ORDINANCE (WficVl *
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago is a melting pot with individuals who come from an incredible variety of ethnicities, nationalities and backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Chicago is recognized and celebrated for this diversity; and
WHEREAS, this diversity is a prime contributor to Chicago being a world class city; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago desires to have a diverse workforce reflective of the diversity of its population in order to effectively represent its citizens and benefit from their unique skills and talents; and
WHEREAS, Hispanics and African-Americans have historically been underrepresented in numerous departments throughout the City, both overall and in management positions, and this underrepresentation is still shockingly present throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, many Chicago residents speak Spanish as their primary language but have difficulty receiving city services due to the lack of an adequate number of bilingual employees; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to address these problems and ensure that they do not occur again in the future; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are expressly incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2-74 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is amended by adding a new Section 2-74-170 as follows:
Section 2-74-170 Minority Employment Plan.
A. The department of human resources must develop and implement a City of Chicago Minority Employment Plan to increase the number of Hispanics and African-Americans employed by the City of Chicago and the number of bilingual persons employed by the city at supervisory, technical, professional, and managerial levels. The department of human resources will prepare and update this plan annually, in consultation with the departments.
10/7/2015
The commissioner of the department of human resources must provide a comprehensive report to the Cit...
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