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City of Tukwila <br />Allan Ekberg, Mayor <br />TO: Finance Committee <br />0 IViMILl F1-MPRMRJZ=, <br />DATE: 8116/17 <br />SUBJECT: DRAFT Equity Policy <br />ISSUE <br />The Mayor, Council, and staff of the City of Tukwila have a strong commitment to equity in city <br />government, and they desire that all residents, visitors and employees have the opportunity to <br />reach their full potential. To that end, the Mayor's Office has initiated the development of a <br />DRAFT City Equity Policy to guide the work of City employees. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Early in 2016, the Equity and Social Justice Commission researched the equity policies and <br />equity work of other jurisdictions, and came up with a list of components for a draft equity policy <br />for the City of Tukwila. Community Engagement Manger, Mia Navarro, convened an ad hoc <br />Equity Policy Committee made up of City employees to do more research, and turn those <br />components into a draft equity policy. Representatives from almost every department attended <br />at least one meeting during the several month-long process. <br />The draft policy has been reviewed by Admin Team, and the Equity and Social Justice <br />Commission. <br />After review in the Finance Committee, the draft policy is scheduled to go to the Committee of <br />the Whole on 8/28/17 for information and discussion. Following that meeting, staff will hold a <br />series of brown bag meetings for employees all over the City to see the draft policy and provide <br />comment. Once employees have vetted the draft policy, it will go back to the Equity and Social <br />Justice Commission and again to Council for final approval. <br />Once we have a final policy, the implementation and evaluation team will convene to begin <br />planning for implementation. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />There is no financial impact at this time. The financial impact will be determined during the <br />implementation planning phase. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />The Finance Committee and Council are being informed of this policy, the process used to <br />develop it, and are given the opportunity to provide comment. <br />It is scheduled to go before the Committee of the Whole on August 28, 2017, <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />DRAFT Equity Policy Dated 8/3/17 <br />