 Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action is about equal opportunities and established objectives. It
is not a quota system or one of mandates or set asides for a specific ethnicity,
race or gender. It attempts to facilitate equal opportunity through goal-oriented
initiatives that focus on areas of the City workforce in which minorities and
women have been historically underutilized. It does not advocate the employment
or retention or under qualified Individuals to achieve objectives.
Affirmative Action Plan
The City of San Antonio has a strong commitment to diversity and nondiscrimination
in the hiring of applicants and promoting of employees in the pursuit
of equal employment opportunity, having implemented its first Affirmative
Action Plan in 1974. The City’s Affirmative Action Plan, which
is a voluntary plan, was last updated and adopted by the City Council
on May 10, 2007.
The Affirmative Action Plan addresses the following:
1. Scope of our labor market and availability of females and minorities
in that labor market (Labor Force Availability Analysis);
2. Number of females and minorities currently in our workforce (Workforce
Composition);
3. Workforce Composition to reflect at least 80% of what is available
in the relevant labor market
(Utilization Analysis); and
4. Hires needed to reflect at least 80% availability in the relevant
labor market (Hiring Opportunities).
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee
The The Affirmative Action Advisory Committee is comprised of an 11 member board appointed by the Mayor and each City Council. The Committee evaluates and reviews the City's Affirmative Action Plan. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month beginning at 6:00 PM at 111 Soledad.
The strategies utilized by the Affirmative Action Advisory Committee
include, but are not limited to the following:
- Review city departmental hiring practices against hiring objectives
- Review existing affirmative action policies as needed
- Identify areas of policy and practice in need of affirmative action
and review
- Recommend changes to existing policies and creation of new initiatives
- Identify methods to disseminate information about affirmative action
- Promote strategies to increase diversity
- Monitor results of outcomes in cases dealing with affirmative action
issues
Liaison: Charles Kesl, (210) 207-4437
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Agenda
Name |
District |
Appointed Date |
Date Expires |
| VACANT |
District 1 |
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| VACANT |
District 2 |
|
|
| VACANT |
District 3 |
|
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| DR. ANTHONY ROGERS |
District 4 |
06/17/2010 |
05/31/2013 |
| VACANT |
District 5 |
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| CARL C. HANEL |
District 6 |
02/02/2012 |
05/31/2013 |
| NORA L. MURDOCK |
District 7 |
10/08/2009 |
05/31/2013 |
| RYAN M. PFLIPSEN |
District 8 |
03/08/2012 |
05/31/2013 |
| VACANT |
District 9 |
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| DR. OSMAN OZTURGUT |
District 10 |
01/12/2012 |
05/31/2013 |
| VACANCY |
Mayoral |
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Total Members for Affirmative Action Advisory Committee:
11
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