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M:\MasterFiles\1999 thru 2010\2000\City Council\Work Session Packets\07-17-00\Item No. 06--Draft Affirmative Action Plan 2000--Givonna Reed.doc 21 It would be to the City’s and the community’s benefit for the City to make a “good faith” effort to ensure healthy of employees toward women and minorities. This can be achieved by educating employees about the City’s Affirmative Action Plan, changing demographics and the future of the labor market. Evaluation of the City’s total selection process indicates the City’s programs for hiring and training employees reveals that the selection process is continuing to make a good faith effort to attract qualified minorities and women. The City will need to undertake efforts in advertising vacancies and recruiting in a manner that will further encourage qualified minorities and female applicants. In the technical phases, contract compliance posters are displayed, employment applications are kept for at least one (1) year and all subcontractors and vendors are made aware of our Affirmative Action Policy by the “Equal Opportunity Employer” message on our letterhead. MEASURES TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION To assure progress towards achievement of Affirmative Action goals and to guarantee equal employment opportunity to all persons, the City of Mounds View shall pursue the following actions: The City of Mounds View's personnel practices shall adhere to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. The principles of Equal Employment Opportunity shall be introduced into all City written personnel policies and shall be reflected in all negotiations between the City and labor unions that represent authorized bargaining units of City employees. 1. Position Description. A written position description shall exist for all regular full-time and part-time positions within the City. These descriptions shall include a position title, general description of the work, and shall be available to all employees and prospective job applicants for review prior to application. Position titles and minimum qualifications shall be used in all recruitment advertising. 2. Recruitment. The City of Mounds View will advertise job openings in the appropriate media for its labor market. All job advertisements shall state the title of the position, minimum qualifications, where applications can be obtained and other relevant information submitted the last day of filing. All job advertisements shall include the statement "An Equal Opportunity Employer". In special circumstances the City may add or substitute the wording "Minorities and women are encouraged to apply".