REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: TJ MILLER, Interim Director
Personnel Service Department
BY: SUSAN CHUDY, Senior HR/Risk Analyst
Personnel Service Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to renewing the Workforce Connection Young Adult Services Work Experience Agreement between Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) and WIOA Young Adult FRWDB Provider of Service and the City of Fresno. Per the original agreement FRWDB will compensate up to 40 participants at minimum wage in an amount not to exceed $140,400 and the City of Fresno will serve as the worksite. This renewal is to complete the entirety of the agreement for the remaining 22 participants and be effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the City Manager or her designee to enter into an agreement with FRWDB and WIOA Young Adult FRWDB Provider of Service where the City of Fresno will serve as the Worksite for such agreement. City of Fresno provides a location and supervision for youth and young adults to gain work experience.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno has been identified as a collaborative partner to provide meaningful work for participants in a program grant administered by the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) to provide youth and young adults work experience in city government jobs year-round. The FRWDB will compensate program participants directly in the form of participant wages for an amount not to exceed $140,400 for the entire grant. The grant period is from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. The City of Fresno participation and partnership is a continuation to the approved grant from last year.
BACKGROUND
The Youth and Young Adult workforce grant was managed by the PARCS Office of Neighborhood Safety and Community Engagement (ONSCE) from June 2021 until September 2021. The grant then transitioned to the Personnel Services Department in September 2021 to provide oppor...
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