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Office of Diversity and Inclusion seeks funding for disparity study, supplier-diversity pipeline and ERG expansion
Summary
Director Jason Jenkins told council the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s proposed 2025 operating budget is $2,460,249, prioritizing personnel and programs to expand supplier diversity, update the disparity study and strengthen workforce and language-access initiatives.
Director Jason Jenkins presented the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s proposed 2025 operating budget of $2,460,249 to the Columbus City Council, emphasizing collaboration across departments and continued investment in supplier diversity, employee resource groups (ERGs) and an updated disparity study.
Jenkins said the largest share — nearly 75% — of the office’s budget is allocated to personnel and that the office plans to hire three additional full-time employees to support its work. “Aligned with the city's equity agenda, our 2025 budget prioritizes spending on what has the most significant impact such as our workforce and economic development and safe and healthy neighborhoods initiatives,” Jenkins said.
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