(a) The City does hereby reaffirm its policy to insure equal opportunity employment for all persons to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, religion, color, creed, age, sex, ancestry, handicap, marital status or national origin and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity.
(b) The City, as evidence of its intent to comply with basic policies and procedures necessary for effective, uniform and judicious enforcement of equal employment opportunity standards, does hereby adopt the affirmative action program as set forth herein.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
Affirmative Action Discussed
The term "affirmative action" can best be understood in relation to the phrase "equal employment opportunity". Equal employment opportunity is a condition and affirmative action is the means by which the condition is achieved.
Affirmative action thus includes all the appropriate methods through which equal employment opportunity for minority group citizens is made a reality. Underlying the concept of affirmative action is the recognition that positive action is required both to insure against discrimination in employment and to remedy the negative effects of past employment practices.
(Ord. 1998-102. Passed 7-27-98.)
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