Orange County Grand Jury
• 2012-2013
• Agency Response
City of Cypress*
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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 Cypress agrees with this finding. As part of the Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Consortium training opportunities, Orange County cities have stayed well- versed in EEO issues.
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: This City of Cypress is in compliance with this recommendation. The City of Cypress participates in a training consortium through Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, a professional law corporation. The corporation provides several training consortiums throughout the State of California and has an outstanding reputation for providing quality training services. For a fee assessed to each agency, training is presented through workshops on a variety of important topics. Participating agencies set aside two days of training on the topic "Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination and Retaliation" to assure compliance with AB 1825. The City of Cypress provides funding in the Human Resources Divisional budget for this training and maintains a spreadsheet to assure that each required participant attends the training every two years or of promotion to "supervisory" capacity.
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 Cypress agrees with this finding. "The Goal of Equal Employment Opportunity: NO VICTIMS" report indicated that the number of previous complaints were similar. However, the City of Cypress is unaware of the specific complaints that led to major problems within the County of Orange. Prakash Narain, M.D., Mayor Doug Bailey, Council Member Leroy Mills, Mayor Pro Tem Rob Johnson, Council Member Mariellen Yarc, Council Member 2012-2013 OC Grand Jury Report The Goal of Equal Employment Opportunity: NO VICTIMS
No recommendations for this finding
F5
The County and several cities do not offer, or provide limited, training in harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, particularly for line staff. Response: The City of Cypress agrees with this finding. The City of Cypress provided training for its nonsupervisory staff in January 2013 through the City's Employee Assistance Program. The training was well received by the staff.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
There are several Risk Management Joint Powers Insurance Pools (of which most cities are members) to ensure adequate coverage and sharing of liability with other member entities. Response: The City of Cypress agrees with this finding. The City of Cypress participates in the California Insurance Pool Authority (CIPA) with a number of other Orange County cities.
No recommendations for this finding
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