City Editor: 625-4224 www.standard.net : 3 Standard Examiner Affirmative acti MA be geri: Ee ACERS iy ack | y BY CATHY MCKITRICK Standard-Examiner staff cmckitrick@standard.net officials recently approved an expanded affirmative-action plan in an effort to improve outreach among women and minorities and increase diversity in the workplace. — . “The new plan is a great improvement, with a whole generation of change,” said Ogden Mayor Matthew God- frey. “The city’s multicultural advisory commiitee worked with city officials to hone the plan. Several of their recommendations were included in the final product, Godfrey said. Last October, a federal audit found the city deficient in hiring women, minorities and people with disabilities. At that time the city’s affirmative-action plan consisted of two pages, and the audit said it lacked specificity. While minorities make up about 30 percent of Ogden’s population — of which 24 per- aE 4 New plan to improve outreach City FE se: A Ne ! ae te ; ssehabatotet iz — Bs: Be Aon. eee Gi Reco ‘ so, eat OGDEN : sc 33 Si Aaa Blok at NRRL ; ARRON Chee TATA PBs bial, Sah DiS, tise be SE SAA Ba. ‘ fees SP aL Rte Beh CO THE atin CAReee Fen Tae ae aPAGH abe Peet AE Ae ew BetS Sheree s 4 hia tit Ai) eras aI Ri ‘ the, TOR OMS SHEN Mice Seteky eae 4 Te Par Cy Sarena ieee “4 RATE Ren SY Re cleneT ng: Ap MED ei Vth hy ARE beet Rr + 2 a si y< Tike $34) or SE gt eeSigeaii “| ias he Tah % eae CrRRC OE eh Aaa re Ogden’s work force ¢ 800 full- and part-time 1 cent or more is Hispanic — about 88 percent of the city’s general employees are white and only 8 percent Hispanic. Of the city’s 800 full- and part-time employees, 74 percent are men and 26 percent are women. The audit, part of a section 109 review by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, recommended the city include goals and timelines in its plan and also cast a wider net when advertising job openings. The new 16-page plan specifies the removal of any identifiers in the application process pertaining to race, religion, gender, age, marital status or disability. The plan also requires that employee workshops be conducted at least twice a year to “develop a positive atmosphere toward the employment of minority groups.” “Substantial progress can be made toward assuring equal employment opportunities through training current and future employees | to develop a positive attitude toward the employment of minorities, women, and the See ACTION/7B employees* ° 587, or 74 percent, are men oa ¢ 516, or 64.5 percent, are white males ° 213, or 26 percent, are women | : | ° 87.9 percent are white ¢'7.7 percent are His- panic , ° 1.5 percent are black ¢ 0.9 percent are Asian/ Pacific Islander ° 2 percent are American - Indian/Alaska Native * Does not include Ogden police : Source: 2003-2004 Affir- mative Action Plan >