Prohibited Harassment & Discrimination
The City of Madison’s vision is Inclusive, Innovative, and Thriving. The City of Madison is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and equal employment for all. Our policy is to be welcoming, safe, and fair to all employees and members of the community. The goal of our policy is for the work environment to be free of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. To that end, this policy will be liberally construed and strictly enforced.
We expect all employees to treat their colleagues and members of the public in a welcoming, fair, respectful, and equitable manner. The following behaviors are prohibited under this policy: discrimination, harassment, retaliation, hazing, quid pro quo or other types of sexual harassment, micro-aggressions (subtle acts of exclusion), and creating a hostile work environment due to protected class.
The full policy can be found here: https://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/apm/3-5.pdf
The APM 3-5 Resource Guide can be found here: https://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/apm/dcr/APM3-5ResourceGuide.pdf
If you have questions or concerns about this policy, you may contact the Department of Civil Rights at APM3-5Complaints@cityofmadison.com or call our front desk at 266-4910.
You can also report a violation of this policy by using this Online Complaint Form: https://apm3-5.cityofmadison.com/Home/DisComplaintView
Training
Each City of Madison department is required to ensure all employees are trained per policy requirements.
The training schedule is as follows:
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police | Office of Director of Transportation | Metro | Police |
| Library | Office of Police Monitor | Engineering | Library |
| Parking Utility | Fire | Water Utility | Parking Utility |
| IT | Streets | Traffic Engineering | IT |
| City Attorney | Parks | Monona Terrace | City Attorney |
| Civil Rights | CDA | Fleet | Civil Rights |
| Human Resources | Community Development | Assessor | Human Resources |
| Common Council | Planning | Mayor's Office | Common Council |
| Municipal Court | Building Inspection | City Clerk | Municipal Court |
| EAP | Economic Development | Finance | EAP |
| Office of Director DPCED |
Permanent employees must sign up for training within 45 days of hire or promotion.
Additionally, every three years, each City of Madison employee must attend APM 3-5 training. Mandatory Reporters may not attend regular employee trainings, instead, they must attend mandatory reporting training. Mandatory Reporters include lead workers, supervisors, managers, and department heads.
Seasonal employees should be trained per the instructions on the employee onboarding page on employeenet
Sign up for an upcoming Prohibited Harassment Trainings: Employee Trainings / Mandatory Reporter Trainings