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Board approves procurement waiver to contract outside counsel for discrimination and harassment policy
Summary
The board discussed hiring John Shanna King to develop a discrimination and harassment policy, requested a procurement waiver, and recorded a motion (Scott moved; Sam seconded) with an expected budget adjustment of about $20,000 for investigation and policy work.
The board discussed contracting with outside counsel (John Shanna King) to develop a county discrimination and harassment policy and requested a waiver from normal procurement rules to award the work directly. The presenter said the policy would reflect applicable law and that training would follow; board members contrasted the policy drafting with existing training courses.
Scott moved to grant the procurement waiver and Sam seconded; the board discussed a likely budget adjustment of about $20,000 to cover investigation and policy work and the presenter said they hoped to keep the request within that amount. The motion passed under the board's recorded aye/vote practice.
