Racial Equity Impact Analysis (REIA)

The Racial Equity Impact Analysis helps the City consider racial equity outcomes when shaping policies, practices, programs and budgets.

Redistribution funding from the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE) - REIA

Section 1: Background

Does this impact one of the City's Goal Areas

Policy Goals

Operational Goals

Public Safety	Yes
Housing	No
Economic Development	No
Public Services	No
Environmental Justice	No
Built Environment & Transportation	No
Public Health	No
Arts & Culture	No

Workforce	No
Spending	Yes
Data	No
Community Engagement	No

Describe the impact on selected goal areas.

This funding is a reimbursement of training expenses already incurred from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. This program enables the department to continue to provide training to new fire cadets and current department members at no cost to the city, improving public safety at virtually no internal cost.

Who participated in completing this analysis?

Luke Scardigli, Finance Director, Fire

Section 2: Data

LIST THE SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIES THAT WILL BE IMPACTED AND THE RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF CONSTITUENTS IN THOSE AREAS:

Training is available to all firefighters, thereby impacting all wards.

What does available data tell you about how constituents from BIPOC communities currently relate to the desired outcome as compared to white constituents?

A well-trained department will have the desired outcome of being responsive to all areas of the city equal to others.

What data is unavailable or missing? How can you obtain additional data?

n/a

Section 3: Community Engagement

Using the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Public Participation Spectrum, which participation strategy(s) was used when engaging those who would be most impacted?

Inform	Yes
Consult	No
Involve	No
Collaborate	No
Empower	No

Describe the Engagement and what have you learned?

Information is critical and if the department can provide information regarding the training of their members, it increases confidence in the citizenry in the ability of the department to perform its job.

Section 4: Analysis

How does the outcome for this ordinance, amendment, or policy help the city achieve Racial Equity?

Effective training of all members of the department assists in consistent, effective response regardless of location in the city.

Section 5: Evaluation

How will impacts be measured? What are the success indicators and process benchmarks?

We can specifically measure what training was executed and who in the department attended those sessions.

How will those who are impacted be informed of progress over time?

The training completed can be made available upon request.

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