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Dylan Reingold, County Attorney William K. DeBraal, Deputy County Attorney Kate Pingolt Cotner, Assistant County Attorney 131S Attorney's Matters - B.C.C. 05.16.17 Office of INDIAN RIVER COUNTY MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Dylan Reingold, County Attorney DATE: May 4, 2017 ATTORNEY SUBJECT: Agreement for On -The -Job Training with the Arc of Indian River County, Inc. On August, 16, 2016, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (the "Board"), directed staff to create, develop and implement a job mentoring program that will offer on-the-job trainingby Indian River County (the "County") to young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Since then, County staff has had communications with the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (the "Division") and the Arc of Indian River County, Inc. As a result of those communications, County staff has developed the attached proposed Agreement for On -The -Job Training Between Indian River County and The Arc of Indian River County (the "Agreement"). Under the Agreement, the County will provide certain students who are with the Arc of Indian River County, Inc. with a work -based learning experience. The Arc of Indian River County, Inc. is 'a not-for-profit corporation in Indian River County with a mission of supporting and empowering individuals with special needs to achieve their life goals. The Arc of Indian River County, Inc. has entered into a separate On -The -Job Training Agreement with the Division. The Arc of Indian River County, Inc. will be employing Division customers in order to assist such customers in gaining a valuable work -based learning experience. Under. the Agreement, some of those Division customers will be gaining that experience with the County. Under the Agreement, the Arc of Indian River County, Inc. will notify the County's Human Resources Director if there is an eligible student who would be a good candidate for a work -based learning experience with the County. The Arc of Indian River County, Inc. will provide the County with the type of work assignment being sought, overview of the student's skills, and the hours the student is available to work. The County Human Resources Director will then coordinate with the various County departments to determine if there is an appropriate work -based learning experience available. The County will have no obligation to provide a work -based learning experience. Additionally, the Agreement allows for the County Human Resources Director to contact the Arc of Indian River County, Inc. to request a student for a work - based learning experience. If such request is made, the Arc of Iridian River County, Inc. has no obligation to provide a student. F:IArfo-qU, oIO,WFUL18CCL*.da,W,— 4RC.d— P196