To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: MJ Tueros, Acting Human Resources Director
Prepared By: MJ Tueros, Acting Human Resources Director
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Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Report, and Equity and Inclusion Plan - 2019/2020
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution approving the 2019 Equal Employment Opportunity Annual Report and approving the 2020 Equity and Inclusion Plan.
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DISCUSSION:
Civil Service Rule 4 Part K states that the Civil Service Commission shall submit an annual Equal Employment Opportunity report to the City Council. This report addresses recruiting activity for calendar year 2019 and presents a utilization analysis of the City workforce as of December 31, 2019.
The Human Resources Department conducted 99 recruitments for 138 openings in 2019, as opposed to 93 recruitments for 138 openings in 2018. Of these recruitments, 73 were for classified positions, up from 65 in 2018. Department staff also coordinated recruitment activities for 26 Part-Time recruitments (28 in 2018).
Employment Applications - In the calendar year 2019, 5,052 employment applications were filed, up from 3,859 in 2018. A total of 56.90% of the applicants were male, as opposed to 54.76% in 2018, and a total of 43.41% were female, as opposed to 45.24% in 2018. A total of 42.60% of applicants identified themselves as White, as opposed to a total of 45.22% in 2018; a total of 27.50% as Hispanic or Latino, up from 24.07% in 2018; a total of 8.70% as Black or African American, up from 7.44% in 2018; a total of 8.60% as Asian, up from 7.85% in 2018; a total of 0.60% as Native American or Alaskan Native, down from 0.65% in 2018; a total of 1.40% identified as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, down from 1.84 in 2018; and a total of 10.60% as Multi-Ethnic or Other, down from 12.93% in 2018.
Efforts made to reevaluate applicant screening processes to manage bias and artificial barriers as well as modifying selectio...
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