HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1976-8406RESOLUTION NO. 8406
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA ESTABLISHING A POLICY ON THE E1"IPLOYMENT OF
THE DISABLED
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista continues to firmly sup-
port a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has enacted an Affirmative Action
Policy and Program to address the particular needs of minority and
disadvantaged persons with regard to employment, and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista, as a public employer,
recognizes that a specific policy with regard to persons with disa-
bilities that have often handicapped their opportunity to secure
work experience or career employment will reaffirm and clarify the
City's public commitment as an Affirmative Action Employer of dis-
advantaged job applicants and employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista, in order to provide additional direction and
authority in the administration of the City's Personnel System and
its Medical Examination Program, and to insure fair and proper em-
ployment consideration of persons with various medical disabilities,
that the following Policy Statement be adopted by the City Council
as a guide to its own efforts, and those of the City Manager, all
department heads and other management and supervisory personnel.
The City of Chula Vista shall:
1. Take positive steps to insure that proper considera-
tion is given to handicapped applicants and employees in
regard to any position to which they are qualified and
take affirmative action to employ, promote, and other-
wise treat qualified handicapped individuals without
discrimination.
2. Act to insure that all employment decisions that
consider medical information on applicants and employees
shall be in relation to only those job-related qualifi-
cations which permit the matching of the physical or
medical capacities of an applicant to the specific con-
ditions of a particular job opening.
3. Promote an affirmative effort toward the recruitment
and appointment of handicapped persons in order to fur-
ther encourage the employment of more qualified handi-
capped people, and to stimulate such persons to enter
the labor market and qualify for jobs.
4. Continue to make reasonable accommodation 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.
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5. Continue to explore potential grants and funding
sources which will provide long term career opportunities
and work experience for disabled workers in order to
augment the existing City budget. The Council supports,
where practical and feasible, the continued training
assistance the City has provided the State Department of
Rehabilitation for short term work experience efforts.
6. Act to insure that the City's medical standards and
employment policies are clearly job-related, consistent
with business necessity and adequately protect the health
and safety of all employees and 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 employment
services, vocational rehabilitation agencies, organiza-
tions of and for handicapped people, and sources involved
with the general safety responsibilities of the City.
7. Require any employee organization that seeks recogni-
tion for purposes of meeting and conferring in good faith
as a representative of City employees to support and com-
ply with the intent and direction of the City Council as
expressed herein.
Presented by
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Adolph A Bigge, Direc o of
Personnel
Approved as tQ form by
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George D. Lindberg, City Attorney
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF CHULA
VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this gth day of November , 1976 , by
the following vote, to-wi~-
AYES: Councilmen Cox, Hamilton, Eadahl Hobe, Hyde
NAYES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen None
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,:, City Clerk
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Mayor of the City of Chula Vista
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA)
I~ , City
Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
true and correct copy of Resolution No. ,
not been amended or repealed. DATED
City Clerk
Clerk of the City of
the above is a full,
and that the same has