RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to continue the process of reimbursement to those employers participating in the CCWORKS (Contra Costa Works) Subsidized Employment Program whereby the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) will enter into worksite contractual/financial agreements with employers to allow for reimbursement of not less than $10 per hour but not to exceed $20 per hour for those CalWORKs clients worksited with employers during the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$750,000: Assembly Bill 98 and the CalWORKs single allocation for the subsidized employment program wages for CalWORKs participants. (100% Federal) (No County match)
BACKGROUND:
Based upon the success of the subsidized employment programs operated in response to Senate Bill 72 which extended the State reimbursement to counties for subsidized employment programs as authorized by Assembly Bill (AB) 98, the Employment and Human Services Department developed and implemented the subsidized employment program known as CCWORKS (Contra Costa Works).
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