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This is to affirm the city of Ramsey's policy of providing Equal Opportunity to all employees and
<br />applicants for employment and complying with all applicable Equal Employment
<br />Opportunity/affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations of Federal, State and Local
<br />tends to all applicants and employees and to
<br />all aspects of the employment--felationship, including, but n ^*'imi*e-d to, recruiting, hiring,
<br />promotion, transfer, discipline, and compensation.
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<br />The city of Ramsey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City provides equal employment and
<br />advancement opportunity on the basis of merit within the context of its unique business
<br />environment and without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual
<br />orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, or
<br />any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
<br />The city of Ramsey will take affirmative action to ensure that all employment practices are free of
<br />discrimination. Such employment practices inelude, but are not limited to the following; hiring,
<br />upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, selection, layoff, disciplinary
<br />action, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training,
<br />including apprenticeship.
<br />1.6 Personal Communications and Use of Social Media
<br />It is important for eitzyCity employees to remember the personal communications ef-emp-leyees
<br />may reflect on the eityCity, especially if employees are commenting on eityCity business or issues
<br />related to : -- -- - - ' - :: - ' . - - . ' -- : ' their eitziCity employment. As eitziCity
<br />representatives, employees share in -the responsibility of earning and preserving the public's trust in
<br />the eityCity. An employee's own personal communications, such as those on social media, can
<br />have a significantly impact on the public's perceptionbeliefthat all eityCity staffer carry out
<br />eitziCity functions faithfully, and impartially and without regard to factors such as race,
<br />sex/gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or other protected categories.
<br />Non personal communications (performed as part ofwithin one's job duties) to members of the
<br />public must be professional at all times. The following guidelines apply to personal
<br />communications, including various forms such as social media (Facebook, Twitter, blogs,
<br />YouTube, etc.), letters to the editor of newspapers, and personal endorsements:
<br />• Do not share any private or confidential information you have access to as a result of your
<br />eit-yCity position.
<br />• Any personal communications made on a matter of public concern must not disrupt the
<br />efficiency of the eitziCity's operation, including by negatively affecting morale.- In other
<br />words , such public comments must not undermine any eit-yCity
<br />department's ability to effectively serve the public. Disruptive personal communications
<br />can include liking or republishing (sharing/retweeting) a social media post of another
<br />individual or entity. The GityCity can act on the personal communication that violate this
<br />policy, even without waiting for anthe actual disruption.
<br />• Remember thatwhat you write or post cannot easily be undone, and may reach also be
<br />spfead4e-a larger audience than you intended. Use common sense when using email or
<br />social media . It is a good idea to refrain from sending or posting information or photos
<br />you would not want your supervisory or other employees to read, or that you would be
<br />embarrassed to see in the newspaper. Keep in mind that harassment, bullying, threats of
<br />violence, discrimination, or retaliation concerning a co-worker or between co-workers that
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