Louisville Metro Government - File #: O-205-17

• File #: O-205-17
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/19/2017
• In control: Metro Council
• On agenda: 7/27/2017
• Final action: 7/27/2017
• Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ANONYMOUS TIP LINE TO EXPANDED PROTECTION FOR LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL EMPLOYEES. (AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION)
• Sponsors: Angela Leet (R-7), Jessica Green (D-1), David James (D-6), Julie Denton (R-19), Robin Engel (R-22), Kevin Kramer (R-11), Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Brent Ackerson (D-26), Stuart Benson (R-20), Rick Blackwell (D-12), Marianne Butler (D-15), Cindi Fowler (D-14), Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5), Dan Johnson (D-21), Marilyn Parker (R-18), James Peden (R-23), Scott Reed (R-16), Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4), Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Glen Stuckel (R-17), Vicki Aubrey Welch (D-13), Mary C. Woolridge (D-3), David Yates (D-25)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2017	2	Metro Council	passed	Pass
7/18/2017	1	Government Accountability, Ethics and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee	amended	Pass
6/22/2017	1	Metro Council	assigned

ORDINANCE No.________, SERIES 2017
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ANONYMOUS TIP LINE TO EXPANDED PROTECTION FOR LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL EMPLOYEES. (AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION)
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS LEET, GREEN, JAMES, DENTON, MULVIHILL, KRAMER, ENGEL, BLACKWELL, SHANKLIN, WOOLRIDGE, SEXTON SMITH, HAMILTON, WELCH, FOWLER, BUTLER, REED, STUCKEL, PARKER, BENSON, JOHNSON, PEDEN, YATES AND ACKERSON

WHEREAS, Metro Council amends the anonymous tip line to allow Metro Council employees the option to request an investigation if the employee believes he or she has experienced harassment at work.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (THE "COUNCIL") AS FOLLOWS:

Section I: LMCO ? 39.140 is hereby amended as follow:
? 39.140 ESTABLISHMENT.
(A) The Council hereby establishes a third party operated anonymous tip lines (the "tip line") that will offer the Metro Government employees and citizens of this community a resource to report privately their concerns of alleged unethical or illegal actions and/or behavior by another employee or official serving Louisville Metro in writing, by telephone, or through electronic means such as web or email.
(B) Complaints received will be forwarded, for investigation, in the following manner: to the Louisville Department of Internal Audit and any that are believed to be of merit by the tip line operator shall be forwarded to, but not limited to, one or more of the following Metro Government departments for proper investigation: Metro Ethics Commission, Metro Human Resources, the Metro Human Relations Commission or the Louisville Metro Police Department.
1. Complaints of harassment regarding any Metro Council Member or filed by any employee of Metro Council shall be forwarded to a Third Party Investigator for review and investigation. Section 30 of Metro Council's Policies and Procedures defines harassment and employees of Metro Coun...