The Fort Vancouver Regional Library District and its Board of Trustees hereby reaffirm a continuing commitment to equal employment opportunity to assure employment opportunities in accordance with State and Federal Laws and Regulations for all employees and applicants for employment within this Library district, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, presence of a sensory, physical or mental disability, liability for service in the Armed Forces, or whether a disabled, or Vietnam Era or other protected veteran.

This policy will be implemented in all areas of recruitment, hiring, training, retention, promotion and discipline in all job classifications. The policy extends to all personnel actions including compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, education, social and recreational programs for all persons. A continual monitoring of employment actions will take place to assure compliance and to institute corrective measures to achieve and maintain fair, equal and optimum utilization of human resources.

The Associate Director of Support Services has been appointed Equal Opportunity Officer and will be responsible for monitoring employment practices. The full cooperation of every staff member is necessary to assure that the Library remains in fact, as well as policy, an equal opportunity employer.

Board Approved:

Original Policy May 13, 1976
Revised and Reaffirmed April 21, 1981
Revised and Reaffirmed February 11, 2002