ORD-1999-019 Personnel ordinance Addition - Multi-Lingual Recruitment and Hiring

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2 • Expansion of the standard employment advertising for such openings to include publications targeting the Hispanic-Latino community. • Expansion of the community resources mailing lists to whom notices of job openings are sent to include organizations and community groups that consist of, or serve, individuals from the Hispanic-Latino community. As to other efforts to increase the numbers of County employees with Spanish speaking skills, the County has done or plans the following: • For several years, the County has had a practice of incorporating a statement in job announcements and advertising encouraging candidates who are bi-lingual in English and Spanish to apply when the opening is one that provides direct, critical client services to Spanish-speaking clients. For 1998-99 and to date in 1999-00, recruitment for 17 openings has incorporated such a statement. These openings included Income Maintenance Caseworkers, Social Workers, Public Health Nurses, Family Nurse Practitioner, Civil Rights Specialists and Office Assistant openings. • Since 1993, the County has offered Spanish language training to employees during work time through Personnel's Training and Development Calendar. To date, there have been about 100 class participants. As planned, the County plans to expand its training in 1999-00 to offer more intensive Spanish language training such as immersion training for selected employees. ❑ The Human Rights and Relations Department plans to conduct a survey of employees during 1999-00 to identify languages spoken and employees who may be called on for translation services. Financial Impact: Additional employment advertising costs will be incurred for additional advertising in publications targeting the Hispanic-Latino community. During fiscal year 1999-00 such advertising will be completed to the extent funds are available in the Personnel advertising budget or the recruiting department can provide supplemental funding. In developing the proposed 2000-01 advertising budget, staff will evaluate the impact of such advertising and determine whether to propose additional advertising funds. Recommendation: The Manager recommends the Board adopt the attached Personnel Ordinance revision effective November 3, 1999.