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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 3677 RESOLUTION N0. 3677 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ADOPTING AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN CONCERNING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach has long maintained a merit personnel system to insure equal opportunity for qualified individuals to enter and progress through the City service, and the City Charter provides that there shall be a City Personnel Board, appointed by the City Council, to continually evaluate the hiring and promotional policies of the City toward equality of opportunity for hiring and advance- ment based on merit , and The following affirmative action plan is based on an equal obligation to all segments of the community and the need for the City of Huntington Beach to exert leadership in equal employment opportunities, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach that the following positive policy of affirmative action to achieve the goal of equal employment opportunity is hereby instituted: I . Policy Statement The City of Huntington Beach will insure equal employ- ment opportunity in all its policies . These policies will be administered strictly on a merit basis, without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex or age, except where sex or age is a valid occupational qualification. This policy will also include the physically handicapped. The City of Huntington Beach will utilize all sources of hiring and selection on a nondiscriminatory basis with special emphasis on those sources available to minority mem- bers of the community . Training and upgrading of� skills will 1 . be conducted on a nondiscriminatory basis with a goal of development of full potential of all members of the City serv- ices equally . The City Administrator will be the chief executive officer responsible for implementation of this Affirmative Action Program. He will review periodic status reports and authorize positive policies to remedy any situation which is dysfunctional to the goal of equal employment opportunity . II . Designation of Equal Employment Opportunities Coordinator The Personnel Director is hereby designated Equal Employment Opportunities Coordinator for the City of Huntington Beach . He will continuously monitor recruitment and promotional policies to insure that these opportunities are open to all . He shall be responsible for disseminating information to both the general public and the officers and employees of the City concerning the Affirmation Action Program. He shall make status reports at management meetings, at least semi-annually, to evaluate progress and plan further activities for full imple- mentation of the program. He will also accumulate current data on equal employment opportunities activities at the local, state and federal level. The Equal Employment Opportunities Coordinator will initiate and maintain contacts with community minority groups to insure full dissemination of information concerning equal employment opportunities among all segments of the community . The Equal Employment Opportunities Coordinator shall be responsible for data accumulation and policy recommendations to the City Administrator concerning the Affirmative Action Program. The responsibility for implementation of the program will be primarily that of the individual department head. He shall review the composition of his work force and attempt to reach the goals of the Affirmative Action Program. The indi- vidual supervisors will undergo specific training in the areas 2. of equal employment opportunity and will be responsible for insuring that training, promotions and hiring be done on a strictly nondiscriminatory basis . III . Dissemination of Policy, Internally and Externally All material relevant to employment with the City of Huntington Beach, i .e. , applications and job announcements , will so state that the City of Huntington Beach is an equal oppor- tunity employer. Posters concerning equal employment oppor- tunities and the Affirmative Action Program will be affixed to all City bulletin boards and posted at locations utilized by the public in conduct of business with the City . Publi- cations concerning Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, including grievance procedures , will also be posted. The policy will be promulgated to all employee organizations recognized by the City . IV. External Dissemination of Policy At least annually all sources of employee recruit- ment will be notified about the City 's policy of equal employ- ment opportunity and its Affirmative Action Program. Minority community action groups , churches, schools and other centers maintaining liaison with minority groups will receive job announcements and equal employment opportunity policy state- ments from the City . All newspaper advertisements for positions with the City will carry a statement of equal employment oppor- tunity . The minority representative for the Department of Human Resources Development will receive a copy of the plan and will aid in reaching the minority members of the community . V. Analysis of Work Force and Community Resources by Work Category Data on work force in City of Huntington Beach is primarily derived from the U. S . Department of Labor, Manpower 3 . Administration Data Systems and Reports - 1970 Census of Popu- lation for the City of Huntington Beach . Update information will be received from Human Resources Development Office, Orange County, and the City of Huntington Beach Planning Depart- ment . Currently the population of the City of Huntington Beach is estimated at 137, 000 (State of California, Department of Finance , February 1972 ) . A racial breakdown shows the work force in this community is composed of 90 . 1% white, . 1% black, 7 . 9% Mexican American and 1. 9% other (Oriental, American Indian, etc . ) . The labor force can be broken down into the following family income characteristics per the 1970 Department of Labor report : Mexican White Black Other American Families 29,131 30 0 2, 25 Median Income $12, 927 15,000 12, 987 12,137 Average Income 14, 038 22,066 14,112 13,005 Total families below poverty level 1,132 0 18 109 % of families 4 . 5% 0% 3 . 8% 4 . 8% Racial Breakdown of: Employed 90 .1% . 1% 1 . 9% 7 . 9% Unemployed *(5 . 5% ) 89 . 4% . 2% 1 . 9% 8 . 5% *1972 annual unemployment rate for City of Huntington Beach per Human Resources Department A new feature of Title VII 1964 Civil Rights Act is the emphasis on discrimination on the basis of sex. When this element of work force identification is introduced, the follow- ing data exists : Total population 16 years and older - male 35, 647 Total labor force 16 years and older - male 31, 057 Total population 16 years and older - female 37 , 552 r Total labor force 16 years and older - female 15, 578 Labor force per 1970 census Male 31,057 = 66. 6% Female 15, 578 = 33 . 4% 4 . NOTE: Labor force statistics include only those working or registered as actively seeking work at the time of census . Many females are not counted if they are students , housewives, etc . and have not indicated they are seeking employment . It is anticipated that the City work force will con- tinue to expand with the population. The primary job classi- fications affected will be in the public safety (para-pro- fessional) , skilled and semiskilled areas . The City employs and encourages both formal and on- the-job training to upgrade and fully develop the skill of its employees . The City Administrator will commit funds and adminis- trative effort to this function. The Personnel Director will evaluate training needs at least twice a year and recommend to the City Administrator methods of upgrading skills for all employees . VI . Identification and Delineation of Problems The City evaluates minority participation in its work force on the basis of minority population in the community . The Mexican American minority is the most significant minority group within the City . The City is also cognizant of under- utilization and employment of female personnel in various classi- fications of the City service . Primary problems appear to be: A. Under-utilization of minority members in the cate- gories of management, professional and para-professional classi- fications . GOAL: Intensify recruitment efforts of minorities for these classifications , especially utilizing veterans referrals , the Human Resources Department , and the Community Action Council of Orange County . The City will establish a veterans preference policy in its selection and recruitment activities with emphasis on minority veterans . The City will utilize local college and university placement offices and minority representatives when seeking pro- fessional and management applicants . 5 . B. Under-utilization of women in professional and manage- ment positions . GOAL: The City will review and modify its career ladders for female employees with emphasis on increased educational and on-the-job training for advancement into professional and manage- ment classes . The City will utilize those recruitment techniques and referral agencies that are utilized by female members of the work force . Advertisements in newspapers and publications will not specify sex except where it is a bona fide occupational standard. Colleges , universities , and the Human Resources Depart- ment will be encouraged to refer those female candidates meeting the qualifications of the positions . REMEDIAL ACTION: The City will review all job requirements during the fiscal year 72-73 to eliminate artificial barriers to employment . VII . Internal Audit Procedures The Personnel Director shall prepare an Employer Information Report , as recommended by the Equal Employment Oppor- tunity Commission, at least twice each year. He shall file said report with the City Administrator outlining any deviations from the City ' s goal of maintaining a work force which reflects the racial makeup of the community. He shall also recommend any remedial action which will aid the City in attaining this goal . The Personnel Director shall maintain monthly status reports on recruitment , promotion and applications for City services . He shall so identify the source of applications by race and sex for the purpose of evaluating the City ' s effec- tiveness in promulgating its job opportunities to all elements of the population. The Personnel Director shall maintain records of termi- nations for all causes and interview those terminating to evalu- ate internal effectiveness of the Affirmative Action Program. VIII . Support of Community Action Programs The City of Huntington Beach has in the past and will 6 . continue to support the community efforts toward equal oppor- tunities for minorities . The City will continue to be involved in work study programs at local colleges and universities . The City shall maintain liaison with the Community Action Council for Orange County and continue to participate in the Neighbor- hood Youth Corps Program, Youth Employment Services, etc . IX. Contract Compliance It shall be the policy of the City of Huntington Beach to require all contractors and vendors doing business with the City to certify their compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 . Said certification shall be stipulated by the City to safeguard against discrimination by contractors or vendors on the basis of race , color, creed, sex, age or nationality concern- ing the practices of recruitment , promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff or termination. A violation of this nondiscrimination certification will be considered a material provision violation and shall be grounds for termination or suspension, in whole or in part , of the contract by the City . All labor agreements with the City of Huntington Beach shall contain nondiscrimination clauses binding both parties . PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of April, 1973 . Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 2 � r � 7 Ac ing lty Clerk City Attorne ,. 7 . Res. No. 3677 STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } se: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH > I, ERNESTINA DI FABIO, the duly appointed, qualified Acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of April , 19 73 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen: Shinley, Bartlett. Gibbs, Green, Duke, Matney NOES. Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: Coen Ainity C1ert and ex-rsffieio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beech, Calif- ornia