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4/28/86
ORDINANCE NO. n
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CITY AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING AN
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY AND REAFFIRMING THE
COMMITMENT BY THE CITY OF MIAMI TO
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN THE ' AREA OF
EMPLOYMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT
OF AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, 'DIVISION IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AUDITS AND REVIEWS;
FURTHER PROVIDING FOR A HEAD OF SAID
DIVISION; INCLUDING DEFINITIONS, POWERS AND
DUTIES; FURTHER PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF PROCEDURES, MEAMIRES AND RESOURCES, TO
/MPLEMENT SAID P(JLI Y, PROVIDING FOR G LS
AND OBJECTIVE ONTAINING A RE PE E
' PROVISION AND EVE BILITY CLAUSE.
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'r WHEREAS, ` he City f Miami reco nize only a legal
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obligati n, b� 1 an ethical; and r 1 responsibility to
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provide a on'ext in which it, e*loy es and prospective
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emplgyees wil�1 eceive f it nd quitable treatment, without
regard to race, colori; rel` o , national origin, sex, age,
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marital status or p sical o' a tal handicap; and
WHEi�EA , th C' y o Miami publicly re -affirms its
4commitment� to a po c�� t my for non-discrimination, but also
o �� lily of aff ative action in all entities and agencies of
C1. g ernmen in order to enlarge and to expand the employment
op brt it s of all qualified citizens; and
\\WH�rEAS, a new City of Miami Affirmative Action Plan is
being prepared; and
WHEREAS, this new City of Miami Affirmative Action Plan will
be reviewed and approved by the City of Miami Commission and
Affirmative Action Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, the Affirmative Action Office has achieved
considerable progress in mitigating discrimination against
minorities and women; and
WHEREAS, substantial underrepresentation and underutili-
zation still exist for minorities and women; and
WHEREAS, the City has not achieved the long term goal of the
participation at all levels throughout its work force of Blacks,
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