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Tompkins County staff outline plan to embed equity across county operations; $15,000 set for mini grants
Summary
The county's newly adopted Institutionalizing Equity report will ask departments to set equity indicators tied to the strategic plan; Charlene Holmes said $15,000 was added to the equity budget this year, with $5,000 earmarked for low‑barrier mini grants to community organizations.
Charlene Holmes, chief equity and diversity officer for Tompkins County, presented the county's newly adopted Institutionalizing Equity report and described how it will be used to align department work plans with the county strategic plan.
The report will require departments to choose equity indicators, collect data on those indicators and report progress on either an annual, biannual or quarterly cadence, Holmes said. The goal is to identify disparities in services, hiring and resource allocation and to create a shared, measurable framework rather than a checklist approach.
Holmes said departments have been using similar practices already and that county administration will support implementation and data…
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