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COUNCIL POLICY
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
SUBJECT: EMPLOYMENTOFTHE DISABLED
ADOPTED BY: Resolution No. 8406
POLICY EFFECT E
NUMBER DATE PAGE
662- 03 11- 09- 76 10172
DATED: 11- 09- 76
TheCityof ChulaVistacontinuesto firmlysupporta policyof EqualEmploymentOpportunity, andhas enactedan AffirmativeAction Policyand Programto addressthe particularneedsof minority and disadvantaged persons with regard to employment.
PURPOSE
TheCityCouncilof theCityof ChulaVista, in orderto provideadditionaldirectionandauthorityin the administration of the City's Personnel System and its Medical Examination Program, and to insure fair and proper employmentconsiderationof personswith variousmedicaldisabilities, adoptsthe following Policy Statementas a guide to its own efforts, and those of the City Manager, all departmentheadsand other management and supervisory personnel:
The City of Chula vista shall:
a. Take positive stepsto insure that proper considerationis given to handicappedapplicantsand employeesin regard to any position to which they are qualified and take affirmative action to employ, promote, and otherwise treat qualified handicapped individuals without discrimination. b. Act to insurethat all employmentdecisionsthat considermedicalinformation on applicantsand employeesshallbein relationtoonlythosejob-relatedqualificationswhichpermitthematchingof the physical or medical capacities of an applicant to the specific conditions of a particular job opening.
c. Promote an affirmative effort toward the recruitment and appointment of handicapped persons in order to further encouragethe employment of more qualified handicapped people, and to stimulate such personsto enter the labor market and qualify for jobs. d. Continue to make reasonable accommodations in the employment of disabled persons and in the construction and remodeling of City facilities, and enforce state and local codes which require provisions of accessibility to handicapped persons.
e. Continueto explorepotential grants and funding sourceswhich will provide long term career opportunitiesand work experiencefor disabledworkers in order to augmentthe existing City budget. The Councilsupports, wherepracticalandfeasible, the continuedtraining assistancethe City has provided the State Department of Rehabilitation for short term work experience efforts. f. Act to insure that the City's medical standardsand employmentpolicies are clearlyjob-related, consistentwith businessnecessityandadequatelyprotectthe healthandsafetyof all employeesand the public. Commit the responsibility for program review and compliance to the Director of Personnel, and that such considerations shall include information and input from the State
COUNCIL POLICY
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
SUBJECT: EMPLOYMENTOF THE DISABLED POLICY
NUMBER
662- 03
EFFECTIVE
DATE PAGE
11- 09- 76 20172
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employment services, vocational rehabilitation agencies, organizations of and for handicapped people, andsourcesinvolvedwith the generalsafetyresponsibilitiesof the City. g. Requireanyemployeeorganizationthatseeksrecognitionfor purposesof meetingandconferringin goodfaithasarepresentativeofCityemployeesto supportandcomplywith theintentanddirection of the City Council as expressed herein.
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