§ 2-49. Adoption of affirmative action plan.

(a)

There is hereby recognized the continuing need for the compliance with the policy of affirmative action by the County government.

(b)

The affirmative action plan incorporated by reference herein is hereby adopted as the official affirmative action plan for Washington County, Arkansas.

(c)

The Human Resource Office shall immediately, upon the adoption hereof, disseminate to each County official and/or department head a copy of said affirmative action plan and further each County official and/or department head is responsible for informing all their employees of said plan and making the same available to any employee at all times.

(d)

The responsibility for the compliance and enforcement of the provisions of said affirmative action plan shall rest with the County official and/or department head responsible for the recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and determining the salary of employees within their respective departments.

(Ord. No. 86-11, Arts. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6-12-86; Ord. No. 2016-65, Art. 1, 9-15-16)

Editor's note

Art. 3 of Ord. No. 86-11, adopted June 12, 1986, provided that Ord. No. 81-12, Arts. 1—4, adopted March 16, 1981, from which § 2-49 was derived, be repealed to the extent that it conflicted with the provisions currently set out in § 2-49 and with the affirmative action plan (Appendix A of Ord. No. 86-11) currently on file in the County Clerk's office.

Cross reference

Discrimination, Ch. 3.5.