The Common Council of the City of Ithaca hereby
adopts the Workforce Diversity Plan dated November 21, 2003, on record
in the office of the City Clerk.
[Added 2-2-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-03]
A. There is hereby created the Workforce Diversity Advisory
Committee which shall be the successor to the Affirmative Action Advisory
Committee, authority for which was repealed by Ordinance 2004-10.
The initial membership of the Workforce Diversity Advisory Committee
shall be the individuals who served on the Affirmative Action Advisory
Committee on July 7, 2004, subject to subsequent vacancies and appointments.
Said individuals shall serve the remainder of the terms for which
they were appointed on the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee.
B. The Committee will provide advice and consultation
to the Director of Human Resources/Affirmative Action Officer (AAO)
on the development, implementation and conduct of the City's Workforce
Diversity Plan. Also, the Committee will attempt to provide a channel
of communication for all City employees to express their concerns,
through representative Committee members, regarding equal opportunity
and other aspects of workforce diversity. The overall objective of
the Committee is to use the experience gained from these communications
to improve existing City policies or to propose new policies which
will help improve workforce diversity as an integral part of the operations
of the City of Ithaca government.
C. Committee membership shall include representatives
of City departments, the Director of Human Resources/Affirmative Action
Officer (AAO), individuals from organizations representing minorities,
women, and individuals with disabilities. The members shall serve
for periods of three-year staggered terms. The Committee will prepare
an annual report evaluating the City's progress, which will be distributed
to all sites in receipt of the Workforce Diversity Plan and all interested
community groups and organizations.