Number
13622
Version
Original
Reference
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution approving the revised Conflict of Interest Policy for the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee’s Existing Employee Handbook
Analysis
Body
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) is committed to ethical leadership and to building a stronger, more transparent organization that serves our residents, partners, and each other with integrity and pride; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of HACM to treat employees and prospective employees in a manner consistent with all applicable employment laws and regulations including, but not limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Opportunity Act of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the Fair Labor Standards ACT, and HUD policies; and
WHEREAS, the HACM Employee Handbook is a living document which requires periodic review and modification to ensure it is accurate, organized and in compliance; and
WHEREAS, HACM has determined that there is a need for a wholly revised and strengthened update to the “Conflict of Interest” and “Nepotism” policies, based on findings and recommendations of a recent investigation into employment policies as practiced; now therefore, let it be
RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, that this revised “Conflict of Interest Policy” is hereby approved and will apply to HACM and to its instrumentalities; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED that this Conflict of Interest policy shall apply to all to HACM employees and members of the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee as well as all board members of any of its instrumentalities (collectively referred to herein as “Board Members”) and all programs administered by HACM; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary-Executive Director is hereby authorized to add the Conflict of Interest polic...
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