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In the Board of Supervisors 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 for all WDB standing committees, redesignate its Oversight Committee as a Career Services Committee, provide membership term limits, and avoid conflicts of interest
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
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 for all WDB standing committees, redesignate its Oversight Committee as a Career Services Committee, provide membership term limits, and avoid possible conflicts of interest.
SUMMARY:
The Bylaws of the Monterey County WDB were approved by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on November 8, 2016. Revisions to these Bylaws are recommended to incorporate the WIOA requirement for standing committees to include other individuals appointed by the WDB who are not members of the local WDB and have demonstrated experience and expertise relevant to the committee's work. In addition, the WDB wishes to redesignate its Oversight Committee as a Career Services Committee to implement a continuous quality improvement (CQI) program with its contracted service provider representatives and other community subject-matter experts as committee members, while eliminating the oversight responsibilities of the Career Services and Business Services committees that could involve a conflict of interest.
DISCUSSION:
The WIOA states in Section 107(b)(4) that the local workforce development board may designate and direct the activities of standing committees to provide information and assist the local...
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