Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Goals for the City of Waco organization

• To institute organizational policies and processes to ensure equity and accountability
• To cultivate a thriving workforce within the organization ensuring racial equity
• To improve the quality of life outcomes through racial equity initiatives

Accomplishments

• Realignment of Assistant City Managers to create a focus on equity
• Staff participation in Race Equity Institute Training
• Members of Government Alliance on Race & Equity
• Established minimum wage of $15/hr. with WMCEDC for incentivized projects
• Established equitable water rates
• Implemented Lead Is Preventable Program
• Negotiated “Ride for Free” Program with WISD, MCC and TSTC with Waco Transit
• Implemented Rental/Mortgage Assistance Program
• Increased employee minimum wage to $15/hour for all positions
• Implemented NEOGov – an expanded Human Resources hiring platform
• Increased diversity of department heads
• Implementation of an Employee Equity Core Team

Employee Equity Core Team

• A group comprised of employees who have applied to serve on the team
• Providing thought leadership, guidance and recommendations to the Executive Sponsor
• Promoting activities and model behaviors and share any lessons learned or resources to support the work of the organization