All allegations of sexual harassment, which occur, shall be subject to this procedure.

             II. Established Resources and Considerations .

             Confidentiality is essential in any effort to investigate and resolve allegations of sexual harassment. The interests of both the complainant and the respondent must be protected as information is gathered and evaluated. Therefore, only persons who have a "need to know" within the investigation and resolution of complaints and appropriate senior Human Resource officials are entitled to information in the application of this procedure. WIDGET employees who disclose to persons not in the "need to know" chain information which is obtained within the informal or formal steps of this procedure will be subject to disciplinary action. .

             The Human Resource Officer shall make a standing appointment of one or more members of the Human Resource department to serve as the complaint officer. This person is responsible to determine at the first formal step if alleged sexual harassment may have occurred. As provided in this procedure, the complaint officer also is responsible to convene the review board and to provide such administrative assistance as the board may request. However, it is the expectation that the officer would not attend the proceedings of the board. .

             A review board may be established as provided in this procedure. The board's function is to review referrals from the complaint officer and also any appeals of the decisions of the complaint officer as provided for in this procedure. .

             The review board is comprised of three members:one is appointed by the complainant, one by the respondent, and the third person to serve as chairperson is appointed by the complaint officer. The board members shall be WIDGET employees. The board is empowered to convene appropriate hearings and to keep its own records in a format determined for each respective case. The board's procedures may include by example but are not limited to such approaches as open or closed hearings, individual interviews, and the examination of written documentation.