AGENDA DATE: 6/3/2015
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Interlocal Agreement to Implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Approve Interlocal Agreement to Implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Foley, Catlin, McClintic, Stimart, Davis, Herrick
PRESENTER (S): Faith McClintic
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Thomas C. Foley
BACKGROUND: The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), which is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), was established not only to create opportunities for job seekers to gain self-sufficiency skills and employment, but also to assist employers in gaining a qualified workforce that would meet their current and future job demand. The DOL provides funding through the WIA to states to provide these services to job seekers and employers. When the WIA was enacted, it established Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) to oversee the funding of these programs, and also to provide solutions and insight to regions regarding workforce development activities and strategies. The Piedmont Workforce Network (PWN) is the WIB serving Local Workforce Investment Area 6 (LWIA 6) which consists of 10 counties (Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange and Rappahannock) and the City of Charlottesville. When the WIA was signed into law, the 11 jurisdictions of LWIA 6 were required to enter an Interlocal Agreement to establish the LWIA and to outline the responsibilities of each locality. This Interlocal Agreement specified that the Chief Local Elected Officials of the 11 localites, or their designees, would serve on the PWN Council, which would oversee the fiscal allocations and the programmatic processes of LWIA 6. The Interlocal Agreement also established the WIB's structure and composition and outlined the process for nominations and appointments (as set forth by federal and state law). This agr...
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