Number
201193
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
200001
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS
Title
Resolution directing the Department of Administration Office of Equity and Inclusion to report to the Common Council on City equity and inclusion initiatives on a quarterly basis.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Administration Office of Equity and Inclusion to report to the Common Council on City equity and inclusion initiatives on a quarterly basis.
Body
Whereas, The 2021 Budget was adopted by Common Council File Number 200001 on November 24, 2020; and
Whereas, Amendment 3A to the 2021 Budget placed a footnote in the Budget stating that the Department of Administration Office of Equity and Inclusion “shall report to the Common Council on City equity and inclusion initiatives on a quarterly basis”; and
Whereas, Studies show that there are large racial disparities across key indicators of child, family, and community well-being in Milwaukee; and
Whereas, The disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and recent acts of police brutality against black and brown individuals have highlighted to the general public some of the inequities that persist throughout society; and
Whereas, In September 2020, the Common Council passed File Number 200744, which expressed the City’s support for federal legislation declaring racism a public health crisis; and
Whereas, The City’s 2021 Budget highlights the need for the City to achieve racial equity within government itself and in the community it serves; and
Whereas, The Budget creates the Office of Equity and Inclusion in the Department of Administration, which supports improving racial equity practices of existing and new services, ending disparities in City government, strengthening outreach with people of color, and strengthening partnerships with community stakeholders; and
Whereas, The Office of Equity and Inclusion’s quarterly reports will provide the Common Council and the public with a clear sense of the City’s ongoing equity and inclusion initiatives and an opportunity to identify areas for improvement; now, therefore be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Administration Office of Equity and Inclusion shall report to the Common Council on City equity and inclusion initiatives on a quarterly basis.
Requestor
Drafter
Alex Highley
LRB176456-1
12/7/2020