HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 015 CC RESO2008 015 CC RESO HÄ—@¸— D ÆÍ«RESOLUTION NO. 2008-015
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA,
SUPPORTING WORKSITE BREASTFEEDING
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park recognizes that breast
milk is the optimal food for growth and development of infants and Baldwin Park
encourages employees and management to have a positive, accepting attitude toward
working women and breastfeeding. The City of Baldwin Park promotes and supports
breastfeeding and the expression of breast milk by employees who are breastfeeding
when they return to work; and
WHEREAS, breast milk is the most ideal food for infants: it is physiologically
tailored to sustain their maturing digestive systems, ensuring adequate weight gain and
physical development. During the first six months of life, breast milk is the only food a
healthy full-term infant requires, providing a wide array of benefits. Breastfeeding helps
strengthen babies' immune system by supplying antibodies from the mother, preventing
respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases and providing protection from other serious
illnesses; and
WHEREAS, the benefits of breastfeeding extend far beyond an infant's physical
development. Studies suggest that skin to skin contact between mother and child
through breastfeeding improves infants' emotional and cognitive development. The
bonding that takes place between mother and child through breastfeeding can help
build a loving and solid relationship, fostering a healthy foundation for a new family to
grow; and
WHEREAS, to help babies and mothers cultivate their breastfeeding relationship,
it is important that cities create environments where breastfeeding mothers are
supported in workplaces and the community;
WHEREAS, businesses can also help ensure that babies are receiving optimal
nutrition when their mothers are at work by providing lactation accommodations for new
mothers to express breastmilk for their babies;
WHEREAS, breastfeeding is an obesity prevention strategy, a strategy endorsed
by the Healthy Eating Active Communities, HEAC, Initiative in Baldwin Park,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK,
CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City herewith adopts an organization-wide breastfeeding-
friendly work environment policy to promote and support breastfeeding among city
employees.
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SECTION 2. The City will provide reasonable amount of break time and make a
reasonable effort to provide space other than a toilet stall, close to the employee's work
area, to accommodate an employee desiring to express breast milk for her baby. The
break time shall be unpaid if the break time does not run concurrently with the rest time
authorized for the employee. An employer is not required to provide breaks for pumping
if taking break time beyond the usual time allotted for breaks would seriously disrupt the
operations of the employer.
SECTION 3. The approved policy includes the following components:
Training the Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace policy will be
disseminated to all incoming and current city employees part-time and
full-time) by the Department of Human Resources. All managers of the
city will be required to review and demonstrate competency of this policy.
Education Information about breastfeeding-friendly workplace policies
and breastfeeding related resources will be provided to employees prior to
their maternity leave and after returning to work.
Time to express milk lactation time) Lactation times will be
established for each city employee based on her work schedule. If
possible, the lactation time will run concurrently with any break time
already provided. Lactation time beyond the regular break time is unpaid
and will be negotiated between the employee and immediate supervisor
and The City of Baldwin Park.
Lactation Area Female employees, who are breast-feeding and request
lactation accommodation shall be provided with a comfortable space
Lactation Area" to express milk. A toilet stall shall not serve as the
lactation area. The lactation area will be equipped with the following: an
electrical outlet close to the employee's work area and comfortable
seating. The lactation area will be near a sink with hot water and soap for
hand washing and cleaning of equipment and near a refrigerator for
storage of expressed milk.
Atmosphere of Tolerance Breastfeeding should not constitute a source
of discrimination in employment or in access to employment. It is
prohibited under this policy to harass a breastfeeding employee; such
conduct unreasonably interferes with an employee's work performance
and creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Any
incidence of harassment of a breastfeeding employee will be addressed in
accordance with the City of Baldwin Park's policies and procedures for
discrimination and harassment.
Breastfeeding Benefits and Wellness Promotion The Department of
Human Resources shall include breastfeeding policy promotion and
lactation accommodation information in all wellness publications published
by the City. The Human Resources Department shall invite the Los
Angeles Department of Public Health, WIC or another identified
breastfeeding advocacy organization to conduct an annual workshop for
all interested city employees on the benefits of breastfeeding.
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Promotion of Policy The City of Baldwin Park authorizes the Los
Angeles County Department of Health Services, Women, Infants &
Children division and the Healthy Eating Active Communities, HEAC) to
promote this program to companies and businesses with offices in
Baldwin Park.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution
and forward a copy of this Resolution the Los Angeles County Department of Health
Services, WIC and HEAC.
SECTION 5. That this resolution shall become effective immediately.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of Marchr$008.
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, LAURA M. NIETO, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at a regular meeting of the City Council on March
19, 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Marlen Garcia, Monica Garcia, Ricardo
Pacheco, Mayor Pro Tern Anthony J.
Bejarano, and Mayor Manuel Lozano
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
URA M. NIETO
EPUTY CITY CLERK
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