Priority Areas & Current Activities
Equity in City Operations
- Hired a Racial Equity Coordinator and Data Project Coordinator
- Update Affirmative Action plans in all departments
- Mandatory implicit bias training for all city employees
- Racial Equity and Social Justice training program available to all City employees
- City Clerk’s Office used an overarching equity and empowerment focus in its 2014-2015 operational plan
- HR reviewing hiring processes, ban the box, evaluating minimum qualification requirements for positions
Equity in City Policies and Budgets
- Develop concrete strategies through Interdepartmental City RESJI Team
- Develop Equity Impact Analysis Tool to analyze unintended consequences of city policies and ensure that the interests of communities impacted by decisions are taken into account
- Apply equity analysis to the funding process for Community Development grants and other city-funded programs
- Study disparities to evaluate city purchasing and contracting
- Increase community voice in the budget process through Neighborhood Resource Team recommendations and other strategies
Equity in the Community
- Build relationships with community stakeholders and racial equity education organizations
- Connect with the community through Neighborhood Resource Teams
- Participate in local, regional and national networks to coordinate and build on best practices
- Support community engagement initiatives such as My Brother’s Keeper, Madison Out of School Time, and Madison Public Library’s Tell Us program.
- Apply RESJI tools in conjunction with community planning process for new fire station and business plan for Public Market.