The county shall provide a working environment in which employees, vendors and other members of the general public shall be free from discomfort or pressure relating from jokes, ridicule, slurs on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability and similar distinctions, or resulting from a lack of consideration for a fellow human being. Harassment by employees is prohibited and the county shall take appropriate action to protect employees from harassment by non-employees. The County Manager shall adopt, and from time to time revise, procedures to implement this section and to provide for investigation of allegations of harassment. Full policy may be viewed or obtained in the Human Resources Department or at the Human Resources Employee Sharepoint site.
(‘77 Code, § 13-75) (Ord. 1393, passed 3-15-93; Am. Ord. 1214, passed 5-5-14; Am. Ord. 3918, passed 8-20-18) Penalty, see § 10.99