HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-045-07/15/1975-ESTABLISHING AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM IN THE CITY RESOLUTION 75 45
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
IN THE CITY
WHEREAS in its Charter and ordinances the City of Fort
Collins is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity
in all aspects of employment including recruitment examina-
tion selection appointment compensation training promotion
and retention with qualifications for positions in the City
service according to merit and fitness without regard to
race color creed sex national origin marital status or
age (40 to 65) political affiliation or physical handicap and
WHEREAS State and Federal statutes particularly the 1972
amendment to the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 require
local governments to operate their personnel management programs
without discrimination and
WHEREAS the City Manager who under the Charter of the City
of Fort Collins has general responsibility for personnel manage-
ment feels the need to develop an Affirmative Action Program
to foster a better balance of qualified minority female and
other disadvantaged employees throughout the City personnel
service and
WHEREAS the City Council desires to reaffirm its support
of an aggressive program aimed at providing equal employment
opportunity
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS that the City Council hereby endorses in concept
the City Manager' s Affirmative Action Program proposal and urges
all City agencies officers and employees to cooperate and assist
in the development and implementation of this constructive effort
to insure that the City s employment process is free from any
conscious or unintentional discrimination because of race color
creed sex marital status political affiliation physical
handicap or age (40 to 65)
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
held this 15th day of July A D 1975
ATTEST r1ayor
City Clerk