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Plan area · 9 agencies

Good Governance & Inclusive Decision-Making

Civic engagement, human rights, administrative services, investigation, records, law, budget, labor, and hearings

52 proposed goals 13 issue categories

Plan area context

White CEOs and leadership teams represent 64% and 61% of nonprofit administration, respectively, while making up only 39% of NYC's population. The City's own workforce reflects similar disparities in representation, particularly in leadership and technical roles. Occupational segregation and pay inequity persist across City government. Good governance requires accountability, transparency, and the meaningful participation of communities of color in decision-making at all levels.

Unified commitment

Agencies in this section are committed to building a City government that reflects the diversity of NYC; advancing pay equity; embedding anti-racism across government operations; and ensuring that all New Yorkers have equitable access to government services, information, and accountability mechanisms.

Agencies in this plan area

Civic Engagement Commission

CEC

2 ST 4 MT 2 LT
  • Short-Term: Ensure all CEC public facing material is accessible to diverse communities through meeting Local Law 30 25and plain lang…
  • Short-Term: Develop culturally competent communication and outreach strategies that leverage the arts to engage New Yorkers of diver…
  • Medium-Term: Develop disaggregated data pipelines for all programmatic work so that we can determine how we reach diverse communities…
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Commission on Human Rights

CCHR

1 ST 2 MT 1 LT
  • Short-Term: Pursue increased agency visibility, presence, and engagement in communities, focused on Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & …
  • Medium-Term: Expand Commission investigations to root out disparate impact discrimination relating to race, color, and national origi…
  • Medium-Term: Promote economic stability for all Commission team members by ensuring that all salaries are above NYC’s “True Cost of L…
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Department of Citywide Administrative Services

DCAS

2 ST 2 MT 2 LT
  • Short-Term: Deepen M/WBE vendor outreach and engagement efforts to enhance their capacity to participate in contracting opportunitie…
  • Short-Term: Build knowledge and capacity of agency employees, including supervisory, and managerial employees, to identify, respond …
  • Medium-Term: Incorporate innovative procurement methods while maintaining compliance with federal, state and local law
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Department of Investigation

DOI

1 ST 1 MT 1 LT
  • Short-Term: Undertake reforms in DOI’s hiring and selection process that are specifically intended to reduce racial disparities in h…
  • Medium-Term: Address any underrepresentation of staff within the agency through equitable hiring and recruitment practices for all va…
  • Long-Term: Achieve pay equity in DOI’s workforce to address the effects of occupational segregation This information is to be used …

Department of Records and Information Services

DORIS

2 ST 4 MT 2 LT
  • Short-Term: Analyze and leverage programming to highlight and uplift the histories of marginalized communities so that DORIS remains…
  • Short-Term: Expand access to our library and archival collections by increasing partnerships with community-based organizations in h…
  • Medium-Term: Advance equity in information management, preservation, and access by developing and implementing targeted training for …
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Law Department

LAW

2 ST 1 MT 1 LT
  • Short-Term: Build an environment that values racial equity and provides our colleagues with a greater knowledge of the related theor…
  • Short-Term: Foster an increased connection between the Law Department and community members, especially those marginalized, to build…
  • Medium-Term: Enhance recruitment and retention strategies to build avenues of opportunity for diverse legal professionals
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Mayor's Office of Management and Budget

OMB

2 ST 1 MT 1 LT
  • Short-Term: Continue to support a diverse workforce across all levels of the agency
  • Short-Term: Integrate racial equity into the budgeting process by encouraging city agencies to factor equity into budgetary planning…
  • Medium-Term: Foster an inclusive workplace where employees feel a sense of belonging through investing in mentorship, support service…
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Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings

OATH

2 ST 4 MT 2 LT
  • Short-Term: Strengthen training for agency leadership to build internal knowledge and commitment to racial equity work
  • Short-Term: Ensure all agency public-facing material is anti-marginalizing so that New Yorkers of different language preferences and…
  • Medium-Term: OATH has had a 30% goal for M/WBE utilization and will continue to implement and evaluate goals going forward to ensure …
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Office of Labor Relations

OLR

3 ST 3 MT 1 LT
  • Short-Term: OLR has had a 30% goal for M/WBE utilization and will continue to implement and evaluate goals going forward to ensure t…
  • Short-Term: Build disaggregated data pipelines for OLR programs to identify potential racial disparities in participation and barrie…
  • Short-Term: Review OLR’s current hiring and promotional process to ensure equity at all stages including job posting, interviews, an…
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