TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Duane D'Andrea, Human Resources Director
THROUGH: Terence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: September 18, 2023
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APPROVE RESOLUTION NO.128-23 TO AWARD AN AGREEMENT WITH TARGET SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $217,575 FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to approve Resolution No. 128-23 to award an agreement to Target Solutions, LLC in a total not to exceed amount of $217,575 for a five year period.
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Background:
In 2017, the City of Delray Beach (City) entered into a one-year contract agreement with Target Solutions to provide the City with an online Learning Management System. Since the Fire-Rescue Department had used this system successfully for many years, Human Resources expanded the contract to provide online training access to all City employees.
In 2018, City staff was able to negotiate an annual fee to $39,600 by committing to a three-year contract with a two-year renewal option. That contract must now be renewed since it expires on September 30, 2023.
Target Solutions contains a library of approximately three hundred (300) courses (covering a wide range of topics) that can be taken online, certified, tracked, and reported on. The system has reduced the cost of having to hire outside contractors to train City employees. Depending upon the course, these outside contractors may charge anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 a class.
Some of the other benefits of Target Solutions include:
• It allows departments to create and upload their own training material and tests.
• City employees can access the training material even after they have completed the course.
• Human Resources can upload new policies and procedures, distribute to all employees, and track receipt acknowledgements for future reference.
• The Self-Assign option gives our employees access to co...
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