Fiscal Note
The EOD 2006 Operating Budget recognizes U.S. EEOC revenues of $32,500. Although the federal EEOC contract provides for revenues of up to $36,840, actual revenues realized might not exceed those budgeted, so no budget amendment is requested at this time.
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Authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Civil Rights to enter into a contract with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to provide complaint processing services.
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WHEREAS, the Madison Equal Opportunities Division has been certified by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as a "706 Agency" since 1976, qualified to process employment complaints for EEOC alleging discrimination based on race, color, national origin or ancestry, sex or religion covered by Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, as well as age discrimination as covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and disability discrimination as covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and
WHEREAS, the MEOD has been contracting with the EEOC for nine years for processing Title VII, ADA and ADEA cases; and
WHEREAS, the EEOC has offered the City of Madison a contract to provide services for federal fiscal year 2006; and
WHEREAS, the amount of the 2006 contract is $36,840;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Civil Rights be authorized to enter into a contract on behalf of the Equal Opportunities Division in the amount of $36,840 to provide discrimination complaint processing services for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.