REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 16, 2019
FROM: BLAKE KONCZAL, Executive Director
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
BY: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Mandated Partner Memorandum of Understanding:
1. Approve the use of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Mandated Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Template
2. Authorize the City Manager to sign all Mandated Partner MOUs as they complete negotiation and are presented to the City Manager's Office
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve the use of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Mandated Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) template, and authorize the City Manager or designee to sign all Mandated Partner MOUs as they complete negotiation and are presented to the City Manager's office
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The recommended action allows the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board (FRWDB) to negotiate MOUs with each of the mandated partners, as required by the WIOA. These MOUs are required to be in place no later than July 1, 2019.
The United States Congress passed the WIOA (the "Act"), as an enhancement to the previous Workforce Investment Act. The Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on July 22, 2014, and the law took effect on July 1, 2015. 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.
The Act requires that the MOUs be reviewed, updated as needed and renewed every three (3) years. This is the first renewal.
These mandated partners are to represent the following areas of need:
* State of California...
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