Social Health and Justice

Strategic Theme

Promote social equity and community wellbeing.

6
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Objectives
21
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Action Items
0
Completed
Action Items
26
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KPIs
4
Completed
KPIs

Vision Statement

The City supports and upholds the federal and state constitutions. The City resolves the following:

  • Preserving the public trust and promoting community identity, civic pride, and quality of life for all residents, regardless of race, skin color, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, religious or political opinion or activity, immigration status, socio-economic status, or housing status.
  • The City takes a leading role in protecting civil liberties, promoting inclusiveness, and providing equal protection under the law to all persons in the City.
  • A diverse population supports a resilient economy and fosters a high quality of life for its residents and visitors, in accordance with the City’s Sustainability Principles.
  • That while Free Speech is protected under the First Amendment; we can speak out against and discourage hate speech as contrary to our values.
  • The City demonstrates its commitment to protecting its residents and visitors against discrimination on the basis of race, skin color, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, immigration status, religious or political opinion or activity, socio-economic status, or housing status.
  • The City takes a stand against ideologies of violence, hatred, and intolerance. The City denounces and rejects all ideologies based on discrimination, hatred, and intolerance, including racism, xenophobia, transphobia and homophobia, and condemns activities that promote these ideologies regardless of the targeted group.
  • The City is committed to fair and equal treatment of everyone in our community, including in housing, education, employment, and healthcare, and will strive to ensure all of our actions, policies, and operating procedures reflect this commitment.

Responsible Groups

City Departments

City Clerk City Manager Citywide Cyber Services Finance Human Resources Human Services Library Planning and Development Police Public Works Recreation, Arts, and Parks

Boards and Committees

City Council Conservation Commission Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission Lebanon Energy Advisory Committee Pedestrian and Bicyclist Advisory Committee Tree Advisory Board

Community Partners

Housing Authority Lebanon Opera House Sustainable Lebanon The Haven

Strategic Objectives

Primary objectives under this strategic theme

9.1 Develop and implement a citywide Equity Plan.
9.1.1 Development of the City’s Equity Plan includes provisions internal to the City government and external involving the community as a whole.
City Manager/HR/DEI work collaboratively to develop a citywide Equity Plan to be in place by the end of 2024
9.1.2 Staff Equity Team mission charge is developed and the team begins its work.
Staff Equity Team is reconstituted, charge developed by the end of 2023 with work beginning NLT the first quarter of 2024.
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9.2 Maintain the City's ADA Transition Plan.
9.2.1 Revise the City’s ADA Transition Plan and include a long-term implementation plan
Planning Department revises the City’s ADA Transition Plan no later than the end of 2026
9.2.2 Implement revised ADA Transition Plan
Planning Department identifies KPIs for implementation of revised ADA Transition Plan no later than the end of 2026
9.2.3 Seek resources to revise ADA Transition Plan
Implementation of revised ADA Transition Plan beginning in 2027
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9.3 Implement equity in all policies, codes, charter and in the delivery of City services.
9.3.1 Continue revision of language in policies and city codes to ensure they are gender neutral.
Review City codes and policies to ensure they use gender neutral terms. Complete review and revisions no later than the end of 2024.
9.3.2 Equitably implement and enforce all applicable Building, Zoning and Planning codes and regulations.
Develop a Code and regulations KPI that brings together permit approval time, inspection time and similar metrics thereby demonstrating a balanced and efficient permit review and enforcement process. Conduct an equity audit of processes and procedure and enforcement.
9.3.3 Update procurement policies to enhance the ability of Disadvantaged Businesses to meaningfully participate in City vendor solicitations.
Implement administrative procurement no later than the first quarter of 2024.
9.3.4 Recruit diverse members of the community for all boards and committees.
Implementation of a recruitment plan that supports the values of diversity, equity and inclusion.
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9.4 Build a welcoming community to people of all cultures, races, skin color, national or ethnic origin, language, religions, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, mental or physical ability, age, political opinion or activity, economic status, immigration status or housing status.
9.4.1 Increase the communications modalities to reach a broader cross section of the City’s population.
CINO and Cyber Services work with departments to implement technology to allow for language interpretation no later than 2024.
9.4.2 Work with individuals and groups to present diverse programs
Partner with diverse performers and presenters in our region at least six times per year
9.4.3 Conduct Implicit Bias training for City staff and appointed/elected officials.
Offer implicit bias training for appointed officials and elected officials no later than the end of 2024
90% of supervisory and managerial personnel complete training no later than the second quarter of 2024
9.4.4 Partner with the Upper Valley Haven to operate a seasonal shelter for up to 15 unhoused individuals
Offer shelter for up to 15 individuals per night during the winter season
9.4.5 Increase the number of landlords willing to accept tenants with Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
Recruitment of 3 new landlords willing to accept Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
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9.5 Develop the concept of Environmental Justice throughout the organization and the community.
9.5.1 Develop the concept and a plan relative to environmental justice as it relates to the City of Lebanon
Develop the concept and plan regarding environmental justice as it relates to the operations of the City no later than the end of 2024
Apply federal Justice40 criteria for disadvantaged communities and community benefit narratives to grant funding proposals
9.5.2 Make food freely available to the community
Use the green space area at Kilton to plant an edible landscape of no less than ten fruit bushes
9.5.3 Offer programming and resources to educate our community about the impact of climate change both on themselves and people in our community with fewer economic resources
Program series and resources
9.5.4 Help the region prepare to adapt to climate change and to think about the long-term aspects of becoming a destination for climate migrants.
Reduce local average heat index and vulnerable populated flood zones through integration of and support for green infrastructure
Implement the 2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan, focusing on benefits to EJ locations/population
Program series and resources
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9.6 Enhance Connections and Community Well Being
9.6.1 Launch a community-wide reading initiative aimed at bringing people together and fostering connections
Target of 100 participants
9.6.2 Develop new partnerships with community organizations
Form at least three new partnerships
9.6.3 Develop new partnerships/enhance existing partnerships with service provider organizations to improve the network of services for community members in need
Form at least two new partnerships
Enhance at least two existing partnerships
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