HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 - Adopting a Revised Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Policy - Amended PagesATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
RESOLUTION 2001400, ADOPTING A REVISED
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION
POLICY
WHEREAS, Section 2.28.020 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code ("NBMCj
provides that, upon the recommendation of the City Manager, the City Council of the City
of Newport Beach ("City") shall adopt by resolution, uniform personnel policies for City
employees relating to classification, compensation, leaves of absence and other
conditions of employment;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City previously adopted Resolution No. 2001-
100, establishing a comprehensive set of personnel policies through the Employee Policy
Manual, including certain appendices and exhibits ("Employes Policy Manual");
WHEREAS, Appendix A of the Employee Policy Manual establishes the City's
policy against discrimination and harassment in the workplace;
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2016, the City Council of the City previously
adopted Resolution No. 2016-111 to amend Appendix A of the Employee Policy Manual;
WHEREAS, changes in State and Federal law have redefined harassment and
discrimination and expanded protections under the law; and
WHEREAS, to continue to comply with the law, and as a statement of its ongoing
commitment against discrimination and harassment, the City Council of the City desires
to amend Resolution No. 2001-100 and revise Appendix A of the Employee Policy
Manual.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby amend Resolution No. 2001-100 and
replaces the prior Appendix A of the Employee Policy Manual with Attachment A of this
resolution entitled "City of Newport Beach Discrimination and Harassment Prevention
Policy."Resolution No. 2016- 1 1 Is hereby repealed.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
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Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution
is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of
the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the City Clerkshat certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 26th day of March, 2019.
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ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aaro C. Harp
City Attorney
Diane B. Dixon
Mayor
Attachment(s): City of Newport Beach Discrimination and Harassment
Prevention Policy
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APPENDIX A
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT PREVENTION POLICY
Full document attached to Staff Report as Attachment B.
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