DATE: September 13, 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 Memorandum of Understanding between the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board and the West Hills Community College District.
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 West Hills Community College District.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no alternative action. If a Memorandum of Understanding is not executed with the 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 clients between the partners for specific services to better serve the community and leverage resources from multiple sources, as appropriate.
Each MOU must be signed by the Chief Local Elected Officials (County of Fresno and the City of Fresno) and submitted to the California Employment Development Department’s Workforce Services Division.
A previous version of the template was approved by your Board at its meeting on February 2, 2016. The attached version has been updated to incorporate mandated elements not known prior to that meeting. The mandated elements include the following:
• Added new Section I: Vision and Mission
• Added new Section VI: The Customers To Be Served
• Added new Section VII: Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance
• Added new Section XXI: Shared Information and System Security
• Added new Section XXII: Public Communications and Branding Related to WIOA Services
The updates caused most sections to be renumbered and or reordered.
On June 21, 2016, your Board approved a MOU with the Department of Social Services. On August 9, 2016, your Board approved a MOU with 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. Approval of the recommended action will authorize execution of a MOU with the West Hills Community College District.
OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES:
Fresno City Council
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
BAI #16, February 2, 2016
BAI #23, June 21, 2016
BAI #32, August 9, 2016
ATTACHMENTS INCLUDED AND/OR ON FILE:
On file with Clerk: MOU with WHCCD
CAO ANALYST:
Ronald Alexander