Should the Commission authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with qualifying entities for the presentation of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Museum of Tolerance (MOT) Course in an amount not to exceed $1,556,000?

POST contracts with the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance (MOT) to present unique and dynamic courses and to provide the museum experience to thousands of law enforcement personnel.

The curriculum over the years has been continually updated to reflect contemporary concepts and address relevant community issues such as implied bias and procedural justice. Student evaluations continue to be positive and reflect MOT training has a profound impact on how they view diversity both in their agencies and the communities they serve.

The current contract will expire June 2020.

Maximum budget expenditures are described in Attachment A.

POST staff recommends the Commission authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with qualifying entities for the presentation of the POST Museum of Tolerance Course in an amount not to exceed $1,556,000.