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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. g–A <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 1, 1997 <br /> SUBJECT: CONTRACT WITH EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY <br /> COMMISSION(EEOC). <br /> DEPARTMENT: Human Rights and Relations PUBLIC HEARING: _Yes XX No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT NEEDED <br /> —Yes XX No <br /> ------------------- <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> • Correspondence from EEOC Lucy Lewis, ext. 2251 <br /> • Contract (under separate cover) <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br /> Chapel Hill- 967-9251 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane- 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a Contract between Orange County and the Equal Employment <br /> Opportunity Commission(EEOC). <br /> BACKGROUND: On May 8, 1996, the Human Relations Commission(HRC) received <br /> notification that the application for designation as a Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA) <br /> had been approved. This designation provides a mutually agreed-upon process for handling <br /> employment discrimination complaints that are currently within the jurisdiction of both Orange <br /> County and the EEOC. On June 3, 1996, Orange County entered into a 1 year contract, effective <br /> as of 10/01/95, which provided for $50,000 in capacity-building funds, $500 for intake on 10 non- <br /> jurisdictional charges, and $1,200 for travel costs associated with EEOC training. Although <br /> originally Orange County had expected to receive 3 years of capacity-building funds, that policy <br /> has been changed so that all new FEPAs only receive 1 year of capacity-building funds. The <br /> attached contract for Federal Fiscal Year 1997 provides for$21,500 for processing and resolving <br /> 43 discrimination charges, $500 for intake for 10 non jurisdictional charges, and $1,200 for travel <br /> costs associated with EEOC training. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the <br /> contract and authorize the Chair to sign the contract. <br />