CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL __________________

AN ORDINANCE related to Gender Equity; lifting a budget proviso imposed on Finance General's Reserves Budget Control Level in 2014 for Gender Wage Equity Project; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels in the Budget; adding new positions and amending Ordinance 124349, which adopted the 2014 budget; all by a two-thirds vote of the City Council.

WHEREAS, the Gender Equity in Pay Task Force recently released a report on disparities in pay for City of Seattle employees and submitted it to the Mayor and City Council; and

WHEREAS, practices and policies related to performance management, such as performance evaluation, goal setting, progressive discipline, management training and leadership development, have direct impact on workplace equity and are most adequately assessed through a City-wide lens; and

WHEREAS, in addition to standard methods of recruitment, such as advertising and job postings, effective recruitment to diverse and under-represented populations requires outreach and establishment of trusting, long-term relationships with the community and requires an investment by the City's time and resources; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council believe equity is the cornerstone of a thriving democracy and the internal actions of local government that contribute to the health and well-being of everyone in our city; and

WHEREAS, local government leadership is necessary to achieve equity in the community, and it is also necessary for local government to work in collaboration with regional and national partners, both within government and across sectors; and

WHEREAS, the City Council placed a proviso on $1,400,000 in the 2014 Adopted Budget for gender wage equity related activities until authorized by future ordinance; and

WHEREAS, Resolution 31523 affirms the City of Seattle's commitment to gender equity, and the implementation of comprehensive measures to achieve equity at the City of Seattle and throughout our community; and

WHEREAS, Resolution 31523 requests the Personnel Department and the Seattle Office for Civil Rights to take steps recommended by the Gender Equity Task Force to address gender wage disparity; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The restrictions imposed by the following budget proviso are removed and they are no longer restrictions for any purpose including for subsection 1(b) of Ordinance 124349.

Section 2. The following positions, which are exempt from the Civil Service and Public Safety Civil Service rules and laws, are created in the Personnel Department and the Executive Department's Seattle Office for Civil Rights.

The City Personnel Director and the Director of the Office for Civil Rights are authorized to fill the positions under their respective control subject to applicable personnel rules and laws.

Section 3. The appropriations for the following items in the 2014 Budget are modified, as follows:

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2014, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this

_____ day of ___________________, 2014.

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President __________of the City Council

Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2014.

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Edward B. Murray, Mayor

Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2014.

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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk

(Seal)

Forrest Longman CBO Gender Equity Proviso ORD April 8, 2014 Version # 1a