Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
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REVIEW RULES SET FORTH BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE NEW CITY CHARTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND ABUSIVE CONDUCT ("BULLYING"); CONSIDER INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 18-1829 TO AMEND CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE II, SECTION 2450 OF CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE (CODE OF ETHICS) TO MODERNIZE SAME AND MAKE IT MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEWLY ADOPTED CITY CHARTER AND TO EMPHASIZE GUIDANCE ON COUNCIL-MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT; CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 18-169 TO ESTABLISH IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES CONCERNING THE CITY'S CODE OF ETHICS; CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO 18-168 TO REAFFIRM AND ESTABLISH RULES GOVERNING NEPOTISM, FAVORTISM AND CORRUPTION CONSISTENT WITH THE NEWLY ADOPTED CITY CHARTER; CONSIDER SCHEDULING A COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON PREVENTION OF HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION AND BULLYING (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City Council has an affirmative duty to protect City employees from discrimination, harassment bullying, as well as to create a work environment free from discrimination, abusive conduct, intimidation and harassment.
The City Council adopted Chapter 11 of Article II (Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Policy) of Article II (Administration) of the Carson Municipal Code in February of 2016, which superseded prior code sections. The City Council and appointed officials are also subject to the Code of Ethics in Section 2450 of Chapter 4 of Article II of the Carson Municipal Code.
The City will soon change from a General Law City to a Charter City pursuant to the November, 2018 election and the vote of the residents of Carson. The Charter expressly strengthens the anti-Discrimination and Harassment rules of the City and prohibits nepotism, favoritism and corruption. Lastly, the Charter affirms and strengthens the Council-City Manager form of government which provides strict rules on Council interactio...
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