Reprisal or retaliatory action includes:
A. The denial of adequate personnel and equipment to perform duties;
B. Frequent replacement of members of the staff;
C. Frequent and undesirable changes in the office location;
D. Refusal to assign meaningful work;
E. Issuance of letters of reprimand or evaluations of poor performance;
F. Demotion;
G. Reduction in pay;
H. Denial of a promotion;
I. Suspension;
J. Dismissal;
K. Transfer;
L. Frequent changes in working hours or workdays; or
M. If the employee is licensed or certified by an occupational licensing board, the filing with that board, by or on behalf of the employer, of a complaint concerning the employee, if such action is taken in whole or in part, because the officer or employee disclosed information concerning improper governmental action.
A written appeal must be filed by the officer or employee within sixty (60) days after the date the alleged reprisal or retaliatory action took place. The reprisal or retaliatory action must have occurred within two (2) years after the date the officer or employee disclosed information concerning improper governmental action. The appeal must be filed with the human resources manager or appropriate authority on a form provided by the employer. The appeal must contain a statement that sets forth with particularity:
A. The facts and circumstances under which the disclosure of improper governmental action was made; and
B. The reprisal or retaliatory action that is alleged to have been taken against the officer or employee. (Ord. 10-06, 10-11-2010)