This legislation involves a public hearing by the Board of Supervisors to discuss findings and recommendations from an independent review of the City’s equal employment opportunity policies. The hearing is scheduled for October 5, 2021, at 3:00 p.m.
Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on the findings and recommendations from the independent review by William B. Gould IV, a Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, on the City’s equal employment opportunity policies of the Department of Human Resources Equal Employment Opportunity Division; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M21-125 (File No. 210891), approved on September 7, 2021.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a comprehensive review of the City’s equal employment opportunity policies prompted by Mayor London Breed's initiative.
Mayor Breed appointed William B. Gould IV to conduct an independent review of the City’s equal employment opportunity practices.
Mayor Breed formally commissioned the review to address employee dissatisfaction with hiring, discipline, and retention practices.
The Budget and Legislative Analyst conducted a comparative analysis of Equal Employment Opportunity offices in other jurisdictions, highlighting the need for reform in San Francisco’s EEO practices.
The Board approved Motion No. M21-125, which scheduled a public hearing on the findings and recommendations from the independent review.
The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to discuss the findings and recommendations from the independent review conducted by William B. Gould IV.
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