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a. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Monterey County, acting through the Monterey County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), and Transitions for Recovery and Re-entry Program, Inc, for providing services at the Monterey County America's Job Center of California in Seaside; and
b. Authorize the WIB Executive Director to sign the agreement on behalf of Monterey County
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Monterey County, acting through the Monterey County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), and Transitions for Recovery and Re-entry Program, Inc, for providing services at the Monterey County America's Job Center of California in Seaside; and
b. Authorize the WIB Executive Director to sign the agreement on behalf of Monterey County
SUMMARY:
In accordance with Section 121(c) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), Monterey County, through the Monterey County WIB, seeks to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Transitions for Recovery Re-entry Program, Inc, to provide wrap-around re-entry support services for parolees, probationers, veterans and the hard to serve residents at the comprehensive America's Job Center of California (Job Center) in Seaside.
The purpose of this MOU is to define the working relationship between the Job Center/ Monterey County WIB and Transitions for Recovery and Re-Entry Program, Inc., with the purpose of accomplishing shared goals and supplementing the capacity of the Job Center to provide a comprehensive array of wrap-around re-entry support services for Adults in our jurisdiction. The MOU furthers the statutory purpose of the WIA, which emphasizes full and effective partnerships between local WIBs and the Job Center partners, and the regulation which emphasizes that it is a legal obligation for the partners and the local WIB to engage in good faith negotiations to reach agreement on the MO...
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