EI Team Accomplishments

February 2024

Dr. Shawn Moore from Ekberg Lammers facilitated the Culture Talk Assessment Tool and follow up meeting with the EI and leadership teams

January 2024

Created a "Food for Thought" series highlighting the seven (7) National Heritage months the City recognizes for employees to learn more about each recognized month

June 2023

Human Resources Director Karen Bergstrom and Talent Programs Manager Jaime Isaac presented at the League of Minnesota Cities annual conference sharing how the EI team started, support that was needed, and the team's accomplishments to date

March 2023

Updated Employment Policy Handbook to include more inclusive language

August 2022

 Essential Concepts - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training provided by Compliance Training Group was taken by all regular employee

March 2022

Finalized EI team logo and City website page

Sent results from Belonging and Inclusion Survey to employees with action items

December 2021

City Council adopted a resolution which supports EI through an endorsement of the DE&I framework

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially recognized as a City holiday beginning in 2022

Belonging and Inclusion Survey sent to all employees

September 2021

Gray Area Thinking Training for Executive Leadership Team and EI Team – Led by Ellie Krug

June 2021

Proclamation Recognition of Pride Month 2021

Diversity and Inclusion Training for Executive Team – Led by Ellie Krug

January 2021

Added Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training to the new hire onboarding process

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team established