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84 <br /> <br />City of Little Canada Personnel Policy <br />behaviors may include: <br /> <br /> Unwanted sexual advances or requests for sexual favors <br /> Sexual jokes and innuendo <br /> Verbal abuse of a sexual nature <br /> Commentary about an individual’s body, sexual prowess, or sexual deficiencies <br /> Leering, whistling, or touching <br /> Insulting or obscene comments or gestures <br /> Displaying sexually suggestive objects or pictures in the workplace <br /> Other physical, verbal, or visual conduct of a sexual nature that is sufficiently severe or <br />pervasive to create an unprofessional and hostile working environment <br /> <br />This policy statement is intended to make all employees, volunteers, members of boards and <br />commissions, applicants, contractors/vendors, and elected officials and members of the public aware of <br />the matter of harassment, but specifically sexual harassment, to express the city’s strong disapproval of <br />harassment, to advise employees against this behavior and to inform them of their rights and <br />obligations. The most effective way to address any sexual harassment issue is to bring it to the <br />attention of management. <br /> <br />Workplace Violence <br /> <br />The City is strongly committed to providing a safe workplace. The purpose of this policy is to <br />minimize the risk of personal injury to employees and damage to City and personal property. <br />Threats, threatening language or any other acts of aggression or violence made toward or by any City <br />employee WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. For purposes of this policy, a threat includes any verbal or <br />physical harassment or abuse, any attempt at intimidating or instilling fear in others, menacing <br />gestures, flashing of weapons, stalking or any other hostile, aggressive, injurious or destructive action <br />undertaken for the purpose of domination or intimidation. To the extent permitted by law, employees <br />and visitors are prohibited from carrying weapons onto City premises. <br />We do not expect employees to become experts in psychology or to physically subdue a threatening or <br />violent individual. Indeed, we specifically discourage employees from engaging in any physical <br />confrontation with a violent or potentially violent individual. However, we do expect and encourage <br />employees to exercise reasonable judgment in identifying potentially dangerous situations. <br />Experts in the mental health profession state that prior to engaging in acts of violence, troubled <br />individuals often exhibit one or more of the following behaviors or signs: over-resentment, anger and <br />hostility; extreme agitation; making ominous threats such as bad things will happen to a particular <br />person, or a catastrophic event will occur; sudden and significant decline in work performance; <br />irresponsible, irrational, intimidating, aggressive or otherwise inappropriate behavior; reacting to <br />questions with an antagonistic or overtly negative attitude; discussing weapons and their use, and/or <br />brandishing weapons in the workplace; overreacting or reacting harshly to changes in City policies and <br />procedures; personality conflicts with co-workers; obsession or preoccupation with a co-worker; <br />attempts to sabotage the work or equipment of a co-worker; blaming others for mistakes and <br />circumstances; or demonstrating a propensity to behave and react irrationally. <br /> <br />Applicability <br /> <br />This policy statement is intended to make all employees, volunteers, members of boards and