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FROM: John Sweeten, County Administrator Contra
DATE: December 4, 2001
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SUBJECT: Contract with Skamser&Associates O t
for Consultation and Technical Assistance on gra ca.. Y
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Risk Manager to execute a renewal contract with Skamser and
Associates for consultation and technical assistance on the County's Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) Program in an amount not to exceed $60,000.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Costs for consultation and technical assistance are funded through the Workers' Compensation
Self-insurance Trust Fund.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The Americans with Disabilities Act provides protection against discrimination to disabled
individuals. The Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, public
services and public accommodations. The Act makes employment discrimination against
qualified individuals with a disability unlawful. It prohibits discrimination in training, promotion,
retention and other aspects of employment and requires employers to provide reasonable
accommodation to qualified disabled employees and applicants for employment.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION O COMMITTEE
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: q
ATTESTED i
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: Ron Harvey—335-1443
cc: CAO Risk Management
Auditor-Controller
Skamser&Associates
D:\My Documents\Board Doc's\Board Order-Skamser.doc
BY DEPUTY
SUBJECT: Contract with Skamser & Associates for Consultation and Technical Assistance on
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
DATE: December 4, 2001
PAGE: 2
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION (Continued):
Skamser & Associates provides assistance on final stages of the Countywide bank of essential
functions job descriptions; assists departments in developing and modifying essential functions for
testing purposes; provides consultation on modification to existing policies affected by ADA, State
ADA laws, and related law; including confidentiality, and harassment and hostile work environment
as it relates to individuals with disabilities; trains staff on various ADA related issues including
accommodation, hiring and sensitivity training; provides assistance to departments and Human
Resources on hiring issues related to individuals with disabilities. Coordinates and holds
accommodation meetings. Mediates with employees, employer representatives and unions
regarding disability related issues. Provides advice to Workers' Compensation staff on
FEHA/Workers' Compensation interrelation. Skamser & Associates researches and writes new
procedures required by legislation and regulations. Skamser & Associates also provides ongoing
consultation on a case by case basis on accommodation for existing staff with disabilities, provides
consultation and interacts with County Counsel on litigation issues, and maintains a system for the
identification of employees being provided job modification and a system for the assessment and
response to requests for accommodation. She locates assistive devices and orders equipment.
She consults with medical staff on accommodations, fitness for duty and hiring procedures. She
provides assistance to departments with program and building access issues as well as assistive
devices for the public. The contract with Skamser & Associates is for the six-month period,
January 1, 2002 through June 30, 2002, at an hourly rate of$60. During that time, the consultative
services will be monitored and evaluated.