POR 2025-161
Update on Organizational Changes to the Equity & Inclusion Department
Voted yes (5)
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Ayesha M. Wilson
Voted no (3)
Paul F. Toner
Cathie Zusy
E. Denise Simmons
Absent (1)
Burhan Azeem
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to provide an update to the City Council on the following: 1. Why a decision was made within the current fiscal year cycle and prior to delivering recommendations to the Council; 2.
The decision-making process that led to the restructuring of positions within the Equity and Inclusion Department, including the rationale for eliminating the seven positions, for the treatment of the impacted employees, and the criteria used in determining which positions would be cut; 3.
The current status of the boards-and-commissions review, including: the scope of work completed to date; the staff carrying out this work; any preliminary findings, frameworks, or decisions; and whether the November 20 staffing decision emerged from or is independent of this review process; and be it further
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council clear and detailed responses to the questions outlined above, if necessary by executive session, by the special meeting for annual review.