This ordinance repeals the City Employee’s Sexual Privacy Ordinance and requires the Department of Human Resources to ask job applicants and employees to voluntarily share their sexual orientation and gender identity information for demographic purposes. It also mandates the development of systems to collect and keep this information confidential.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to repeal the City Employee’s Sexual Privacy Ordinance; direct the Department of Human Resources (DHR) to request that applicants for City employment voluntarily provide sexual orientation and gender identity information; direct City departments to request that employees voluntarily provide anonymous sexual orientation and gender identity information when responding to surveys that also seek other demographic information; and direct DHR to develop systems for voluntary collection and confidential retention of sexual orientation and gender identity information.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to update the City Employee’s Sexual Privacy Ordinance to allow for the voluntary collection of sexual orientation and gender identity information from City employees and applicants.
The Board of Supervisors introduced an ordinance to amend the Administrative Code, aiming to repeal the City Employee’s Sexual Privacy Ordinance and allow for the voluntary collection of sexual orientation and gender identity information.
The proposed legislation was referred to the Department of Human Resources for review and input.
The Rules Committee recommended the ordinance for passage, highlighting the need for updated data collection practices regarding LGBTQ+ identities.
The Board of Supervisors amended the ordinance and re-referred it for further consideration, incorporating feedback from the Rules Committee.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, moving it closer to final approval.
The ordinance was finally passed by the Board of Supervisors, officially repealing the City Employee’s Sexual Privacy Ordinance.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, finalizing the repeal of the previous law and allowing for the new data collection practices.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
