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Personnel committee agrees to handbook sign-off change for council members, will keep harassment and misconduct signature separate
Summary
Committee members agreed to remove a sentence suggesting council members "could be terminated" from the handbook acknowledgement page and to require a separate sign-off for harassment/abuse/misconduct policies to maintain liability compliance; the chair said they will sign the edited handbook.
The Charles Town personnel committee considered the employee handbook sign-off for council members and approved removing language that suggested council members "could be terminated," deciding instead to retain separate sign-off pages for harassment, abuse and misconduct prevention policies.
A staff member asked, "Would I just remove that sentence entirely from the acknowledgment page?" and suggested that, if council members remained uncomfortable signing the full acknowledgement, the committee require a separate signature specifically for harassment and misconduct policies to ensure the city remains in compliance with liability-insurance requirements.
The chair responded that the acknowledgement is essentially recognition that the handbook exists and said, "I'll sign that," indicating willingness to approve the edited form. The chair and staff confirmed other council members (Andy and another) had already signed.
The transcript indicates a preference to remove the termination sentence for council members and to keep the harassment/abuse/misconduct policy as a separate sign-off, but no formal vote was recorded in the provided text.
