Mayor's Office of Diversity Affairs
Mayor's Council On Diversity Affairs
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Council on Diversity Affairs is created to act as an advisory group to the Salt Lake County Mayor and be a liaison between the various diverse communities and Salt Lake County.
CODA will help Salt Lake County better deliver its service to all its residents by focusing on three areas:
Council members will inform and educate the diverse communities regarding county programs and services.
Council members will be the eyes and ears of various diverse communities in order to identify and understand areas of needed improvement and help bridge the gaps.
Council members will be an advocate and catalyst for systematic, institutional change within Salt Lake County government and provide needed recommendations.
2010 CODA ANNUAL REPORT
Chair – Tammer Attallah
Vice-Chair – Cuong Nguyen
CODA Subcommittees Accomplishments
Health
Chair - Janet Warburton
Medicaid/CHIP Information Event – Sorenson Unity Center – January
Partners
o Comunidades Unidas
o Multicultural Health Network
o Department of Workforce Services
o Mexican Consulate
- Mayor did a Public Service Announcement in Spanish about the event with Bustos Media (TV) and Telemundo (radio)
- 45 volunteers; 27 bi-lingual – Received one hour training
- 65 applications were sent in as a result of this event
- Another information day was done at Valley Fair Mall in April by the State Center for Multicultural Health using our model
Human Rights
Chair – Tony Butterfield
Created the Mayor’s Inclusion Campaign
- Voluntary County-wide campaign to promote respect and inclusion for all county residents and visitors
- County agencies can earn recognition by the Mayor by
Having a roundtable discussion on how they can be MORE inclusive
Attend a 1 hour Diversity Awareness training
Displaying the Mayor’s Recognition Certificate which reads:
Salt Lake County treats all groups-minority and majority-with civility and respect, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, social and economic status, or disability. Our managers and staff have been trained in promoting respect and inclusion for all county residents and visitors.
HR (Human Resources)
Chair – Tammer Attallah
- Developed the County Mentor Program
The subcommittee worked with the SL County’s Parks and Recreation who has a successful existing Mentor program to develop a volunteer mentor program for the county. The proposal was presented to the Mayor and approved in December. Rebecca Sanchez will implement the program in 2011
- Promoted the awareness of the county’s interpretive service providers that are available to all Salt Lake County Agencies.
Law Enforcement
Chair - Cuong Nguyen
- Did individual presentations on the findings of the Utah DMC (Disproportionate Minority Contact) data to Mayor Corroon, Sheriff Winder, Chief Burbank and COG. Recommended law enforcement take youth to the County Juvenile Receiving Center to deal with problem the youth is having. Sometimes home is where the problem is. Small cards with the Juvenile Receiving Center contact information which could be carried by the law enforcement officers were given out at each meeting. The presentations were favorable received. As a result of CODA’s presentation Salt Lake City created a new policy that their law enforcement take youth to the county Juvenile Receiving Center rather than home. The Juvenile Receiving Center will then contact the parents.
- Did a 2nd Law Enforcement Orientation in collaboration with the Sheriff’s Department. Plan to do a 3rd one in the spring which will discuss the general requirements, physical ability test, interview tips and the NPOST entry exam. There are plans to have a follow-up tutoring class for the NPOST exam