2023-1922: Communication from Mayor Ed Gainey, submitting notice of changes to regulations governing the Ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity for Persons Previously Convicted Ordinance and is hereby requested be read into the record as follows: The Office of Equal Protection, which is responsible for the enforcement of the Ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity for Persons Previously Convicted Ordinance, City Code § 161.16A, seeks to give Council notice of changes to the regulations governing administration of the ordinance. The ordinance provides that the Office of Equal Protection “shall be authorized to coordinate implementation and compliance with this Ordinance” and “shall promulgate appropriate guidelines and / or regulations for such purposes that reflect the City’s application processing policy referenced in Chapter 181.” City Code, § 161.16A. The Office of Equal Protection hereby promulgates a revised set of appropriate regulations in order to enforce the law, a copy of which is attached.