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C. 44

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	April 18, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Appointment to the Workforce Development Board

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/18/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Tamia Brown, 925-671-4560

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: April 18, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPOINT Sean Laurant to the Governmental and Economic and Community Development Seat #1 of the Workforce Development Board for a term expiring June 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact for this action.

BACKGROUND:

On January 7, 2020, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) adopted Resolution No. 2020/1, adopting policy governing appointments to boards, committees, and commissions that are advisory to the BOS. Section III.A. of this resolution states that when an advisory body conducts interviews for at-large/countywide seats, the body's recommendation will be provided to a Board committee for further review, along with all applications received for the applicable seat(s). In all cases, the Board Committee decides which applicants to nominate for full Board action.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Workforce Development Board implements federal requirements for programs to address the education, skills, and employment needs for a skilled workforce, and that lead to an increase in the skills and earnings of Contra Costa residents.

On March 14, 2016, the Family and Human Services Committee (FHS) accepted the Employment and Human Services Department's recommendation to decertify the then-current Workforce Investment Act local Board and re-certify a new board structure in compliance with the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). FHS approved these recommendations, and the Board did the same at its March 29, 2016 meeting.
Under new standards in WIOA (2016), and as adopted by the Board on March 29, 2016, the new Workforce Development Board structure is: a total of 23 required seats and two "optional seats," consisting of: 13 Business representatives, five Workforce representatives, and five Education and Training representatives, as follows: (1) Adult Education/Literacy; (2) Higher Education; (3) Economic & Community Development; (4) Wagner Peyser representative; and (5) Vocational Rehabilitation. Also, two additional/"optional" seats that may be filled from any of the three categories above.

At the February 27, 2023 FHS meeting, the Committee approved the recommendations of the Workforce Development Board, as approved at its February 7, 2023 Executive Committee meeting, the appointment of Sean Laurant to the Governmental and Economic and Community Development Seat #1 of the Workforce Development Board, with a term expiring June 30, 2027. The true term expiration is June 30, 2024 and is reflected as such in this Board Order.