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a. Approve the retitling of the Monterey Plan for Equal Access to Employment and Contracting Opportunities to the Equal Opportunity Plan for County of Monterey;
b. Approve and adopt the Equal Opportunity Plan for County of Monterey; and
c. Direct the Equal Opportunity Officer to implement and administer the Equal Opportunity Plan.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the retitling of the Monterey Plan for Equal Access to Employment and Contracting Opportunities to the Equal Opportunity Plan for County of Monterey;
b. Approve and adopt the Equal Opportunity Plan for County of Monterey; and
c. Direct the Equal Opportunity Officer to implement and administer the Equal Opportunity Plan.
SUMMARY:
The Monterey Plan for Equal Access to Employment and Contracting Opportunities was formally adopted in July of 1996. In June of 2010, the Board of Supervisors gave direction to the Equal Opportunity Officer to revise the Monterey Plan for Equal Access to Employment and Contracting Opportunities. The Equal Opportunity Office contracted with Biddle Consulting Group, Inc. (Biddle) to provide consulting services to the revision of the plan.
DISCUSSION:
The County, as a federal contractor, is required by Executive Order 11246, as amended, and its implementing regulations, found at 41CFR, Part 60-2, to implement an annual equal opportunity plan. The Equal Opportunity Office has developed the 2011-2013 Equal Opportunity Plan (EOP) in conformance with the requirements and intentions of these governing authorities, as well as Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Section 4212 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. The purpose of the 2011-2013 Plan is to promulgate employment policies and practices regarding nondiscrimination and to promote equal opportunity for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. Because the County has $50,000 o...
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