San Mateo Municipal Code Ch. 2.58 Equal Opportunity in Employment

It is the policy of the City to provide equal opportunity in city employment for all qualified persons, to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability or medical condition, and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program in the City.The program shall include equal opportunity in recruitment, employment, compensation, promotion, demotion, suspension, transfer, layoff or discharge.

The City Manager, as chief administrative officer and personnel officer, shall be responsible for the implementation, administration, coordination and enforcement of the City's equal opportunity program.

The personnel board shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Manager on an equal opportunity program, and shall:

(1) Make such recommendations to the City Manager as it deems necessary or desirable to assure the success of the program and the City's obligations thereunder; and

(2) Exercise prompt, fair and impartial consideration of all complaints of discrimination by all employees or applicants for city employment in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 2.57.170 of this code.

The City Council, from time to time, may adopt, by resolution, specific policies and programs to be administered by the City Manager to assure implementation of the City's equal opportunity of employment.