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Joint resolution approving a new full-time development project lead planner position funded by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant in the Workforce Development Department.
Staff Summary
* The Workforce Development Department (Workforce) provides services and training opportunities to help Lake County job seekers to be competitive in today's marketplace.
* As part of their services, Workforce tailors programs to meet client specific needs, creating new programs when necessary.
* The demand for Workforce's services resulted in securing two new ongoing grants for the fiscal year 2019 budget in order to provide increased programmatic grant activity.
* Workforce has determined that their increased level of program activity requires additional staff supervision.
* The development project lead planner position will provide program activity, supervise other employees, and seek additional grant funding by writing, administering, and managing prospective grant applications, making more than a single point of contact for this responsibility within the department.
* This position will be funded by a reallocation of existing WIOA grant dollars, with the new ongoing grants paying for existing services currently funded by WIOA.
* This position will be eliminated should the grant funding sources expire or not be renewed.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Workforce Development Department has a statutory requirement to provide services and programs to Lake County job seekers; and
WHEREAS, the need for services combined with difficulties in training and retaining staff requires a full-time position; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Workforce Development decided that a higher degree of supervision is necessary for logistical coordination of ongoing programs and prospective programs; and
WHEREAS, the current demand for program services necessitates; and
WHEREAS, there is sufficient funding designated for the position in Workforce's FY 2019 budget by the...
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