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3 <br />Orange County <br />Grant Number 04-D-2085 <br />Equal Employment and Procurement Plan <br />Orange County maintains the policy of providing equal employment opportunities for all persons <br />regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, age, political affiliation, or any <br />other non-merit factor, except where religion, sex, national origin, or age are bona fide <br />occupation qualifications for employment. <br />In furtherance of this policy, the County prohibits any retaliatory action of any kind taken by any <br />employee of the locality against any other employee or applicant for employment because that <br />person made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in a hearing, proceeding <br />or investigation of employment discrimination. <br />The County shall strive for greater utilization of all persons by identifying previously <br />underutilized groups in the workforce, such as minorities, women, and the handicapped, and <br />making special efforts toward their recruitment, selection, development and upward mobility and <br />any other term, condition, or privilege of employment. <br />Responsibility for implementing equal opportunities and affirmative action measures is hereby <br />assigned to the County Manager to assist in the implementation of this policy statement. <br />The County shall development aself-evaluation mechanism to provide for periodic examination <br />and evaluation. Periodic reports as requested on the progress of Equal Employment Opportunity <br />and Affirmative Action will be presented to the Chair of the County Board of Commissioners. <br />The County is committed to this policy and is aware that with its implementation, Orange <br />County will receive positive benefits through the greater utilization and development of all its <br />human resources. <br />Adopted this day of , 2011. <br />ATTEST: <br />Chair, Board of County Commissioners <br />Donna Baker, Clerk <br />