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San Francisco panel urges dedicated HR post, baseline survey to boost hiring of people with disabilities
Summary
At a July 16, 2015 hearing, the Board of Supervisors— committee reviewed a task force plan to expand Rule 115 placements and recommended a dedicated HR recruiter, baseline employee survey, hiring goals, and continuation of the advisory panel; community speakers urged immediate action and better data.
San Francisco—s Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee reviewed a multi-month effort to expand city hiring of people with disabilities on July 16, 2015, as the Department of Human Resources and the Mayor—s Office on Disability outlined recommendations to improve implementation of civil service Rule 115.
Chair Eric Marr convened the hearing to update the committee on a task force reconstituted in December and said the panel—s four priorities are hiring a dedicated HR position to focus on disability employment, gathering baseline data, setting concrete hiring goals and timetables, and formalizing the task force for ongoing oversight and reporting.
Donna Kotake of the Department of Human Resources described steps DHR has taken since the advisory panel resumed, including outreach, revised materials, reasonable-accommodation training for managers, and identifying job classifications…
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