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Commissioner presses for enforcement of First Source hiring as county awards large contract
Summary
During review of purchasing awards, commissioners urged staff to enforce First Source hiring and worker placement for a $1.5 million contract with National Career Institute. County staff said they would check union status and Workforce Development staff described performance requirements tied to training outcomes.
Commissioners used a purchasing‑awards block on Dec. 9 to press county staff on how the County enforces First Source hiring commitments when it awards large contracts.
Commissioner William O'Dea asked how the County will ensure participants in training programs are placed with contractors who receive substantial County contracts. "We're giving them a million and a half dollar contract," O'Dea said, and asked whether the vendor is unionized and what steps the…
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