Davenport City commissioners voted on Dec. 9 not to accept for public hearing a probable‑cause complaint alleging race discrimination and retaliation tied to racial harassment at a hospital workplace. Director Lacey presented the case and recommended against a local public hearing, citing limited staff resources and similarity to a prior matter.

"It is a case involving, race discrimination and retaliation, for complaints about racial harassment. The complainant, letters that they were subjected to name calling, the hospital working environment, and hazing, and that they reported it, to management, and, no action was taken to address the hostile working environment," Director Lacey said during the meeting.

Commissioner Holly moved that the commission not take case EDash0131Dash0070Dash17 to public hearing; the motion was seconded (recorded in the transcript as seconded by a speaker labelled 'board') and approved by voice vote. The chair declared, "The ayes have it," and the case will not be scheduled for a local public hearing.

Lacey noted the complaint is cross‑filed and "automatically goes through [EEOC] review process," meaning federal review will proceed even though the commission declined a local hearing. The transcript records that the commission chose not to pursue a local public hearing in order to conserve limited resources and because the matter resembled a case already heard publicly.

The commission did not make findings about the underlying facts in open session; its action was procedural (to decline a local public hearing). The transcript does not record further investigative steps or a local adjudication; staff indicated complainants retain the option of pursuing EEOC review.

The commission’s action was part of the meeting’s new‑business agenda. No additional remedies or local enforcement actions were recorded in the minutes for this item.

Next procedural step: the commission’s vote means the case will not be scheduled for a local public hearing; the transcript indicates the cross‑filed EEOC process will remain available to the complainant.