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a. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding, Phase I, between the Monterey County Workforce Development Board and partners of the America's Job Center of California (AJCC)/One-Stop System, effective June 30, 2016 through June 29, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to Sign as the Chief Elected Official of the Monterey County local workforce development area, in order to comply with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding, Phase I, between the Monterey County Workforce Development Board and partners of the America's Job Center of California (AJCC)/One-Stop System, effective June 30, 2016 through June 29, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to Sign as the Chief Elected Official of the Monterey County local workforce development area, in order to comply with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.
SUMMARY:
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) mandates specified partners to the AJCC/One-Stop delivery system and requires that the Monterey County Workforce Development Board (WDB) and local partners in the region sign an agreement regarding the operations of the system. Per joint direction from the California Department of Employment Development and the California Workforce Development Board, Phase I of the MOU will establish a cooperative working relationship among the parties, define their respective roles and responsibilities, and outline a framework for shared customers (employers and job seekers) and delivery of services to job seekers and employers. The AJCC/One-Stop delivery system is intended as a locally-driven system, which develops partnerships to provide programs and services that achieve three main policy objectives established by the California Workforce Development Board:
1. Foster demand-driven skills attainment;
2. Enable ...
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