Common use of EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION Clause in Contracts

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION. A. Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy. Pursuant to Section 17-288, Orange County Code, the County shall not extend public funds or resources in a manner that would encourage, perpetuate or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ discrimination. As such, any and all person(s) doing business with the County shall recognize and comply with the County’s “Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy,” which is intended to assure equal opportunities to every person in securing or holding employment in a field of work or labor for which that person is qualified, regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, disability or national origin. This policy is enforced by Section 17-314, Orange County Code, and the County’s relevant Administrative Regulations. Section 17-290, Orange County Code, memorializes the County’s commitment to its Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy by requiring the following provisions in all County contracts: 1. The Agency represents that the Agency has adopted and shall maintain a policy of nondiscrimination as defined by applicable County ordinance through the term of this Contract. 2. The Agency agrees that, on written request, the Agency shall permit reasonable access to all business records or employment, employment advertisement, application forms, and other pertinent data and records, by the county, for the purpose of investigating to ascertain compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions of this Contract; provided, that the Agency shall not be required to produce for inspection records covering periods of time more than one year prior to the date of this Contract. 3. The Agency agrees that, if any of the obligations of this Contract are to be performed by subcontractor(s), the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be incorporated into and become a part of the subcontract.