Lake County Illinois - File #: 17-0146

• File #: 17-0146
• Version: 1
• Name: Lake County Partners Joint Resolution
• Type: resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/31/2017
• In control: Health and Community Services Committee
• Final action: 3/14/2017
• Title: Joint resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with Lake County Partners for business outreach and retention services for Lake County Workforce Development in the amount not to exceed $75,000.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/14/2017	1	Lake County Board	adopted	Pass
3/1/2017	1	Financial & Administrative Committee	recommended for adoption to the consent agenda	Pass
2/28/2017	1	Health and Community Services Committee	approved and referred on to the Financial and Administrative Committee	Pass

Title
Joint resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with Lake County Partners for business outreach and retention services for Lake County Workforce Development in the amount not to exceed $75,000.

Staff Summary
* Funds are budgeted and appropriated for the professional services agreement through Workforce Development grant funding.
* Lake County Workforce Development administers the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth grant which funds programs to serve disengaged youth and young adults (ages 16-24) to help the youth along a career pathway.
* Lake County Workforce Development desires to utilize Lake County Partners for a youth-focused business outreach pilot program to provide a service delivery strategy that will create meaningful work-based learning opportunities such as internships and work-experiences.
* Lake County Partners will identify Lake County employers in key industry sectors interested in developing opportunities in job shadowing, internship and work experiences for a minimum of 25 youth, with ten different companies throughout Lake County.
* Pursuant to Article 6, Section102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Purchasing Agent consulted with an ad hoc review group that approved a bid exemption on the basis of an existing long standing, successful relationship.
* The contract authorizes a professional services agreement for an initial pilot program term of March 14, 2017, through September 14, 2017, for a not to exceed cost of $75,000.

Body
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Lake County Workforce Development desires to have Lake County Partner be awarded a contract to do business outreach youth services; and

WHEREAS, Lake County Workforce Development has WIOA youth grant funds available for business outreach youth services; and

WHEREAS, Lake County Workforce Development desires to utilize Lake County Partners for a youth-focused business outreach pilot program to provide a service delivery strategy that will cr...