CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to contracting by the Human Services Department; adding a new Section 3.20.050 to the Seattle Municipal Code to provide that the Seattle Human Services Department utilize a results-based framework for designing human service investments; amending Section 3.20.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code to clarify the duties of the Director of the Human Services Department with respect to contracting for human services to carry out department programs; and adding a new Section 20.50.020 to the Seattle Municipal Code to exempt contracts for human services executed by the Director from provisions of Chapter 20.50.
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WHEREAS, the Human Services Department (HSD) implements a Results Based Accountability(tm) (RBA) framework to design grant programs, establishing six desired results for the City's investments in human services; and
WHEREAS, the six desired results serve as a basis for identifying specific strategies and activities deployed to achieve the desired results; and
WHEREAS, the providers who are selected by the City to implement these strategies and activities have specific outcomes that measure the quantity, quality, and most importantly, the impact of strategies and activities in achieving the desired results; and
WHEREAS, racial and gender equity is the lens by which HSD uses the RBA framework to support just and thriving communities that improve disparate outcomes in economic success and security, housing, employment, and health; and
WHEREAS, to address racial and gender equity, the City's investments in human services must focus on having a measurable impact on identified disparities, including evaluating and addressing institutional policies and practices that undermine the achievement of racial and gender equity goals; and
WHEREAS, since 2014, HSD has been implementing RBA in designing its programs and has incorporated RBA into 77 percent, or $50.5 millio...
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