Agenda - Council Work Session - 08/22/2017

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If an employee believes that he or she is the victim of harassment, or observes harassment in the workplace, the employee should immediately contact one of the following: 1. Immediate supervisor 2. Depaitinent Head 3. Human Resources Manager 4. City Administrator 5. The Mayor 6. City Councilmember(s) All reports of harassment will be thoroughly investigated and appropriate action will be taken. Complaints of harassment will be taken seriously and will be held confidential to the extent permitted by law. 7.3 Workplace Violence Policy Purpose and Definitions The city of Ramsey is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its employees and customers, free from violence, threats of violence, harassment, intimidation, and other disruptive behavior. Accordingly, the City will not tolerate any acts of violence toward employees or customers of the City, or to property. Any employee who commits or threatens an act of workplace violence may be subject to investigation and discipline, up to and including immediate termination. It is the goal of the City to provide a workplace that is free of intimidation, threats, and violence. This policy will also seek to provide guidance to employees when they encounter a situation that they believe could result in violence. For purposes of this policy, the following definitions will be used: Workplace Violence - The term "workplace violence" encompasses a wide range of behaviors that include, but is not limited to, any act of physical, verbal, or written aggression against an employee or customer of the City, or threats to inflict physical harm, or damages to property, family members of an employee, or any purposeful or knowing behavior which would cause a reasonable person to feel threatened by an employee or non -employee in the workplace. Workplace violence does not include reasonable force in the defense of oneself or others. Workplace violence also does not include the appropriate use of force or weapons by law enforcement officers or others acting lawfully to protect and defend life and property, effectuate an arrest or detainment, or other purposes for which law enforcement officers are authorized to use force. Threat - an expression by word or conduct of intent to commit violence that places the listener or reader in fear of imminent bodily harm or is of such character that another individual could be placed in fear of imminent bodily harm. The overall context of statement, including non-verbal communications will be taken into account to determine if such an expression is a threat covered by this rule. Employee Responsibilities 401Page