01-31-11 Community & Economic Development Com

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d. Discontinue the remedial goal for a particular job category when the underrepresentation of minorities and women is eliminated in that category. (c) .Personnel policies and practices. Each department, agency, board or commission of the City shall: (1) Review all employment policies and`revise those policies which reflect any discriminatory practice; (2) Review personnel actions of the past five years, including but not limited to actions related to employee promotions, raises, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, and training or educational programs, and revise those personnel procedures which reflect any discriminatory practice; and (3) Actively encourage the promotion of minorities and women to positions for which they are qualified. (d) Duties of department heads. The head of each department shall: (1) Determine in conjunction with the City Personnel Coordinator which job categories in the department require special skills; (2) Implement Diversity action policies in recruitment, hiring and employment within the department by communicating policies internally and developing programs to achieve Diversity action objectives; (3) Direct an initial review of all departmental policies and procedures and provide for the revision of those policies and procedures which reflect any discriminatory practice; (4) Attempt to resolve internally disputes which arise within the department regarding Diversity action procedures; (5) Direct a departmental review of recruitment, hiring and employment procedures and goals annually in order to monitor program effectiveness and to determine where progress has been made and where further action is needed; and (6) Report all pertinent ~r~~~ diversity action data and progress including but not limited to departmental procedures regarding ~~~ diversity action, goals established by the department, information regarding the employment of minorities and women by the department, pertinent personnel actions of the department as well as anticipated future action, to the Mayor annually by January 31. (e) Noncompliance procedures. In the event of a dispute over noncompliance with any of the provisions of this article every effort will be made to resolve disputes within the City.