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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:	December 5, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County & One-Stop America's Job Center of California Partners Memorandum of Understanding, Phase II

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/05/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Elaine Burres, 912-608-4960

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 5, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the non-financial Memorandum of Understanding between the Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County and the One-Stop America's Job Center of California partners and AUTHORIZE the Chair, Board of Supervisors to sign the memorandum.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires the public workforce system to align investments in workforce, education, and economic development with regional in-demand jobs. It focuses on the importance of providing customers access to high quality One-Stop Centers to connect individuals with the full range of services available in their communities. In order to establish or enhance collaboration among community partners, WIOA requires local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs), with the agreement of the chief elected official, to develop Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with all America's Job Center of California (AJCC) required partners.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The State identified two separate phases of the MOU development. Phase 1 identified shared customers and shared services, and addressed service coordination and collaboration amongst partners. Phase II, which has been agreed upon by all partners, addresses how to sustain the unified system through the use of resource sharing and joint infrastructure cost funding. Phase I has been completed and sent forward to the State.

Under WIOA, all partners to the MOU agree to share in the operating costs of the AJCC system, either in cash or through shared services. Recent guidance from the State has clarified that only co-located partners in comprehensive career centers shall share the non-personnel costs necessary for general operation of each comprehensive AJCC. While only co-located partners share infrastructure costs, all AJCC partners shall share costs (including applicable career services identified in WIOA Section 13 (c) (2) that are delivered by the AJCC required partners as authorized under their programs including basic center services, individualized career services, and follow-up services.

All mandated partners have agreed upon a cost methodology in compliance with with MOU Phase II requirements. A cost sharing agreement has been signed by all co-located partners.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Cooperative working relationships and County One-Stop operational requirements could be jeopardized.