The Port of Seattle's Equitable Spending and Accountability Project (ESAP) is an initiative to apply an equity framework to the Port's budgeting process, ensuring resources are directed where needs are greatest for employees and community partners. Guided by an Equity Policy Directive, the project requires the Executive Director to define 'equity-related resources,' review historical Port budgets from 2019–2022, and propose a pilot structure for the 2024 budget. The effort emphasizes accountability, transparency, and innovation as the Port works toward becoming a pro-equity and anti-racist organization.Open full document
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This presentation introduces the Port of Seattle’s Equitable Spending and Accountability Project (ESAP), which applies an equity framework to budgeting. It outlines the rationale for ESAP based on commitments to equity, accountability, innovation, and transparency, and describes an Equity Policy Directive requiring the Executive Director to define equity-related resources, calculate them in past budgets, and propose a pilot structure for the 2024 budget.