County of Monterey - File #: 17-0794

• File #: 17-0794
• Name: 7/25/17 - Internship Prgm (Centralized Coordination/Student Placement Agmt)
• Type: General Agenda Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/17/2017
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 7/25/2017
• Final action: 7/25/2017
• Title: a. Approve reinstatement of the centralized coordination of the Countywide Internship Program by the Human Resources Department; and b. Authorize the Director of Human Resources, or Assistant Director of Human Resources, to execute a Student Placement Agreement between California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and the County of Monterey for the placement of student interns within the County organization as part of the Countywide Internship Program, commencing on August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2022.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/25/2017	Board of Supervisors	approved	Pass

Title
a. Approve reinstatement of the centralized coordination of the Countywide Internship Program by the Human Resources Department; and
b. Authorize the Director of Human Resources, or Assistant Director of Human Resources, to execute a Student Placement Agreement between California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and the County of Monterey for the placement of student interns within the County organization as part of the Countywide Internship Program, commencing on August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2022.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:

a. Approve reinstatement of the centralized coordination of the Countywide Internship Program by the Human Resources Department; and
b. Authorize the Director of Human Resources, or the Assistant Director of Human Resources, to execute a Student Placement Agreement between California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB) and the County of Monterey for the placement of student interns within the County organization as part of the Countywide Internship Program, commencing on August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2022.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Countywide Internship Program ("Internship Program") was authorized by the Board of Supervisors on a pilot basis on April 29, 2008 (Attachment A), and subsequently adopted as a "permanent program" on January 11, 2011 (Attachment B) through approval of ongoing centralized management of the program. The primary objectives of the program are to promote student awareness of the diversity of County careers, enhance education and training for the local student population, strengthen overall recruitment of a future workforce, augment and support a wide range of County functions through avoided cost, and provide a centralized oversight for policy compliance. Through centralized coordination and adherence to program objectives, the Internship Program was vastly successful throughout the County organization and continued to increase in demand as departments...