducted in accordance with the following guidelines:
1. When interviewing a complainant, the complainant may bring a representative and a recording will be made by human resources. No other recordings are permitted.
2. When interviewing witnesses, no representatives are permitted and no recordings will be made.
3. When interviewing an employee accused of violation of this policy, no representatives are permitted and no recording will be made, unless required by a MOU where the investigative interview procedure will be followed.
C. All appropriate parties will be notified of the findings of the investigation. Once notified of the findings of an investigation, a department director must notify the investigator within 15 days of the action, if any, they intend to take in response to the investigation.
D. The investigation process (including but not limited to who is interviewed, the order of interviews, what information is considered, and how parties are notified) is determined in the sole discretion of the investigator.
Current References:
EEO Complaint Form
Discrimination and Harassment Investigation Procedure
Initial Effective Date: December 13, 1995
Approved and passed this 31st date of August, 2018