The Committee has been created by the Executive Director to advance the Park District’s commitment to creating and promoting inclusion across all parks, facilities, programs and operations for staff and residents/patrons. Through engagement of staff, key stakeholders and community partners, the Committee will:

1. Work towards a shared organizational understanding of equity and inclusion;
2. Identify opportunitiesfor improving our capacity and commitment to address equity and inclusion;
3. Provide a space for reflection, exploration, and personal and professional growth; and
4. Be thought leadersin creating and implementing a plan to further integrate equity into our, internal (recruitment, hiring, retention, culture, funding, procurement, etc.) and external (partnership, program development, utilize facilities, funding, etc.) processes.

The Committee functions as a broadly knowledgeable and objective group with the authority to undertake the specific
duties and responsibilitieslisted below.