"Your Committee’s work is vital to addressing a system that hard numbers and lived experiences have shown us is flawed," wrote Auditor Jennifer McGuirk in her Jan. 30, 2019 letter.
Chief Operating Officer’s Response to Jemmott Rollins Group Recommendations
The proposed work plan highlights the role and authority of the Workforce Equity Strategic Plan Committee to monitor and assess progress towards existing WESP performance measures.
Following extensive employee and stakeholder feedback, the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 31, 2019 adopted the following recommendations.
View "Workforce Equity Strategies: Recommendations to Strengthen and Improve Efforts in Multnomah County"
View key 2018-2019 milestones identified in the Workforce Equity Strategic Plan and Jemmott Rollins Group Recommendations.
View the contents of the 2019 Workforce Equity Strategic Plan Annual Report.
Employees selected and ranked their top three priorities from a list of 14 strategies.
View the contents of the 2021-22 Workforce Equity Strategic Plan Annual Report.
Focusing on racial equity provides the opportunity to introduce a framework, tools, and resources that can also be applied to other areas of marginalization.
Read this guide to get better oriented to the history, materials, and goals associated with the County’s workforce equity efforts.
View this timeline of major events relating to the current iteration of Multnomah County's workforce equity efforts.
View the work of and activities pertaining to the Workforce Equity Strategic Plan (WESP) Committee.
View the Workforce Equity Governance Project Charter
Meet the members of the Workforce Equity Strategic Plan Committee
View a fall 2019-issued summary on the progress made by departments in meeting July 2019 goals outlined in the Workforce Equity Strategic Plan.