Title
In its role as Chief Elected Official of the Monterey County local workforce development area, approve amendments to the Bylaws of the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (WDB) that will incorporate Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements relating to the use of alternates, staggered term appointments, and the duties of WDB members, and will eliminate a requirement under the superseded Workforce Investment Act (WIA) for at least one member to represent a community-based organization, which will bring the WDB into operational compliance. The amendments additionally reflect local area compliance with the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) Compliance Review Office’s interpretation of the Brown Act as it relates to proxy voting.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
In its role as Chief Elected Official of the Monterey County local workforce development area, approve amendments to the Bylaws of the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (WDB) that will incorporate Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements relating to the use of alternates, staggered term appointments, and the duties of WDB members, and will eliminate a requirement under the superseded Workforce Investment Act (WIA) for at least one member to represent a community-based organization, which will bring the WDB into operational compliance. The amendments additionally reflect local area compliance with the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) Compliance Review Office’s interpretation of the Brown Act as it relates to proxy voting.
SUMMARY:
The Bylaws of the Monterey County WDB were approved by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on November 8, 2016, with the most recent revisions approved on May 4, 2021. Revisions to these Bylaws are recommended to incorporate the WIOA requirements under 20 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 679.310 relating to the use of alternates, implementation of staggered ter...
Click here for full text