EQUITY COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: February 18, 2025
Subject: 2024-2025 Outreach and Recruitment Report
Submitted For: Equity Committee
Department: Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice
Referral No:
Referral Name: 2024-2025 Outreach and Recruitment Report
Presenter: Antoine Wilson
Contact: Antoine Wilson, antoine.wilson@riskm.cccounty.us
Referral History:
The Recruitment Opportunities Work Group, formed in April 2014, was tasked with creating a framework to ensure that the County’s workforce aligned with the demographics of the communities it served. This initiative was aimed at maintaining diversity following the expiration of a Consent Decree.
In January 2015, a County-wide outreach and recruitment plan was presented to department heads for their input. By February 2015, the plan was implemented at the departmental level by Administrative Services Officers and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Coordinators.
Referral Update:
Departments are required to focus outreach on underrepresented groups by comparing workforce demographics to the local labor market, as assessed annually by the EEO Officer. Workforce data was obtained from the Human Resources PeopleSoft database, while labor market data came from the Census Bureau's Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation for 2014-2018.
The report provides insights into areas of underrepresentation, using data on applicant flow, new hires, promotions, and terminations (both voluntary and involuntary). This system ensures that recruitment efforts target areas with the greatest need for diversity improvement.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER accepting the 2024-2025 Outreach and Recruitment Report, reflecting departmental and County outcomes to reaching underrepresented groups within the workforce.
Fiscal Impact (if any):
None.