CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA CITY POLICY NO. 2012-02 HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICY

ABSTRACT: The current CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA CITY POLICY NO. 2012-02 HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICY, Passed and adopted by resolutions of the City Council on February 7th, 2012, document copy is embedded. Interestingly, a section “Complaints Against Elected Officials” from the REDLINE Version CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA CITY POLICY NO. __________HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICY DRAFT NO. 3 is not included in the passed, adopted and current HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICY.

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CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA 

CITY POLICY NO. 2012-02
HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICY

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VII. MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES

2) Complaints Against Elected Officials

This policy applies equally to the Mayor, the Vice Mayor and members of the City Council. Employees who believe they have been harassed by an elected official must follow the complaint procedure previously specified including immediately reporting that behavior to any one of the following individuals: his or her supervisor; the Personnel Officer; the City Administrator; or the Mayor or Vice Mayor.

An investigation will then be undertaken by the Personnel Officer as previously specified. Any employee who files a complaint against an elected official is assured of protection against retaliation by that official under City policies, as well as by state and federal regulations.

If it becomes clear that an allegation against an elected official has substance and an internal resolution is not possible, the complainant will be notified and referred to the state and federal compliance agencies set forth below. This referral will be made because the City has no administrative control over elected officials. Consequently, if remedial action is found to be appropriate, the City would be unable to provide an effective remedy to the complainant.

SOURCE:
CITY CLERK’S OFFICE
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA

February 1, 2011 

TO: The Honorable Mayor McCloud & Council Members
FROM: Heidi Burch, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Agenda Item XI-D – Revised Harassment Prevention Policy for the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
For your approval, attached please review Version Three of the proposed Harassment Prevention Policy, as drafted by Jon Giffen.
Thank you,
Heidi Burch
City Clerk

REDLINE Version
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
CITY POLICY NO. __________
HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICY
DRAFT NO. 3