County of Fresno - File #: 16-1082

• File #: 16-1082
• Name: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Mandated Partner Memorandum of Understanding
• In control: Administrative Office
• On agenda: 8/9/2016
• Final action: 8/9/2016
• Enactment #: Agreement No. 16-484 through Agreement No. 16-491
• Title: Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Memorandums of Understanding between the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board and the State of California Employment Development Department, Department of Rehabilitation, AARP Foundation, Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, Proteus, Inc., Job Corps, State Center Adult Education Consortium, and West Hills Adult Education Consortium.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/9/2016	Board of Supervisors	Conducted Hearings	Pass

DATE: August 9, 2016

TO: Board of Supervisors

SUBMITTED BY: Jean M. Rousseau, County Administrative Officer

SUBJECT: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Mandated Partner Memorandum of Understanding

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Memorandums of Understanding between the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board and the State of California Employment Development Department, Department of Rehabilitation, AARP Foundation, Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, Proteus, Inc., Job Corps, State Center Adult Education Consortium, and West Hills Adult Education Consortium.
REPORT
On February 2, 2016, your Board approved the use of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Mandated Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template. Approval of the recommended action will authorize execution of an MOU with the following: State of California Employment Development Department, Department of Rehabilitation, AARP Foundation, Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, Proteus, Inc., Job Corps, State Center Adult Education Consortium, and West Hills Adult Education Consortium.

ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):

There is no alternative action. If a Memorandum of Understanding is not executed with each mandated partner, Fresno County will be out of compliance with WIOA requirements and could lose funding for WIOA activities that benefit the residents of Fresno County.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the Recommended Action. The Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board is 100% funded by non-County sources. These have their origin primarily with the United States Department of Labor, being supplemented by other Federal and State of California grants.

DISCUSSION:

The WIOA mandates that certain Federal, State, and local agencies formally partner with local Workforce Development Boards at what is now known as America's Jobs Centers of California (AJCC), in order to refer cli...