Equal Employment Opportunity And Affirmative Action

Date Established: October 19, 2020
Date Last Updated: October 19, 2020

Purpose
To ensure that the principles of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action are incorporated in all aspects of the City’s human resources programs and activities.

Policy Statement
The City of Ames affirms its commitment to providing Equal Employment Opportunity for all employees and applicants of the City. No personnel decision or action shall be unlawfully influenced in any manner by consideration of an individual’s race, sex, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. The City of Ames will also identify areas of the workforce where members of a particular sex or race are under-represented and take affirmative action to eliminate those deficiencies. This will be done in accordance with the Affirmative Action Plan.

Discrimination Complaint and Investigation Procedure
1. Any employee or job applicant who wishes to file a complaint regarding this policy should use the Complaint Procedure.

2. All City collective bargaining agreements contain a provision prohibiting illegal discrimination. Employees covered by these agreements have the option of pursuing a discrimination complaint through the grievance procedures provided by the respective contracts. Employees should be aware that the grievance procedures have specified time limits.

3. Under some circumstances, a discrimination complaint may involve Civil Service rights and may be appealed to the Civil Service Commission. Employees and applicants should be aware that these procedures have specified time limits.

Contact Information
Affirmative Action Officer
hr@cityofames.org
515-239-5199