Agmt11 Chief Officers Association (COA)

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This unit of employees shall for the purpose of identification be titled the Non-Exempt A4aaaqerner�t-Chief Officers Association (COAI Unit. 1.2 Employer Recognition The City Manager is the representative of the City of Redwood City ("the City") in employer-employee relations pursuant to the Employer-Employee Relations Resolution of the City adopted August 7,1972. ARTICLE 2 2.1 No Discrimination It is the policy of the City of Redwood City to provide equal employment oppoRunity to all employees and applicants for employment. All employment practices, such as recruitment, selection, promotions, and other terms and conditions of employment are administered in a manner designed to ensure that employees and applicants for employment or services are not subjected to discrimination on the basis of age (over 40), race, color, sex, national origin, medical condition, disability (except where a disability is a bona fide occupational disqualification), sexual orientation, transgender, transsexual, transvestite, marital status, religious or political preference or union affiliations. 2.2 Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Because the ADA requires accommodations for individuals protected under the Act, and because these accommodations must be determined on an individual, case-bycase basis, the parties agree that ihe provisions of this Memorandum oi Understanding may be disregarded in order fo� the City to avoid discrimination relative to hiring, promotion, granting permanency, transfer, layoff, reassignment, termination, rehire, rates of pay, job and duty classification, seniority, leaves fringe benefits, training opportunities, hours of work or other terms and privileges of employment. The Association recognizes that the City has the legal obligation to meet with the Individual employee to be accommodated before any adjustment is made in working conditions. The Association will be notified of these proposed accommodations prior to implementation by the City. Any accommodation provided to an individual protected by the ADA shall not establish a past practice in the grievancelarbitration procedure. Prior to disregarding any provision of this Memorandum of Understanding in order to undertake required aceommodations for an individual protected by the Act, the City will provide the Association with written notice of its intent to disregard the provision and will allow the Association the opportunity to discuss options to disregarding the Memorandum of Understanding. z