The actions taken by the Counselor and the department will be documented, and the complainant will be informed of the outcome of the informal investigation. If the complainant is not satisfied with the results of the informal investigation he or she may file a formal complaint utilizing the City's Discrimination Complaint Procedure. At the time of the filing of a formal complaint, the complainant shall also be informed of the other options available, including the concurrent filing of the complaint with the State of Federal compliance agencies. Investigative procedures and protections for the complainant, the alleged harasser, and witnesses previously noted in this Procedure under Employee Rights and Responsibilities and Responsibilities of the Department Sexual Harassment Counselor shall apply to the conduct f the investigation by the Personnel Department's Sexual Harassment Counselor or other staff analysts of the Equal Employment Opportunities Section. The City's Discrimination Complaint Procedure the city's Discrimination Complaint Procedure gives employees and candidates for City employment the right to file a written complaint with the City's Civil Service Commission.
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination.
Complaints filed in accordance with the City's Discrimination Complaint Procedure must be filed within one year of the alleged act of discrimination. It shall be the responsibility of the Sexual Harassment Coordinator to report on the disposition of substantiated complaints of sexual harassment. The report shall include complaints filed and investigated under departmental sexual harassment complaint procedures, the City's Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedure, or with State or Federal compliance agencies. The report shall be published in the agenda of the Board of Civil Service Commissioners. The report shall not disclose the name of any individual.