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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE: January 16 , 1990 County
SUBJECT: Training Contract with Manpower, Inc .
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to
execute on behalf of the County a service contract with Manpower,
Inc . for the period August 1 , 1989 through July 31 , 1991 to provide
County departments appropriate training in office automation through
the use of Manpower' s Skillware training package . The cost to the
County will vary depending upon the amount of service units utilized.
The County is not obligated under the terms of this contract to any
minimum number of service units .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
If the recommended action is approved, it will result in departments
being charged for the training provided to staff . The price per
person depends on which training session is taken and the number of
people being trained simultaneously. Costs will vary from $450 per
three-day session for an individual to $192 per person when five
people are trained simultaneously. Half-day classes would vary from
$80-$90 per person.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION:
The County proposes to contract with Manpower, Inc . ,� to provide
training to County departments in the use of personal computer
software plus training in the use of mainframe insr.alled office
automation software such as PROFS and DW370 . Data Processing
Services does not currently have staff to provide all the office
automation training required by County departments . To supplement
the training offered by Data Processing Services , it is in the County' s
best interest to contract with vendors for suitable classes at competi-
tive prices .
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, departments will have. to obtain
their own software training for both personal computers and office
automation software on the mainframe at higher prices .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITT E
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON ]_qgo APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT > I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
(c/o DP Services) I FEB 6 1990
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED _ _
Auditor-Controller
Data PTOCeSSln Services PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Processing SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Manpower, Inc .
M382/7-83 BY ��. �f/LF'�l� DEPUTY