9.
City Council Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 01/28/2025
- From:
- Chris Rhode, Management Analyst
- Department:
- Communication and Civic Engagement
Co-Submitter:
TITLE:
Presentation on Civil Rights Office and 2024 Municipal Equality Index
DESIRED OUTCOME:
Inform members of Council on the City's Nondiscrimination Laws and how they are enforced. Obtain feedback and input from Council on the Flagstaff Nondiscrimination Ordinance and the 2024 Municipal Equality Index issued by the Human Rights Campaign.
City staff is requesting input from Council on the current state of institutional inclusivity within the City as well as direction on actions the City can take to further inclusivity and improve its score on the annual Municipal Equality Index Scorecard. Any direction that is received will be used by City staff to guide their work throughout the year on this topic.
Executive Summary:
The City of Flagstaff's Civil Rights Office is responsible for enforcing the City's Nondiscrimination Ordinance. This presentation will review the ordinance and the process followed to ensure compliance with it.
Each year, the Human Rights Campaign issues a scorecard that evaluates the inclusivity of municipal laws, policies & services in hundreds of cities across the United States on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The scores detailed in the attached presentation represent the most updated scorecard for the City of Flagstaff. City staff has identified possible actions that the City could take to improve its score on several metrics.
Each year, the Human Rights Campaign issues a scorecard that evaluates the inclusivity of municipal laws, policies & services in hundreds of cities across the United States on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The scores detailed in the attached presentation represent the most updated scorecard for the City of Flagstaff. City staff has identified possible actions that the City could take to improve its score on several metrics.
Information:
The City of Flagstaff received a 95/100 on the scorecard. This is the same score as last year despite gaining points on some topics and losing them elsewhere. There may be areas in which the City could improve its score in the future.