By LARRY LANNAN
A consulting firm, Favorite Part of My Day, has been selected as the Diversity and Inclusion consultant for the City of Fishers. The city has previously hired the firm for the Fishers Police Department.
Favorite Part of My Day will be paid $115,000 for the duration of the one-year contract.
According to an attachment to the Fishers Board of Works and Public Safety agenda, the contractor will be responsible for:
- Establishing and publicizing a city committee
- Business engagement – ensuring equitable opportunities for all residents of the City of Fishers and inclusive work environments
- Religious institution engagement – implementing skills as equity partners
- Programming for resident graduates of Interrupting Racism, giving them implementation skills of the information learned
- Equitable opportunities for residents to hold leadership positions in City of Fishers (committees, etc.)
The consulting firm will report directly to Mayor Scott Fadness. This program is the next step after the city provided Interrupting Racism training to any Fishers resident wishing to take it, free of charge.
The city had paid half the salary for the diversity and inclusion officer for HSE Schools, but Fishers decided to take those funds and provide the programs to be delivered by the consultant, when the amount of work required was too much for the HSE Schools employee.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 9:32 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. The price of the contract between the City of Fishers and the consulting firm Favorite Part of My Day was incorrectly listed at $155,000. The correct figure is $115,000.