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C. 16

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Date:	August 10, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Appointments to the Workforce Development Board

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/10/2021

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:

Enid Mendoza, (925) 655-2051

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: August 10, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPOINT the following individuals to the Workforce Development Board seats identified below, with terms expiring June 30, 2025:

Douglas R. Lezameta (Concord) to the Business Seat #5,

Lauren D. Johnson (Martinez) to the Business Seat #6,

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

Steve Older (Concord) to the Workforce & Labor Seat #4, and
Traci Young (Oakland) to the Workforce & Labor Seat #5

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

On January 7, 2020, the Board of Supervisors (BOS) adopted Resolution No. 2020/1 revising 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.

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 2 "optional seats", consisting of: 13 Business representatives, 5 Workforce representatives, and 5 Education and Training representatives as follows: (1) Adult Education/Literacy; (2) Higher Education; (3) Economic & Community Development; (4) Wagner Peyser representative; (5) Vocational Rehabilitation. Also two additional "optional" seats that may be filled from any of the 3 categories above.

At the July 26, FHS meeting, the Committee approved the recommendations of the Workforce Development Board, as approved at their July 14, 2021 Executive Commtee meeting, to appoint Douglas R. Lezameta to the Business Seat #5, Lauren D. Johnson to the Business Seat #6, Steve Older to the Workforce & Labor Seat #4, and Traci Young to the Workforce & Labor Seat #5 of the Workforce Development Board with terms expiring June 30, 2025.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The seats will remain unfilled.