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City Administrator. Department heads shall immediately report any and all such complaints to the City Administrator and shall assist in investigating the complaint. If a department head is the alleged perpe- trator, complaints should be made directly to the City Administrator. f. Investigation and Resolution. The City Administrator shall complete a thorough investigation appropriate to the circumstances of the complaint. The investigation may include interviews with all relevant individuals and will be conducted in such a manner as to preserve the confident- iality and rights of all parties concerned to the fullest extent possible. The City will not retaliate against any employee who makes a report of sexual harassment, nor will it tolerate retaliation by any employee against the reporting employee. Employees who engage in retaliatory conduct may be subject to disciplinary action. Any employee who makes a false report of sexual harassment or gives false information during an investigation may be subject to disciplinary action. Upon review of the results of the investigation, the City Administrator may recommend: i. Counseling with affected employees to ensure understanding of what is prohibited, as well as the seriousness of the issue and the City's commitment to deal with violations of this policy; ii. Discipline, including discharge. g. Internet and E-mail. All communications and electronic equipment, such as the phone system and computer network system, are the property of the City and may not be used to send, save or view offensive or harassing material or communications . Offensive and harassing material includes, but is not limited to, pornography, sexual comments, sexual jokes, sexual images, or any other material that be may be considered offensive or harassing. Any use of vOicemail, e-mail, the Internet, or any other form of VI-5