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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts Purchasing Officer to sign an Agreement with James Potterton, Ph.D., LLC for in-person workshops for Monterey County Public Defender employees in the amount of $30,000, retroactive term of August 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
b. Authorize the Contracts Purchasing Officer to execute up to three (3) amendments, subject to County Counsel review, extending the Agreement by one (1) year each, where total additional costs do not exceed 10% of the contract amount ($3,000 maximum total additional cost) and the amendments do not significantly alter the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts Purchasing Officer to sign an Agreement with James Potterton, Ph.D., LLC for in-person workshops for Monterey County Public Defender employees in the amount of $30,000, retroactive term of August 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
b. Authorize the Contracts Purchasing Officer to execute up to three (3) amendments, subject to County Counsel review, extending the Agreement by one (1) year each, where total additional costs do not exceed 10% of the contract amount ($3,000 maximum total additional cost) and the amendments do not significantly alter the scope of work.
SUMMARY:
The Public Defender has contracted with James Potterton Ph.D. since May of 2018. Doctor Potterton provides Public Defender staff with in-person trainings to educate employees on workplace topics including but not limited to, team building and morale enhancement as well as one on one mentoring. The Public Defender requests the approval of this agreement be retroactive to August 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 to avoid a delay in the department's progress.
DISCUSSION:
The County launched the employee engagement survey in 2018 to aid as a tool in measuring employee morale, satisfaction, and engagement. The survey allowed the CAO office to assess how employees felt about their daily work, ex...
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