The Town of Arlington has established the following mission statement relative to Affirmative Action:
The Town of Arlington recognizes its legal obligation and moral responsibility to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to its employees and potential employees.
The Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, a volunteer committee appointed by the Town Manager, is committed to the Affirmative Action program to prevent discriminatory employment practices. The Committee assists the Town in implementing its Affirmative Action Plan that creates the mechanism and sets the standards by which Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action will be assured.
The Committee received and reviewed monthly reports from the Director of Personnel/Affirmative Action Officer regarding the Town’s hires. The principal focus of the Committee is to ensure that people of all races and ethnic backgrounds are given equal opportunity to apply for and receive positions of employment with the Town of Arlington.
The Committee continues to try to increase the number of minority and female applicants for positions of employment by posting positions in publications that serve different minority communities in the area. The Committee is always seeking new ways to improve outreach and welcomes input from any party who may have an idea about how to move forward in this goal.
The Committee closely monitored the Peirce School Elementary School Project to ensure that the Contractor and all sub-contractors are making a good faith effort to be in compliance with minority participation goals of the State and Town. The Committee spearheaded the passage of a five percent female participation goal in town construction projects at the 1999 Annual Town Meeting and continues to be very concerned about the low rate of female participation on the Peirce School Project.
The Committee has begun to monitor minority and female participation in all construction projects of over $200,000. The Committee looks forward to monitoring the Reed’s Brook, Water Rehabilitation and Town Hall Gardens projects in 2003.
The Affirmative Action Advisory Committee (AAAC) ordinarily meets at 7:30 P.M. on the second Wednesday of each month in the Town Hall Annex. These meetings are open to the public and attendance is encouraged. The Committee is currently seeking to fill two vacancies. Dr. Franz Browne retired from the Committee in November. Dr. Browne had served on the Committee from its inception and he will be missed greatly.
Any person interested in the issue of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment is encouraged to contact the Affirmative Action Officer at (781) 316-3121 or cmalloy@town.arlington.ma.us.
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