Formal, written communication mechanisms have been established to publicize and disseminate Lee County’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy to its employees, applicants and the general public.

Internally

Lee County’s Human Resources Departments provides a copy of the Affirmation Action Plan and Equal Employment Opportunity Guidelines to each county department. Each County Department is responsible for its implementation and dissemination within its units. New employees receive detailed information and a copy as they are hired as part of their Personnel Manual at Orientation. Feature articles, follow-up information and update items are included division newsletters, bulletins and announcements. All employees receive updates to the Lee County Policies and Procedures manual in which an EEO statement and policy is contained and updated.

The Equal Opportunity Division, in conjunction with the Human Resources Division, establish and conduct regularly scheduled training sessions for appointing authorities, department and vision directors, and all supervisory personnel. These sessions cover the provisions of this plan, as well as other applicable laws and regulations. Additional steps to assure the dissemination of the Affirmative Action Plan and updates are taken from time to time as deemed necessary by the division of Equal Opportunity.

LeeTran’s managers and supervisors are fully informed of Lee County’s EEO Policy and are provided updated and refresher materials through the following means.

• Written communications from the County Manager and County Administration, Lee County’s EEO Officer and Lee County’s Department of Human Resources.
• Through the posting of EEO posters and policy statements on all official bulletin boards, near time clocks, in all break areas and in personnel offices.
• Through the inclusion of Lee County’s EEO program and policy in the County Policy Manual adopted by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners May 11, 1994, last revised July 24, 2001 in the Lee County Transit Department’s Policy and Procedures Manual which provide to each employee and updated regularly.
• Through Quarterly Supervisor’s meetings held to discuss this program and its implementation as offered by Lee County’s Human Resources Department, the Equal Employment Opportunity Office and the Transit Department.
• Non-supervisory staff are informed through the posting of posters and policy statements on bullion boards in general meeting areas, provided in new hire materials, during new employee orientation, training, in employee policy and procedures manuals and through quarterly employee meetings.
• Through meetings with targeted groups, including minority and female employees, to solicit input regarding the EEO program and its objectives.

Externally

This Affirmative Action Plan, including its guidelines for implementation and supporting data is a public document. One or more copies of each document is kept on file at public libraries, the Equal Opportunity Division, and the County’s Human Resources Division for public inspection by interested persons upon request.

The Plan is also available online at www.lee-county.com/equalopp and through links on the main page www.lee-county.com.

Lee County disseminates its EEO policy and programs through various sources including colleges, universities and organizations specializing in the recruitment of minorities and women, and routinely informs the general public of Lee County’s non-discrimination policy and Affirmative Action Plan.

Public media sources, including radio and television stations, newspapers, magazines other journals in particular those oriented to the handicapped and minority populations and all advertisements for personnel include the statement "Lee County is an EEO employer."