( KTRS ) On Monday, St. Louis City employess will taking part in “racial equity training”.

Maggie Crane, Spokeswoman for Mayor Slay’s office reports that the ‘Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race & Equity’ has been invited to conduct racial equity training for about 100 City department directors, commissioners and managers in City government.

Mayor Slay has directed City departments to evaluate budget requests, policies and practices through the lens of racial equity.

The City of St. Louis is the first in the region to hire “field experts” to conduct racial equity training and technical assistance for staff.