TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Planning and Building Services
MEETING DATE: November 1, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Debra Holmes
PHONE:
467-5590
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Steve Dunnicliff
PHONE:
234-6650
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 40 Min
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Mendocino County's Inclusion in the Regional Workforce Alliance of the North Bay (WANB) Joint Powers Agency (JPA), Including Transmission of Letter Requesting Inclusion and Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Sign the JPA, if Approved
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve transmission of letter to Workforce Alliance of the North Bay officially requesting Mendocino County's inclusion in the Regional WANB JPA; authorize Chief Executive Officer to sign resulting Joint Powers Agreement; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
May 4, 2015, Item 4(m) Mendocino County Local Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Area Designation
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The WIOA is designed to strengthen and improve the public workforce system, put job seekers back to work by helping workers acquire the skills employers need, and help employers access the talent pool needed to compete in a global economy. On July 1, 2016, a Joint Powers Agency was entered into between the counties of Napa, Lake, and Marin, to meet the requirements of the WIOA to operate a regional Workforce Development Board, which is known as the Workforce Alliance of the North Bay. In response to concerns over rising costs for the County of Mendocino to operate a single county local workforce delivery area, local staff have been working with WANB staff and the State to explore the possibility of joining the JPA. Staff and the Workforce Development Board Executive Committee are recommending a formal request for inclusion to the JPA with Napa, Marin, and Lake Counties. Mendocino County has a long and s...
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