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7.2 Harassment Policy <br />This policy applies to all City employees, personnel, and volunteers without exception, including <br />elected officials, appointed board and commission members, temporary employees, employees <br />working under contract for the City, and 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, is 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 committed by 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 teiiuination. <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 conduct directed at an individual because of <br />sex or gender. This includes unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other <br />verbal and physical conduct of a sexual or gender -related nature, when: <br />1. Submission to such conduct is made either implicitly or explicitly as a term or condition <br />of an individual's employment; <br />2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for an <br />employment decision affecting the individual; <br />3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering in an individual's <br />employment or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment. <br />Violation of this policy by an employee may result in disciplinary action, up to and including <br />termination. <br />Examples of sexually harassing conduct under this policy may include, but are not limited to., <br />the following: <br />• Use of offensive or demeaning terms that have a sexual connotation or a negative <br />gender connotation; <br />• Objectionable physical proximity or physical contact; <br />• Any unwelcome, sexually motivated touching; <br />• Repeated, unwelcome suggestions regarding, or invitations to, social engagements or <br />work -related social events; <br />• Any indication, express or implied, that an employee's job security, job assignment, <br />opportunities for advancement, or other terms or conditions of employment may depend <br />on the granting of sexual favors to any other employee or supervisor; <br />50 <br />