3 Adoption of the Minutes

Moved by Councillor Sleiman, seconded by R. Al-Saadi,

That the minutes of the Diversity Committee of its meeting held July 7, 2020 BE ADOPTED as presented.

Carried.

4. Presentation – Diversity & Inclusion in Hiring

Valerie Critchley, City Clerk and Vincenza Mihalo, Executive Director Human Resources appear before the Committee and provide a PowerPoint entitled “City of Windsor Diversity & Inclusion in Hiring”. The goals and objectives highlighted in the Presentation , attached as Appendix “A” are as follows:

• Goals of the Diversity & Inclusion Plan

• Goal 1 – Have a diverse and talented workforce that is reflective of our community

• Goal 2 – Strengthen the Corporation’s capacity to work with diverse communities.

• Goal 3 – Identify and address systematic barriers within the Corporation.

• Goal 4 – Ensure our programs and services meet the needs of everyone.

• Employment Policy - “The Corporation of the City of Windsor is committed to recruiting and maintaining a competent, qualified and diverse workforce that enhances the Corporate vision and culture of the organization .”

• Community Outreach includes:

  • Enhanced outreach efforts

  • Social media plan to attract diverse applicants

  • Distribution of job postings to different agencies, community groups

  • Internal mentoring program

• The City of Windsor participates in:

  • Student placements

  • Co-op placements

  • Paid and unpaid placements

  • Job-shadowing experiences

• Other items of discussion includes – Job Postings, Shortlisting, Candidate Testing,

• Interviews, Hiring and Onboarding, Opportunities for Advancement, Employee Mentoring Program, Ongoing Education

  The Chair asks if the following organizations can be added to the community outreach list – Southeast Asian Centre, Chinese Association, Islamic community, Ukrainian community. Y. Huff requests that the Southwestern Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC) also be added.