TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Board Policy 260 - Prohibiting Unlawful Employment Discrimination,
Harassment, and Retaliation
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AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider approving amendments to Board Policy 260 - Prohibiting Unlawful Employment Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.
Staff Contact:
Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - High-Performing Workforce
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. Every employee has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discrimination. The proposed amendments reinforce the District's commitment to ensure a workplace free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact resulting from amendments to this policy.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Board Policy 260 was last amended on March 22, 2023, and is required to be reviewed every three years. The recommended amendments expound upon the definitions and examples provided, consistent with Federal, State and local laws. Minor organizational, stylistic, and grammatical changes were made throughout the Policy.
The following amendments to the Definitions section of the Policy were made to provide additional information and examples, which provides further clarity of the requirements under Federal and State law.
Section III. Definitions
Harassment - This section was amended to add "written" conduct as a type of potential harassment. "Offensive" was also added to the definition. The entire amended section reads as follows (added words are underlined):
"Harassment" means unwelcome visual, written, verbal or physical conduct that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, offen...
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