27-18 Harassment Training ordinance

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Filed in Clerk's Office Bill No. 27-18 JUN 0 6 2018 KAREEMAH FOWLER ORDINANCE NO. CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,IN AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA,AMENDING CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE 9 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD SECTION 2-131.1 TO REQUIRE PERIODIC SEXUAL HARASSMENT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF SOUTH BEND EMPLOYEES,ALL CITY OF SOUTH BEND ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND ALL CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPOINTED OFFICIALS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.0 2000e et seq. and the Indiana Civil Rights Law, Ind.Code 22-9- 1-2 et seq. Recent events across the nation have demonstrated that sexual harassment in the workplace remains a significant problem with devastating effects on its victims. It is the intention of the City of South Bend to require each of its employees and elected and appointed officials to receive periodic training regarding sexual harassment awareness and prevention to assist the South Bend Human Rights Commission in fulfilling its powers and duties under Sec. 2-131 of the South Bend Municipal Code NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: Section I. Chapter 2, Article 9, is amended to add Section 2-131.1 to read as follows: Sec. 2-131.1 Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Training for City of South Bend Elected and Appointed Officials and Employees In order to assist the South Bend Human Rights Commission in fulfilling its powers and duties related to employment discrimination based on sex, each employee of the City of South Bend shall complete periodic sexual harassment awareness and prevention training. (a) For the purposes of this section, "employee"refers to all City of South Bend employees, including all directors, supervisors, officials, and interns,both paid and unpaid and all elected or appointed officials. (b) The Department of Human Resources shall prepare and implement a policy to provide, on a periodic basis, sexual harassment awareness and prevention training to all City employees. (c) Each supervisory employee is required to complete a minimum of two hours of interactive sexual harassment awareness and prevention training every two calendar years;