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Equity and Inclusion Commission Minutes November 20, 2024 Page 2 of 3 47 48 Chair Barze thought the rest of this item should be reviewed before moving on with the other 49 agenda items. 50 51 Mr. Montez reviewed the SREAP purpose with the Commission. 52 53 Commissioner Vemireddy asked if there was an updated workforce status for 2024 and the 54 community. 55 56 Mr. Montez indicated the updated numbers, and they have changed quite a lot. The City’s HR 57 Liaison is now back from personal leave, and the goal is to have an updated workforce report by 58 the first quarter of 2025. He hoped this would be updated yearly. 59 60 Chair Barze asked what the plan was to diversify City staff. 61 62 Mr. Montez explained that it varies by department and has no standard. What the City is doing 63 now is that when a job opens up, staff reviews job descriptions and updates them to make sure 64 the responsibilities are still relevant. He explained that the staff is trying to be more intentional in 65 accounting for lived experiences on the job. He thought part of this went back to relationships in 66 the community and wasbeing focused on. Creating jobs that are a pathway to employment, such 67 as Fire and Police, has cadet and community services programs that hire people without 68 experience or education and can get certification and move up in the department. The City is 69 trying to create some pathways to the workforce that do not have requirements. He thought the 70 one piece to help this Commission is that he feelsa lot about the people makingdecisions about 71 the job opportunities and will alwaysbe driven by the hiring manager. Still, hethought 72 representation on the hiring panel or a part of the hiring process would help ensurethe City 73 brings different experiences into the hiring process and would be very effective. He was hopeful 74 the Commission can find a pathway towards that in some of its work. 75 76 Commissioner LaGrange asked if there was a toolkit connected to recruitment that involves a 77 diverse hiring goal. 78 79 Mr. Montez explained that although it is not necessarily attached to a goal around diverse hiring, 80 the city does have a resource that helps hiring managers when thinking about posting jobs. He 81 thought the hiring component was a big piece. Another piece is the hiring budget and how the 82 City prioritizes and invests in the budget. The last component is the contract specification 83 because the city does much contracting. 84 85 Mr. Montez reviewed some problem statements with the Commission and how the City triesto 86 solve them. He also discussed the Equity Plan Development and the logical step toward 87 operationalizing the City’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. 88 89 Commissioner Chan thought it was good for the Commission to review this, to learn about the 90 details being covered, and to know the history. He thought one thing to look forward to is that it Qbhf!225!pg!354