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File #: 0847-22    Version: A Name:
Type: Communication Status: Filed
File created: 11/7/2022 In control: Affirmative Action and Human Rights Commission
On agenda: Final action: 11/10/2022
Title: Subject: October 2022 Hiring Report Rashanda Cainion introduced guest Anita Tobias, City of Racine Human Resource Generalist for Public Safety, and then reviewed the October 2022 hiring report. Lassiter-Ayers asked the following questions about the racial makeup of fire fighter positions with the academy: Were their people of color? If so, how many? Were any of the people of color hired? Tobias advised that there were three black males in the last class, but none of them were hired. Lassiter-Ayers then asked about the hiring process and where the candidates failed, and it was reported that they did not pass the panel interview. Lassiter-Ayers commented that this was concerning as well as problematic, and asked what the panel makeup was. Cainion advised she would bring the information to the December meeting. Alder Peete commented those were good questions, and then asked if the three black male applicants were part of the June 2022 cohort or the current cohort. Cainion advised they ...
Attachments: 1. Hiring Report October 2022

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Subject: October 2022 Hiring Report

 

Rashanda Cainion introduced guest Anita Tobias, City of Racine Human Resource Generalist for Public Safety, and then reviewed the October 2022 hiring report. Lassiter-Ayers asked the following questions about the racial makeup of fire fighter positions with the academy: Were their people of color? If so, how many?  Were any of the people of color hired? Tobias  advised that there were three black males in the last class, but none of them were hired. Lassiter-Ayers then asked about the hiring process and where the candidates failed, and it was reported that they did not pass the panel interview. Lassiter-Ayers commented that this was concerning as well as problematic, and asked what the panel makeup was. Cainion advised she would bring the information to the December meeting. Alder Peete commented those were good questions, and then asked if the three black male applicants were part of the June 2022 cohort or the current cohort. Cainion advised they had applied in June.