It has long been the policy of the Sarasota Board
of County Commissioners to subscribe to the national principles
of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action. This policy
is designed to reaffirm its commitment and is implemented to
ensure that:
All recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion of persons
employed by Sarasota County, in all positions, are accomplished
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
martial status, age, disability or sexual orientation.
This policy has the personal commitment of the county
administrator and all managers and supervisors are expected to
support this commitment.
Discrimination and Harassment
The work environment can greatly influence the
quality and quantity of work performed. The work environment can
affect the success or failure of programs, services, and
activities of Sarasota County Government (SCG). It is the policy
of the Sarasota Board of County Commissioners to ensure a
workplace free of discrimination and/or harassment based on
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, martial status,
age, disability, or sexual orientation.
Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action does not end
with the recruitment, hiring, and promoting of a diversified
workforce, but is an ongoing sustained commitment to influencing
the behaviors, actions, and working relationships of the entire
workforce.
SCG and its executive and managerial staff strongly oppose and
prohibit discrimination against and/or the (sexual) harassment
of its employees, customers, or other members of the public.
Discrimination and Harassment
Complaint Procedures
The leaders within Sarasota County Government
intend for the organization to become an “employer of choice”
for highly motivated and talented employees and job candidates.
It is the desire of our leaders for employees, job applicants,
other stakeholders, and the public to find the county’s work
culture and environment professional, respectful, supportive
and free of hostile, intimidating and/or offensive acts,
behavior, and comments.
Any job applicant or employee who believes he
or she has been unlawfully discriminated against because of
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability
or believes he or she has been harassed, is encouraged to bring
their concerns to the county’s attention immediately. Concerns
and/or allegations such as these may be filed as complaints with
one of the following persons:
- Immediate supervisor of the employee
who allegedly committed the offense.
- Next higher level manager above the
affected immediate supervisor.
- General manager of Human Resources.
- Workforce Diversity coordinator.
Complaints of unlawful discrimination and/or
harassment, including sexual harassment, should be filed and
will be investigated in accordance with the county’s internal
Equal Employment Opportunity Discrimination and (Sexual)
Harassment Complaint Procedure. |
