DATE: June 20, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
Blake Konczal, Executive Director
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
SUBJECT: Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board Application for Subsequent Local Area Designation and Local Board Recertification
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board’s Local Area Subsequent Designation and Local Board Recertification application through the California Workforce Development Board (State Board) for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025.
REPORT
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Local Board recertification result will be denied, and a new Local Board will be appointed and certified in accordance with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Section 107(c)(2)(C).
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action, as this is an application for a designation, and has no monetary considerations.
DISCUSSION:
The California Workforce Development Board (State Board) and the Employment Development Department (EDD), acting under the authority of the Governor, released a draft directive on March 13, 2023 that established policies and procedures for the subsequent designation of local areas and recertification of local boards.
To be eligible for subsequent designation and board recertification, the Local Board must meet the following criteria and submit the Local Area designation and Local Board Recertification application: 1) Meet the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) Local Board membership requirements, 2) Meet or exceeded performance accountability measures, 3) Achieved sustained fiscal integrity and 4) Engaged in Regional Planning. The Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) has met all of the required criteria. The completed application has been attached for your consideration.
The WIOA requires that the Local Board and the Chief Local Elected Official(s) (CEOs) for the Local Workforce Area approve and execute the application. The directive requires applications to be submitted to the State by May 19, 2023. In the event the Local Area is unable to obtain local approval by the submission deadline, the FRWDB may submit an unsigned copy of the application with an explanation for the absent signature(s) and the date by which the signed original will be sent. Local Areas will not receive full subsequent designation status until the signed application is submitted to the state. The application was presented to the FRWDB Executive Committee for approval at their meeting of April 19, 2023. To meet the May 19, 2023 deadline, the unsigned copy of the application was sent to the State. Upon your approval of this item, the application, with all required signatures will be submitted to the State Board before June 30, 2023.
OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES:
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board Executive Committee, April 19, 2023.
City of Fresno, Mayor’s Office
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk - Application and Local Board Recertification
CAO ANALYST:
Ronald Alexander