§ 2-125. Complaint procedure.

(a)

Any employee who feels he or she is being subjected to sexual harassment should immediately contact his immediate supervisor. If the complaint involves the immediate supervisor, the employee shall present the complaint directly to the appropriate department head. If the complaint involves this individual, the employee shall present the complaint directly to the president of the police jury. The complaint may be made orally or in writing. The victim should directly inform the harasser that the conduct is unwelcome and must stop, particularly when the alleged harasser may have some reason to believe that the advance may be welcomed. However, a victim of harassment need not always confront his/her harasser directly, so long as his/her conduct demonstrates that the harasser's behavior is unwelcome.

(b)

Reserved.

(c)

Regardless of the specific person to which an employee makes a complaint of sexual harassment, the employee should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1)

The employee's or official's name, department and position title.

(2)

The name of the person or persons committing the sexual harassment, including their title(s), if known.

(3)

The specific nature of the sexual harassment, how long it has gone on, and any employment action (demotion, failure to promote, dismissal, refusal to hire, transfer, etc.) taken against the employee as a result of the harassment, or any other threats made against the employees as a result of the harassment.

(4)

All witnesses to the harassment.

(5)

Whether such harassment has been previously reported, and, if so, when and to whom.

(6)

Establish that the harasser's conduct is unwelcome.

(Ord. of 9-14-98, § 5; Ord. of 11-8-04)