Orange County Grand Jury • 2012-2013 • Agency Response
Response to: City of Seal Beach

The Goal of Equal Employment Opportunity: No Victims.*

Published: September 23, 2013 2 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F2, F3

Findings and Recommendations 4 findings

F1
Municipalities in Orange County cities are well-versed in EEO issues and maintain exemplary compliance strategies. Response: The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
(R1): All OC Cities and County government shall include funding for training of management and supervision as required by law and ensure training for all employees every two to three years. Response: The City of Seal Beach is in compliance with this recommendation. The City participates in a training consortium with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a professional law corporation. The consortium provides a minimum of two training workshops on the topic of "Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation" to ensure compliance with AB 1825. In addition, the City is a member of the California Joint Powers Authority (CJPIA) which offers an online self-paced course that employees can take at any time. Employees are encouraged to attend this training should they be unable to attend the instructor-led training. Human Resources maintains a spreadsheet to assure that each required employee attends the training every two years or of promotion to a supervisor, as well as the tracking of line staff that attends the training. The City of Seal Beach provides funding for this training in the City's budget.
F4
Complaint ratios between OC cities and the County of Orange are similar; but differences in how previous complaints were handled in the County led to major problems. Response: The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. The report indicated that the number of previous complaints were similar. However, the City of Seal Beach is unaware of the specific complaints that led to major problems or the handling of complaints within the County of Orange.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
The County and several cities do not offer, or provide limited, training in harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, particularly line staff. At this time, although line staff training is not required, all staff benefit from EEO training. Response: The City of Seal Beach agrees with this finding. The City of Seal Beach ensures that all employees are fully informed of the City's Discrimination and Harassment Policy. All employees receive a copy of the policy and are required to sign off that they have read and understood the City's policy. As training sessions become available, all line staff are offered and encouraged to attend. 6.7
No recommendations for this finding
F6
and Recommendations R1, R2 and R3. FINDINGS
No recommendations for this finding

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