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Elk Grove presents 2025 DEI report: city cites near‑universal staff training and higher diversity metrics
Summary
Deputy City Manager Kara Redig told council the city trained thousands of staff on DEI topics in 2025, reported a 96.1% organizational training rate, a perfect 100 Municipal Equality Index score, and incremental diversity gains among new hires; council members praised the progress.
Elk Grove — The City Council received a year‑in‑review presentation on Wednesday outlining Elk Grove's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work for calendar year 2025. Deputy City Manager Kara Redig summarized training, staffing demographics, and programs designed to build a more inclusive municipal workplace and community engagement.
Redig presented demographic figures for city residents (30% Asian, 24% white, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 12% multiracial) and said the city provided DEI training to 3,328 non‑sworn staff and 106 sworn officers in 2025. She reported "96.1% of the organization was trained on a DEI related topic in 2025," and said the city scored 100 on the Municipal Equality Index, a nationwide assessment of municipal LGBTQIA+ inclusion.
Redig described operational measures including blind screening in early recruitment stages, mentorship programs, community advisory boards (including a disability advisory committee and diversity inclusion commission), expanded vendor training (ReadySet plus CircleUp Education), and outreach to diverse chambers of commerce. She said staff turnover remained about 3% and new‑hire diversity had shown small year‑over‑year gains.
Council members thanked staff for the work and urged continued improvement. "That's seriously something to be commended," said Council Member Burn, noting the city's population and the need for continuous improvement. Vice Mayor Sewan and Council Member Spies also praised the leadership and training investments.
What happens next: Redig said the city will continue staff training and community campaigns into 2026, add a second DEI trainer, and pursue targeted programs to address remaining disparities reported in workforce metrics.
