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(a) Designated Officer. The Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer is designated as the Equal Opportunity Officer to ensure equal employment opportunities.

(b) General Duties. It shall be the duty of the Equal Opportunity Officer to:

(1) Conduct periodic departmental reviews to determine compliance with the City’s equal employment opportunity/affirmative action policy;

(2) Report results obtained, problems encountered, and/or resistance or failure to implement the equal employment opportunity/affirmative action policy to the Governing Body, City Manager and Human Relations Commission and provide recommendations to resolve any problems identified;

(3) Serve as a consultant to the Governing Body, City Manager and department directors in developing recruitment programs, selection procedures, training programs or other personnel functions necessary to implement the City’s equal employment opportunity/affirmative action policy;

(4) Recruit personnel in such a manner that clearly demonstrates the City’s interest in employing persons within a protected class; and

(5) Establish communication with institutions and organizations that provide referral of qualified applicants within a protected class for available positions. (Ord. 20400 § 8, 12-20-22.)

Cross References:Human Resources Department, TMC 2.20.040; Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, TMC 2.20.120.