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Supervisors are required to deal swiftly and appropriately with employees who treat others <br />disrespectfully. Any supervisor who condones or allows subordinates to engage in conduct <br />prohibited by this policy or fails or refuses to respond appropriately to complaints of <br />inappropriate workplace conduct prohibited by this policy, may be subject to disciplinary <br />action as described in the preceding paragraph, whether or not the supervisor actually <br />engaged in inappropriate workplace conduct. <br />7) Retaliation for Complaints of Inappropriate Workplace Conduct <br />All employees are prohibited from retaliating or threatening to retaliate against anyone who <br />complains of inappropriate workplace conduct or participates in the investigation or <br />response to such conduct. Any employee found to engage in retaliatory actions is subject to <br />discipline, up to and including immediate termination, subject only to the provisions of this <br />personnel policy, applicable policies of the Police and Fire Departments, applicable <br />collective bargaining agreements or other contracts, and applicable law. <br />8) Relationship of Code of Conduct to Harassment Policy <br />This policy supplements and does not replace the City's policies prohibiting discrimination, <br />harassment in the workplace, and workplace violence. <br />7.2 Harassment Policy <br />This policy applies to all City employees, personnel, and volunteers without exception includint <br />elected officials temporary employees employees working under contract for the City and <br />members of the paid -on -call fire department. <br />It is the policy of the City that all employees should be able to enjoy a respectful workplace and <br />a work atmosphere free from all forms of unlawful harassment, including implied or expressed <br />forms of sexual harassment. Harassment infringes on an employee's right to a comfortable, <br />respectful work environment, against City policy, and will not be tolerated. All employees are <br />expected to treat their coworkers, subordinates, supervisors, and public contacts with respect at <br />all times. The City does not tolerate any form of sexual harassment in the workplace, including <br />acts of non -employees. <br />Any form of sexual harassment or other protected class harassment, as defined in this policy, is <br />prohibited and may result in disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination. <br />Sexual Harassment and Other Protected Class Harassment <br />For purposes of this policy, the term "sexual harassment" includes unwelcome physical or verbal <br />conduct relating to an individual's sex or gender or directed at an individual because of sex or <br />gender, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal and physical <br />conduct of a sexual or gender -related nature, when <br />401Page <br />