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27. Non - Discrimination Policy <br /> General: The City of Centerville is committed to a policy of non - discrimination with <br /> regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, <br /> marital status, public assistance status, or disability. <br /> Definition: Discrimination is defined as any overt or covert behavior that excludes <br /> access to, admission to, full utilization of, or benefit from any public service because of <br /> race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, <br /> veteran status, age, public assistance status, or disability. <br /> Discipline: Employees who participate in discrimination of any kind are subject to <br /> discipline, up to and including termination. <br /> Policy: In keeping with the City's commitment and the requirca cents of the law, the <br /> City and staff will strive to remove any discrimination in the treatment of customers, <br /> employment, assignment and promotion of personnel, training programs, services and <br /> opportunities offered to citizens and staff, location and use of facilities, and in verbal <br /> and written communications. <br /> Complaint Procedure: Employees can bring complaints, ask questions, and raise <br /> concerns under this policy without fear of reprisal. <br /> (A) An Employee who believes he /she has been made the subject of any <br /> discrimination or who believes he /she has witnessed discrimination should <br /> report the incident immediately to his /her supervisor. The employee's <br /> supervisor shall then immediately notify the City Administrator about the <br /> complaint. <br /> (B) If the contact with the immediate supervisor does not prove effective, or if the <br /> problem is with the supervisor, the Employee may at his /her own discretion, by- <br /> pass the immediate supervisor and submit a written complaint directly to the <br /> City Administrator. <br /> (C) An Employee should report the complaint in writing, detailing the nature of the <br /> complaint and all events leading up to the situation prompting the complaint <br /> List any witnesses to the event, the time, date and place of the alleged violation, <br /> and any other information that may be pertinent to the complaint. <br /> 28. SAVINGS CLAUSE <br /> This policy is subject to the laws of the United States and the State of Minnesota; in the event <br /> that any provision shall be held to be contrary to law by a court of competent jurisdiction from <br /> whose final judgment or decree no appeal has been taken within the time provided, such <br /> provision shall be void. All other provisions of the policy shall continue and remain in full force <br /> and effect <br /> Page 47 of 51 <br /> Adopted XXX, 2009 <br /> 95 <br />