Title
Joint resolution approving the Workforce Development Board Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Cost Sharing Agreement with the Job Center of Lake County, and authorizing execution of all necessary correspondence to submit the signed MOU to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).
Staff Summary
• The Job Center of Lake County Memorandum of Understanding including the Cost Sharing Agreement was successfully negotiated among all the federally funded local, state and educational programs authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), agreeing to collaborate and optimize the quality of services provided in the Job Center.
• The Job Center of Lake County Memorandum of Understanding Cost Sharing Agreement defines the total costs of operating the Job Center of Lake County and agreement of all partners to financially contribute the facility and One-Stop Operator costs.
• The Lake County Workforce Development Board approved the Job Center MOU including the Cost Sharing Agreement at the June 26, 2025, Workforce Board Meeting.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires the Workforce Development Board to negotiate the Job Center of Lake County Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with state, local and educational partners; and
WHEREAS, the Workforce Development Board is required to file an updated MOU annually with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO); and
WHEREAS, the Job Center of Lake County MOU including the Cost Sharing Agreement is in effect from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Job Center MOU including the Cost Sharing Agreement is hereby approved.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 12, 2025.