County of Monterey - File #: A 23-534

• File #: A 23-534
• Name: HR BetterUp_Amendment #2
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/13/2023
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/27/2023
• Final action: 6/27/2023
• Title: a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute Amendment #2 to Agreement No. A-15433 between the County of Monterey and BetterUp, Inc. extending the term of the Agreement through August 31, 2024, or until the last annual subscription expires, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $720,000 to $990,000; and b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign the initial and any subsequent Order Forms where the Order Forms do not significantly change the scope of work or cause an increase in the not-to-exceed amount.
• Related files: A 21-366, 22-703

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2023	Board of Supervisors

Title
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute Amendment #2 to Agreement No. A-15433 between the County of Monterey and BetterUp, Inc. extending the term of the Agreement through August 31, 2024, or until the last annual subscription expires, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $720,000 to $990,000; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign the initial and any subsequent Order Forms where the Order Forms do not significantly change the scope of work or cause an increase in the not-to-exceed amount.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to execute Amendment #2 to Agreement No. A-15433 between the County of Monterey and BetterUp, Inc. extending the term of the Agreement through August 31, 2024, or until the last annual subscription expires, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount from $720,000 to $990,000; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign the initial and any subsequent Order Forms where the Order Forms do not significantly change the scope of work or cause an increase in the not-to-exceed amount.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors approved an agreement between the County of Monterey and BetterUp, Inc. on July 13, 2021. Since the initial launch of BetterUp coaching on September 1, 2021, over two hundred County employees serving in various roles/positions have been invited to participate in the BetterUp program.

Coaching participants have been provided an online platform and mobile application with unlimited access to scheduled and on-demand leadership coaching, as well as specialty coaching on topics such as communication, diversity and inclusion, grief/loss, resilience, and microlearning services.

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