TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Sharon Liebowitz, Director of Human Resources
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: November 6, 2018
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APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 132-18 TO AWARD AN AGREEMENT WITH TARGETSOLUTIONS, LLC FOR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $198,000 FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD
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Recommended Action:
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Motion to approve Resolution No. 132-18 to award an agreement to TargetSolutions, LLC in a total not to exceed amount of $198,000 for a five year period.
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Background:
In August 27, 2017, the City of Delray Beach (City) entered into a one-year contract with TargetSolutions, LLC to provide the City with a Learning Management System. Although the Fire Department had used this system for many years, the City expanded the contract to allow access to all City employees last year.
TargetSolutions, LLC contains a library of approximately three hundred (300) courses (covering a wide range of topics) that can be taken on line, 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 TargetSolutions, LLC 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 acknowledgement for future reference.
· The Self-Assign option gives our employees access to courses that they would like to take for their own career development.
· It allows departments to utilize the events calendars, schedule assignment due dates, and have employees sign up for face to face trainings, events, or workshops that may be hosted in-house or off-site.
· Since TargetSolutions, LLC is clo...
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