Confidential Final Report Concerning Discrimination, Harassment and Intimidation in the County Workplace for the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors Mark J. Fitzmaurice, Esq. 15 Chester Avenue The Chester House White Plains, New York mfitzwalsh@optonline.netTABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and Summary. Part 1. A. Scope of Evalui B. Methodology 1, The Interviews. . Overview Provided to Interviewee No Retaliation Policy... Confidentiality. Custody... 2, 3. 4. 5 Part 11- Major Issues....... A. Board of Supervisors. B. Layoff List. C. _Diserimination Against Women. 1. Recovery Committee D. Local Union 848 & Grievances. Part I-Departments.. A, Sheriff's Department County Clerk’s Office Department of Motor Vehicles...... Office of the Aging. Probation Department, Personnel Office... Central Data Processing. Emergency Management Office. Department of Public Works. 1. Job Tailori 2. Age Discrimination. J. Department of Health. 1, Sale of CHHA......0+ 2. Intimidation of Staff..... 3. Breathalyzer Incident. 4. Record Rete County Fire Coordinator's Department. Old Stone Fort... Planning and Development. 1. Discrimination Based on Sex/Gender. 2, Retaliation 3. Diserimination.... N. Mental Health.. TROP Roos zrR Part 1V- Litigation and the 2012 Budgetary Process...... A. Grimes and Gigandet.. a B. Findings of Fact... C. De Facto Director of Health. 1, Statements...TABLE OF CONTENTS 2. 2011 Public Health Committee. 3. Department of Health Staff .. 4. Interim Director Title. 5. Meeting Minutes 6 Finance Committee... 7. Board of Supervisors. D. Recommendation for Layoff. 1. Meeting Minutes... 2. Statement by Personnel Officer. 3. Buler Layof"... ong 4. Creation of 2011 Department of Health Layof? 5. Unsolicited Layoff Recommendations... 6. Incomplete Hamilton Report. 7. Final Hamilton Report... 8. Time Studies...... 9. Structural Conflict. 10. Conclusion i E, Jordan v, County of Schoharie. 1, Particular Contentions... 2. Inconsistent Statements.. 3. Conclusion. Part V- Evaluation of the Schoharie County Policies & Procedures...... 80 A. Discrimination in the Workplace and Harassment. oo BL 1. Discrimination in the Workplece.. 81 2. Harassment... : evens 82 B, Recommendations, . 83 1. Display Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Policy. 83 2. Reporting and Complaint Procedures. 3. Survey. C. Training. - ; D. Sample Discrimination and Harassment Policy... E. __ Ethies Code.. E 1. Recommendation Regarding Code of Ethics. 99 2 Sample Code, e 100 F. Conclusion..svssssssee 103