Council Meeting

Held Tuesday, June 24, 2009

Host: Ms. Bonita V. White

 

Introduction

 

Ms. Delia L. Johnson, Co-Chair of the Council and Director, Office of Civil Rights for International Broadcasting Bureau, opened the meeting with a few remarks and then asked the attendees to give their names, agencies, and positions. She thanked Bonita White, Director, EEO Programs, DHHS, for sponsoring this meeting.

 

I-Complaints Dashboard Demonstration

 

Tom Lowrey, Assistant Director for Customer Support at MicroPact, gave a demonstration on the new dashboard feature of the I-Complaints system.  This feature allows users to customize and display various reports (including charts) in real time regarding their complaints process. For example, managers can use the dashboard to track the output of all EEO Specialists.  The ability to save the various customized reports and charts and to print them is not available currently, but the MicroPact staff is working diligently to make it happen.  Mr. Lowrey hopes that within a few years, MicroPact will be able to provide EEOC with data on the complaints process for multiple agencies.  The goal of the latter initiative is that by going through EEOC, users will be able to compare the productivity of their own EEO staffs with those of other federal agencies in real time (rather than at the end of the year) – or at least with the average of multiple agencies.  For example, if agency A wanted to know how its average time to complete EEO investigations compared with the average time at other federal agencies, the dashboard feature hopefully will be able to provide it.  For additional information, contact Mr. Lowrey at tlowrey@micropact.com.

 

Classification of EEO Jobs  

 

Jorge Ponce, Co-Chair of the Council, discussed a meeting that he convened between the Executive Board of the Council, EEOC representatives from the Office of Federal Operations, and Angela Bailey, Deputy Associate Director, Center for Talent and Capacity, OPM, and her staff.  The meeting centered on a discussion of Ms. Bailey’s memo to HR Directors, dated March 26, 2009, announcing the issuance of a job family for the 1800 job series (Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Group).  The memo placed all EEO Investigation jobs in the 1860 – rather than where they are currently classified in the 260 series.  Mr. Ponce indicated that OPM had taken this decision without consulting the Council or the Office of Federal Operations – as required by section 1-302 of Executive Order 12067.  He then gave a historical overview of this issue dating back to when Henry Romero, then Director of the OPM Classification Division, agreed with the Council’s suggestion to designate a separate EEO family for EEO jobs – rather than splitting Compliance jobs in the 1860 series and affirmative action/special emphasis programs jobs in the 200 job family.  Mr. Ponce indicated that it was erroneous to classify the EEO jobs in the 200 family, considering that this belonged to HR jobs, and that EEO and HR had different duties and responsibilities.  Moreover, there were important considerations to keep in mind for the EEO profession.  Ms. Bailey agreed to prepare a draft letter, with the Council Executive Board’s input, to clarify to HR Directors that the only EEO Investigation jobs that have to be classified in the 1860 job series were those in the private sector (those in the federal sector would remain in the 260 series), and to work with the Council and EEOC to establish an EEO classification family.

 

Future MD-715 Reports  

 

Delia Johnson indicated that the Council’s Executive Board would meet the following week to finalize the letter that would be sent to EEOC to improve future MD-715 reports.

 

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Minutes9.98 contains the minutes for the September 22, 1998 meeting. (John Palguta, MSPB, discussed the Outstanding Scholar Program)

Minutes11.98 contains the minutes for the November 19, 1998 meeting. (Andrew Strojny, U.S. Dept. of Justice on Title VI)

Minutes1.99 contains the minutes for the January 20, 1999 meeting. (Discussion on the proposed 1614 regulations)

Minutes3-99 contains the minutes for the March 25, 1999 meeting. (Wilett Burton and Karen Freeman, Vice President Gore’s National Partnership for Reinventing Government; Council Recognizes Kathy Gause)

Minutes4.99 contains the minutes for the April 20, 1999 meeting. (Chris Kuczynski and Carol Miaskoff, EEOC, addressed reasonable accommodation issues for persons with disabilities)

Minutes699 contains the minutes for the June 4, 1999 meeting.  (Miscellaneous)

Minut6-30 contains the minutes for the June 30, 1999 meeting. (Carlton Hadden, OFO Director)

Minutes799 contains the minutes for the July 16, 1999 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes999 contains the minutes for the September 22, 1999 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes1099 contains the minutes for the October 20, 1999 meeting. (U.S. Postal Service Mediation Program: REDRESS)

Minutes1199 contains the minutes for the November 16, 1999 meeting. (Henry Romero, OPM – Classification of EEO jobs)

Minutes124 contains the minutes for the January 24, 2000 meeting. (Classification of EEO jobs; Armando Rodriguez, OPM – Outstanding Scholar Program)

Minutes200 contains the minutes of the February 28, 2000 meeting. (Update on the National Partnership for Reinventing Government/ EEOC Interagency Federal EEO Task Force)

Minutes300 contains the minutes of the March 27, 2000 meeting.  (Update on the National Partnership for Reinventing Government/ EEOC Interagency Federal EEO Task Force)

Minutes400 contains the minutes of the April 19, 2000 meeting. (National Science Foundation Diversity Initiative)

Minutes500 contains the minutes of the May 25, 2000 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes600 contains the minutes for the June 28, 2000 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes700 contains the minutes for the July 20, 2000 meeting. (Ponce receives the Secretary of the Treasury Award; Charles Fowler III – IRS EEO Office Modernization Initiative)    

Minutes900 contains the minutes for the September 20, 2000 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes100 contains the minutes for the October 31, 2000 meeting. (Adalberto Bernal – Navy ADR Program)

Minutes101 contains the minutes for the January 30, 2001 meeting. (Miscellaneous; Council Recognizes Luther Santiful)

Minutes 301 contains the minutes for the March 16, 2001 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes 401 contains the minutes for the April 24, 2001 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes 501 contains the minutes for the May 22, 2001 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes601-2 contains the minutes for the June 19, 2001 meeting. (Sharon Rennert, EEOC, Office of Legal Counsel – Reasonable Accommodation Procedures)

Minutes701 contains the minutes for the July 24, 2001 meeting. (Dinah Cohen, CAP)

Minutes901 contains the minutes for the September 14, 2001 meeting. (EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez)

Minutes1001 contains the minutes for the October 30, 2001 meeting. (EEOC OFO Director Carlton Hadden)

Minutes302 contains the minutes for the March 19, 2002 meeting. (Council Report on the Reporting Authority of EEO Directors)

Minutes502 contains the minutes for the May 22, 2002 meeting. (Multiple Attorneys – Improving the Federal Sector Complaints Process)

Minutes902 contains the minutes for the September 24, 2002 meeting. (Don Names, EEOC – ADR)

Minutes 103 contains the minutes for the January 28, 2003 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes 503 contains the minutes for the May 20, 2003 meeting. (Gary Gilbert, Esq. – Compensatory Damages)

Minutes 603 contains the minutes for the June 17, 2003 meeting. (Joe Riddle, SES Learning Center, OPM – OPM’s New SES Development Program)

Minutes 703 contains the minutes for the July 22, 2003 meeting (Fair Credit Reporting Act). (Christopher Keller, FTC -- Fair Credit Reporting Act)

Minutes 903 contains the minutes for the September 23, 2003 meeting. (Mona Papillon, EEOC Office of Legal Counsel -- Title III of the No FEAR Act)

Minutes 104 contains the minutes for the January 21, 2004 meeting. (Title III of the No FEAR Act and OGC Interference Survey)

Minutes 204 contains the minutes for the February 25, 2004 meeting. (Julie Ferguson Queen, OPM -- Title II of the No FEAR Act)

Minutes 404 contains the minutes for the April 20, 2004 meeting. (Leroy Warren, NAACP)

Minutes 504 contains the minutes for the May 25, 2004 meeting. (Douglas Gallegos, EEOC -- MD-715)

Minutes 604 contains the minutes for the June 22, 2004 meeting. (Miscellaneous)

Minutes 704 contains the minutes for the July 27, 2004 meeting. (EEOC Commissioner Ishimaru)

Minutes 205 contains the minutes for the February 23, 2005 meeting. (George Nesterczuk – National Security Personnel System; Tonya Odom and Andrew Culbertson, EEOC AJs – expediting hearing requests)

Minutes 305 contains the minutes for the March 29, 2005 meeting. (MD-715)

Minutes 405 contains the minutes for the April 26, 2005 meeting. (MD-715)

Minutes 505 contains the minutes for the May 25, 2005 meeting. (EEOC Presentation & Title VI/IX Association)

Minutes 605 contains the minutes for the June 28, 2005 meeting. (ADA-ABA Guidelines)

Minutes 705 contains the minutes for the July 26, 2005 meeting. (EEOC Customer Service Survey)

Minutes 1005 contains the minutes for the October 26, 2005 meeting. (MD-715 Reports, Gerald Lucas, IWG)

Minutes 1105 contains the minutes for the November 30, 2005 meeting (IWG)

Minutes 206 contains the minutes for the February 22, 2006 meeting (EEO Survey, and the EEOC/IWG meeting)

Minutes 306 contains the minutes for the March 21, 2006 meeting. (Title VI and LEP presentations)

Minutes 406 contains the minutes for the April 26, 2006 meeting. (EEOC Vice Chair Naomi C. Earp)

Minutes 606 contains the minutes for the June 27, 2006 meeting (GAO Report on the lack of EEOC and OPM cooperation)

Minutes 906 contains the minutes for the September 26, 2006 meeting (HHS Hispanic Employment Initiative)

Minutes 1006 contains the minutes for the October 31, 2006 meeting (GAO Report on Hispanic Underrepresentation)

Minutes 1106 contains the minutes of the November 28, 2006 meeting (Virginia Andreu-Rosario discussed the EEOC Task Force on Hispanics)

Minutes 107 contains the minutes of the January 30, 2007 meeting (John Salamone, CHCO Council, EEOC Commissioner Christine Griffin, & draft applicant form)

Minutes 207 contains the minutes of the February 27, 2007 meeting (Steve Nelson, MSPB, Causes and Cures of Under-Representation)

Minutes 307 contains the minutes of the March 27, 2007 meeting (April Harris, OPM’s Attracting Talent Presentation)

Minutes 407 contains the minutes of the April 24, 2007 meeting (Contract Employees & Challenges of MD-715 Reports)

Minutes 507 contains the minutes of the May 30, 2007 meeting (Carlton Hadden, OFO Director)

Minutes 607 contains the minutes of the June 26, 2007 meeting (ADR Survey; Destin Enterprises, LLC; JDG Associates, Inc.; Contract Employees)

Minutes 707 contains the minutes of the Sept. 15, 2007 meeting (William Gil – HACU and HNIP)

Minutes 1007 contains the minutes of the October 23, 2007 meeting (EEOC Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru)

Minutes 1107 contains  the minutes of the November 27, 2007 meeting (Matthew Perry -- EHRI Presentation)

Minutes 108 contains the minutes of the January 29, 2008 meeting (Congressman Danny K. Davis)

Minutes 208 contains the minutes of the February 27, 2008 meeting (EEOC Supervisory AJ Kokenge and Thadius Sale)

Minutes 308 contains the minutes of the March 26, 2008 meeting (applicant-flow; No Fear regulations; Matthew Fogg) 

Minutes 408 contains the minutes of the April 30, 2008 meeting (EHRI Update)

Minutes 508 contains the minutes of the May 27, 2008 meeting (HSI lists and EEOC’s AAPI Work Group)

Minutes 908 contains the minutes of the September 23, 2008 meeting (Carlton Hadden provides EEO Update)

Minutes 1208 contains the minutes of the December 2, 2008 meeting (MicroPact’s E-versity; Lori Grant and part 2 of proposed changes to the MD-715 report; and Gary Gilbert and the ADAAA).  In addition, a summary of the minutes of the October 28, 2008 meeting are included (Lori Grant and proposed changes to the MD-715 report).

Minutes 109 contains the minutes of the January 29, 2009 meeting (Presentations made by representatives from FEW, FAPAC, and the National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers).

Minutes 209 contains the minutes of the February 25, 2009 meeting (discussion on the pitfalls of preparing MD-715 reports).

Minutes 309 contains the minutes of the March 25, 2009 meeting (Christy Compton and Wilfredo Sauri discussed improvements to future MD-715 reports)

Minutes 409 contains the minutes of the April 22, 2009 meeting (Jorge Ponce discussed improvements to future MD-715 reports; NIH’s competency model for the 260 and 361 series; American Association for Affirmative Action)

Minutes 509 contains the minutes of the May 19, 2009 meeting (DHS proposal on collecting RNO data; Carol Miaskoff (EEOC) gave a presentation on E.O. 12067; Will Peratino, OPM, gave a presentation on GoLearn).

Minutes 609 contains the minutes of the June 24, 2009 meeting (I-Complaints Dashboard; Jorge Ponce discussed meeting with OPM officials on the classification of EEO jobs).