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a. Approve and authorize the Equal Opportunity Officer to sign a Professional Services Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW) for the provision of Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination and Diversity training to all County employees, for a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000, for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Equal Opportunity Officer to approve three (3) future amendments that do not alter the original amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Equal Opportunity Officer to sign a Professional Services Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW) for the provision of Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination and Diversity training to all County employees, for a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000, for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018; and
b. Authorize the Equal Opportunity Officer to approve three (3) future amendments that do not alter the original amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (LCW) is a full service labor, employment, and education law firm. It specializes in representing public entities and specializes, among other things, in training programs and having exceptional attorneys who are subject matter experts in employment law.
The Equal Opportunity Office previously worked with LCW to develop a customized Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination and Diversity curriculum. LCW worked closely with Equal Opportunity Office staff, reviewed County of Monterey policies, and trained a limited number of County personnel on the customized curriculum. The Equal Opportunity Office will now train all County employees on the County's Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination and Diversity policies.
The Equal Opportunity Officer requests authority to sign a contract with LCW to provid...
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