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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 3, 1996 <br /> SUBJECT: CONTRACT WITH EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY <br /> COMMISSION (EEOC) <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <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 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane- 227-2031 <br /> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a Contract between Orange County and the Equal Employment <br /> Opportunity Commission(EEOC). <br /> BACKGROUND: On February 12, 1996, the Board of Commissioners approved a Worksharing <br /> Agreement between Orange County and the EEOC. On May 8, 1996, the Human Relations <br /> Commission (HRC)received notification that the application for designation as a Fair <br /> Employment Practices Agency had been approved.. This designation provides a mutually agreed- <br /> upon process for handling employment discrimination complaints that are currently within the <br /> jurisdiction of both Orange County and the EEOC. As a FEPA, Orange County will receive <br /> $50,000 for the next 3 years for capacity-building purposes. In addition, the County will receive <br /> $500 annually for the next 3 years for providing intake services, and $1,200 annually for the next <br /> 3 years for travel and costs related to attendance and provision of EEOC sponsored training. <br /> After the first 3 years, Orange County will subsequently receive $500 for each closed <br /> employment discrimination case, as long as the County continues to meet substantial equivalency <br /> standards. On May 20, 1996, the HRC received copies of the proposed contract and vouchers for <br /> the first installment of reimbursement for processing and resolving charges <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the <br /> contract and authorize the Chair to sign the contract. <br />