Following months of allegations against movie stars and politicians, Aurora city lawmakers have taken up the issue of sexual harassment.

A draft resolution surfaced in a policy meeting last week that would disallow some employees from utilizing taxpayer money for their legal defense in some cases of alleged sexual harassment. It would dictate that “taxpayer funds shall not be used for the indemnity of city council, the executive staff of the city manager’s office, department directors and council appointees for sexual harassment.”

The resolution is meant more as a proactive measure, the Aurora Sentinel reported:

Aurora City Attorney Mike Hyman told the Aurora Sentinel there has never been a sexual harassment claim against a city council member in his time with the city – close to 30 years – and sexual harassment claims involving city employees are a rarity. He did not say what rarity is in terms of actual complaints and resolutions.

Two other council members on the committee reportedly gave the resolution a thumbs up, forwarding it on to the full council. But not before councilman Charlie Richardson, who had the resolution drafted, made reference to an amendment he’d introduce later on.

The resolution’s direction would only apply to those members of city government that did not complete some sort of sexual harassment training from the city’s human resource department.

Richardson described the amendment as an “escape valve.”

The Sentinel reported that during the policy committee meeting Richardson said he first requested the resolution in the fall, when he noticed sexual harassment allegations were becoming more prevalent.

“If it can happen in Hollywood, it can happen in Aurora,” he said.