REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 13, 2019
FROM: BLAKE KONCZAL, Executive Director
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
PHYLLIS STOGBAUER, Deputy Director of Program Services
Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board
BY: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board's application through the California Workforce Development Board (State Board) for Local Board Certification for the period of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2021.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board's application through the California Workforce Development Board (State Board) for Local Board Certification for the period of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2021.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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 February 26, 2019, 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 appli...
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