VII.2. Adopt Organizational Equity Goals; Imihy Bean
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2023-095
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: PeggySue Imihy Bean, Special Projects and Initiatives Manager
Date: September 19, 2023
Subject: Adopt Organizational Equity Goals
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO adopt equity goals as presented in the staff report.
OVERVIEW
In 2022, the City began working with Culture Brokers, LLC to develop an Equity Strategic
Action Plan (ESAP), a highly detailed one-year strategy to define the strategic
improvements and required resources (including staff time, funding and other necessary
items) to make progress on the equity within the organization. As part of the ESAP two
focus areas for improvement were selected – Financial Investment and Human
Development.
The financial investment goal reads: “this organization has an annual budget for diversity
and inclusion work that allows it to meet its goals.” To meet this goal, senior leadership
within the organization has begun auditing where the City spends money on diversity,
equity and inclusion work, and worked to identify three goal statement which broadly
encompass the areas of focus and improvement for the organization.
Tonight, staff seeks the Council’s feedback and approval of the three following goal
statements:
• The City of Hopkins is reflective and inclusive of our diverse community in all roles
across the organization.
• The City of Hopkins makes decisions informed by equitable and authentic
community engagement, genuine partnerships and relationships with the
community.
• The City of Hopkins is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the
development and evaluation of services and programs.
Following the adoption of these goals, staff will work to refine the proposed equity budget
for 2024 and bring that back to the City Council as part of the 2024 final budget.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Equity Strategic Action Plan
Adminstration