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M:\MasterFiles\1999 thru 2010\2000\City Council\Work Session Packets\08-21-00 (Special Worksession\Item No. 01--Affirmative Action Plan 2000--Givonna Reed.doc 24 The City of Mounds View agrees to comply with the rules and relevant orders of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights issued pursuant to the Minnesota Human Rights Act. The City of Mounds View agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices in a form to be prescribed by the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. Such notices shall state the City of Mounds View's obligation under the law to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified disabled employees and applicants for employment and the rights of these applicants and employees. The City of Mounds View shall notify each labor union or representative of workers with which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract understanding, that the City is bound by the terms of the Minnesota Human Rights Act and is committed to taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment physically and mentally challenged individuals. 2. Schedule for Review. The City of Mounds View will review all physical and mental job requirements to the extent that these requirements tend to screen out qualified disabled individuals. It will be determined whether these requirements are job related, and consistent with business necessity and the safe performance of the job. These requirements will be reviewed when positions become available. 3. Pre-Employment Medical Exams. The City of Mounds View may require a comprehensive medical exam after a conditional offer of employment has been made. The results of such an examination will not be used to screen out qualified disabled individuals. Information obtained in response to such inquires or examinations shall be kept confidential except that (a) supervisors and managers may be informed regarding restriction on the work or duties of disabled individuals and regarding accommodations, (b) first aid and safety personnel may be informed, to the extent appropriate, if the condition might require emergency treatment, and (c) officials, employees, representatives, or agents of the Minnesota Department of Human Rights or local human rights agencies investigating compliance with the Act or local human rights ordinances shall be informed if they request such information. 4. Accommodations of Physical and Mental Limitations of Employees. The City of Mounds View shall make a reasonable accommodation for the physical and mental limitations of an employee or applicant unless such an accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the conduct of City business.