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Resolution approving the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Four-Year Local Plan, Memorandum of Understanding for One Stop Center Operations and the Northeast Region Plan, and authorizing the execution of all necessary correspondence to distribute these Plans to the Illinois Department of Commerce.
Staff Summary
• The development and submission of several required planning compliance documents is a necessary component to receive U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding, as distributed by the Illinois Department of Commerce.
• Information on the Four-Year Local Plan, the Memorandum of Understanding for One Stop Center Operations and the Northeast Region Plan was provided to the Health and Community Services Committee at its June 7, 2016 meeting.
• This resolution approves the Four-Year Local Plan, Memorandum of Understanding for One Stop Center Operations and the Northeast Region Plan, as reviewed and approved by the Lake County Workforce Development Board (LCWDB).
• The Lake County Board Chairman, as Chief Elected Official (CEO) for the local workforce area, is a required signatory. This resolution would authorize the County Board Chairman/CEO to execute the necessary documents to submit to the State of Illinois.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act requires that local workforce development areas develop and submit workforce compliance plans in order for the local workforce development area to receive annual federal workforce funding allocations, as distributed through their State workforce agency ; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has been designated as a local workforce development area by the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Lake County is required to submit workforce compliance plans including a Four-Year Local Plan and a Memorandum of Understanding for One Stop Center Operations; and
WHEREAS, in collaboration with other workforce areas encompassing the Northeast Regional Planning Area (including Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, McHenry and Will counties) as designated by the State of Illinois, Lake County is required to participate in development of a Northeast Region WIOA Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Workforce Development Board directed development of the required workforce compliance plans incorporating policy guidance from the Illinois Department of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, an extensive public engagement process was used involving surveys, focus groups and public meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Lake County Workforce Development Board has reviewed and approved the Four-Year Local Plan, Memorandum of Understanding for One Stop Center Operations and the Northeast Region Plan; and
WHEREAS, submission of these workforce compliance plans requires the approval and signature of the Lake County Board Chairman, as Chief Elected Official (CEO) for the local workforce area, and:
WHEREAS, information on the Four-Year Local Plan, the Memorandum of Understanding for One Stop Center Operations and the Northeast Region Plan was provided to the Health and Community Services Committee at its June 7, 2016 meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Four-Year Local Plan, Memorandum of Understanding for One Stop Center Operations and the Northeast Region Plan are hereby approved; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Lake County Board as CEO for the local workforce development area is hereby authorized to execute the necessary documents for submission of the workforce compliance plans to the State of Illinois.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on this day of July 12, 2016.