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18. SEXUAL HARASSMENT <br />18.1 General <br />The City of Centerville is committed to providing a working environment free of <br />harassment and discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, the City maintains a <br />strict policy prohibiting unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. This policy <br />prohibits harassment in any form, including verbal and physical harassment. This policy <br />applies to all City Employees. <br />This policy statement is intended to make all Employees sensitive to the matter of sexual <br />harassment, to express the City's strong disapproval of unlawful sexual harassment, to <br />advise Employees of their behavioral obligations, and to inform them of their rights. <br />fi ipm on- H h[�C:7I <br />General: To provide Employees with a better understanding of what constitutes sexual <br />harassment, the following definition, based on Minnesota Statutes, is hereby provided: <br />Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, <br />sexually motivated physical contact, or other verbal or physical conduct or communication <br />of a sexual nature, when: <br />A) Submission to the conduct or communication is made a term or condition, either <br />explicitly or implicitly, for obtaining employment. <br />B) Submission to or rejection of that conduct or communication by an individual is <br />used as a factor in decisions affecting that individual's employment. <br />C) That conduct or communication has the purpose or effect of substantially <br />interfering with an individual's employment or creating an intimidating, hostile or <br />offensive employment environment and the Employer knows or should have <br />known of the existence of the harassment and fails to take timely and appropriate <br />action. <br />Examples of inappropriate conduct include but are not limited to: <br />• Unwanted physical contact. <br />• Unwelcome sexual jokes or comments. <br />• Sexually explicit posters or pin-ups. <br />• Repeated and unwelcome requests for dates or sexual favors. <br />• Sexual gestures. <br />• Any indication, expressed or implied, that an Employee's job security or any <br />other condition of employment depends on submission to or rejection of <br />unwelcome sexual requests or behavior. <br />Page 36 of 60 <br />