Duties of the director of multicultural affairs.
Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 2-342
in effectSec. 2-342. Duties of the director of multicultural affairs.
The duties of the director of multicultural affairs, which shall be performed in accordance with applicable laws, shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Develops and delivers in collaboration with the human resources department and the equal employment officer, training programs for the city workforce, including ensuring the practice of equitable hiring, cultural awareness/sensitivity, anti-bias behaviors, interpersonal skills, and effective communication. (2) Provides advice to the mayor, city administrator, equal employment officer, and human resources director on strategies to provide equitable opportunities for city employees. (3) Provides technical support and advice to the city's Human Relations Commission, including recommending nominations for mayoral and city council appointments; develops and provides resources for multicultural education and training in a variety of formats and other support programs. (4) Develops and delivers for the police department training focused on cultural competency, anti-bias behaviors, effective communication with diverse communities; ensures these training packages are delivered for both entry- level and veteran officers during annual in-service training programs. (5) Encourages understanding and goodwill, promotes justice, and promotes practices that provide opportunity between and among Huntsville's citizens regardless of race, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, or ethnicity; collaborates with these individuals and groups to develop collaborative initiatives; promotes communication and mutual understanding and respect among diverse constituencies and persons in the greater Huntsville area. (6) Provides leadership and guidance to various ethnic celebration committees, assessing the needs of multicultural segments of the community; represents the city at multicultural-related community events; serves as liaison to various community organizations ensuring there is open, active, and continuous communication with these groups and the city's senior leadership team. (7) Represents the mayor at neighborhood, civic association, committee, social, business, and other group meetings not requiring his official presence, and reports recommendations reached at those meetings. (8) Enlists the support of civic, labor, religious, professional, business, industrial, and educational programs within the community regarding human rights and community relations practices, laws, regulations, policies, and programs affecting equality and opportunities for persons of all ethnicities, to provide opportunities at every level of community life. (9) Organizes community neighborhood associations and serves as liaison between the Huntsville Council of Neighborhood Associations and other neighborhood organizations and the administration, presenting to the administration the input and recommendations of the community. (10) Requires regular and prompt attendance plus the ability to work well with others and work well as a team. (11) Provides supervision and direction to the assistant director of multicultural affairs and other assigned office personnel, including student interns. (12) Effectively communicates the relationship of the office of multicultural affairs and an organization’s goals, major systems, policies, and management and works with other professionals to coordinate programs and promote the multicultural message and events. (13) Attends neighborhood, civic, and business meetings as required. (14) Attends city council meetings, as available, in order to stay abreast of current and pending issues. (15) Assumes other duties and responsibilities as may be directed from the mayor or city administrator. (16) Performs related work as required and performs any and all duties that may be required of him by ordinance or resolution.
(Ord. No. 23-322, § 1, 4-27-2023)
(Ord. No. 26-832, adopted 9-24-2026; published 9-30-2026)
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