11- RESOLUTION AND REVISED POLICY ON HARASSMENT IN THE WORK PLACE

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RESOLUTION N0. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ADOPTING AND APPROVING A NEW SECTION 2- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & HARASSMENT POLICY TO THE CITY OF PARIS' PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL TO ADDRESS ALL FORMS OF UNLAWFUL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE AND TO ADOPT PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIOIVS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDWG AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris is an equal opportunity employer; and WHEREAS, employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other legally protected characteristic is prohibited; and WHEREAS, city employees are entitled to a workplace free of unlawful harassment and harassment of any nature when based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability or any other legally protected characteristic should not be tolerated; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas hereby finds that it is in the best interest of the City of Paris, it's employees and its citizens to adopt new policies and procedures for addressing all forms of unlawful harassment in the work place; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to amend Section 2-Equal Opportunity of the City's Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual to incorporate the new policies and procedures regarding unlawful harassment in the workplace as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the City Council does hereby approve and adopt the new policies and procedures addressing unlawful harassment in the workplace as set out in the revised Section 2- Equal Opportunity & Harassment to the City of Paris' Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A." Section 3. This resolution shall be effective PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of April, 2011. Will Biard, Mayor 38