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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY August 21, 2018
City Council
STAFF
Teresa Roche, Chief Human Resources Officer
Jenny Lopez Filkins, Legal
SUBJECT
Resolution 2018-078 Appointing Councilmembers to Serve on an Ad Hoc Council Committee to Develop an
Anti-Harassment Policy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to appoint City Councilmembers to an ad hoc Council Committee to develop an
anti-harassment policy.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Resolution.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
In recent months, news of workplace harassment allegations is common and reinforces the importance of
workplace culture. Several Colorado governmental bodies have adopted anti-harassment policies that apply to
members of those governmental bodies and, in some cases, those employees appointed by the governmental
bodies.
Harassment claims can arise at any level of an organization from the governing body itself to those appointed
by a governing body. An anti-harassment policy sets the tone for the entire organization, describes a process
for filing and handling harassment complaints and identifies possible outcomes in the event harassment is
substantiated.
Council has been asked to appoint Councilmembers to an ad hoc committee to review, discuss and
recommend an anti-harassment policy for City Council adoption. It is anticipated that the committee will meet
two to four times in September to October to discuss anti-harassment policy options and considerations. The
recommendations of the ad hoc committee will be brought forward at a future City Council meeting.
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RESOLUTION 2018-078
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPOINTING COUNCILMEMBERS TO SERVE ON AN AD HOC COUNCIL
COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP AN ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY
WHEREAS, workplace harassment allegations have become common in the news and
reinforce the importance of workplace culture; and
WHEREAS, several Colorado governmental bodies have recently adopted anti-
harassment policies that apply to members of those governmental bodies and, in some cases,
those employees appointed by the governmental body; and
WHEREAS, harassment claims can arise at any level of an organization from the
governing body to those appointed by a governing body; and
WHEREAS, an anti-harassment policy sets the tone for the entire organization, describes
a process for filing and handling harassment complaints and identifies possible outcomes in the
event harassment is substantiated; and
WHEREAS, because there are many options and considerations in developing an anti-
harassment policy requiring review and discussion, City Council desires to appoint three
Councilmembers to an ad hoc committee to review, discuss and recommend an anti-harassment
policy for City Council adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the City Council hereby appoints Councilmembers
_______________________________ to an ad hoc committee to review and develop an anti-
harassment policy that describes a process for filing and handling harassment complaints and
identifies possible outcomes in the event harassment is substantiated.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
21st day of August, A.D. 2018.
_________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________
City Clerk