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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 <br /> a strict policy prohibiting unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. This <br /> policy prohibits harassment in any form, including verbal and physical harassment. <br /> This policy applies to all City Employees. <br /> This policy statement is intended to make all Employees sensitive to the matter of <br /> sexual harassment, to express the City's strong disapproval of unlawful sexual <br /> harassment, to advise Employees of their behavioral obligations and to inform them <br /> of their rights. <br /> 18.2 Definition <br /> General: To provide Employees with a better understanding of what constitutes <br /> sexual harassment, the following definition, based on Minnesota Statutes, is hereby <br /> provided: <br /> Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, <br /> sexually motivated physical contact, or other verbal or physical conduct or <br /> communication of a sexual nature, when: <br /> A) Submission to the conduct or communication is made a term or condition, <br /> either explicitly or implicitly, for obtaining employment; <br /> B) Submission to or rejection of that conduct or communication by an <br /> individual is used as a factor in decisions affecting that individual's <br /> 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, <br /> hostile or offensive employment environment and the Employer knows or <br /> should have known of the existence of the harassment and fails to take <br /> timely and appropriate 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 <br /> or any other condition of employment depends on submission to or <br /> rejection of unwelcome sexual requests or behavior. <br /> 18.3 Expectations <br /> Page 34 of 51 <br /> Adopted XXX, 2009 <br /> 82 <br />