LONG BEACH : City Falls Short of Goal to Hire Women, Minorities
Long Beach has fallen short in its goals to hire women and minorities in the past year, but city officials blame the shortfall on a partial hiring freeze brought on by tough economic times.
The city had a net increase of just three women employees for the year, when its goal was to add 102 women, according to the city’s recently released affirmative action report. Similarly, the city added just 14 minority employees, when it had hoped to add 103.
William H. Storey, the city’s director of human resources, said city administrators did not hire more women and minorities because a hiring freeze covered about half the year. Only key positions, including police and fire vacancies, could be filled.
In all, the city had 4,144 full-time workers as of June 30, 1992, the end of the yearlong period covered by the report. Of those employees, 30% were women and 38% were minorities.
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