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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] RESOLUTION NO. 230220

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Sponsor: Councilmember Melissa Robinson

RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to implement actions to improve issues regarding equal employment opportunity in all City departments.

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WHEREAS, actions can and should be taken to improve perceptions of how City departments handle the issues of equal employment opportunity; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to ensure safe working conditions for all City employees free from discrimination, racism, harassment, sexism, homophobia, microaggressions, and fear of retaliation; and

WHEREAS, City employees have expressed issues stemming from long-standing cultural issues within the Kansas City Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, City employees have also expressed that the EEO investigation process is inefficient, ineffective and is unlikely to aid in conflict resolution; and

WHEREAS, minority and non-minority employees have expressed fear of retaliation for reporting incidents of harassment and discrimination; and

WHEREAS, the City aims to remove any conflicting roles that result in the representation of a bargaining unit member who may have experienced discrimination, harassment or retaliation at the hands of another bargaining unit, when the member accused of wrongdoing is being represented by the same bargaining unit; and

WHEREAS, the City desires to improve completion times and the thoroughness of EEO investigations; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the Council directs the City Manager to implement the following actions within 180 days:

1. Have a regular and systematic annual dissemination of the City's policies prohibiting discrimination, harassment and retaliation. All City employees should receive copies of these policies annually and be required to acknowledge receipt of and knowledge of the contents of the policies.

2. Revamp the report...

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