§ 44.04. Complaints and discipline.

(a)

An employee of the city who violates this chapter may be subject to disciplinary action, such as oral reprimands, written reprimands, suspension without pay, and discharge, under the appropriate union contract, civil service commission rules, or department work rules.

(b)

Complaints of a violation by an employee of the city police department shall be received and investigated by the police internal integrity assurance unit and forwarded to the police civilian review commission. Complaints of a violation of this chapter by an employee of any other city department shall be received and investigated by the director of the office of human resources. The results of any such investigation shall be provided to the complainant in writing within ninety (90) days of receipt of the complaint. Complainants and witnesses shall not be asked to provide their immigration status at any point during the complaint process, and no investigation of the immigration status of the complainant and witnesses shall be made by any city personnel in the investigation of such a complaint or thereafter.

(c)

It shall not be a violation of this chapter to require the completion of I-9 forms .

(d)

The city office of human resources, in consultation with the police civilian internal affairs review commission and affected communities, shall prepare and file in April of each year with the city council and the mayor an annual report and recommendations regarding the implementation of this chapter.

(C.F. No. 04-316, § 1, 5-5-04)