On December 13, 2011, The Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2011/498 adopting policy governing appointments to independent boards, committees, and commissions, and special districts. Included in this resolution was a requirement that independent bodies initially conducting interviews for At Large/Countywide seats provide appointment recommendations to a Board Committee for further review.
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 (F&HS) accepted the Employment and Human Services Department's recommendation to decertify the then current Workforce Investment Act local Board and recertify and new board structure in compliance with the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). F&HS approved these recommendations, and the Board did the same at their 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 Devl; (4) Wagner Peyser representative; (5) Vocational Rehabilitation. Also two additional/ "optional" seats that may be filled from any of the 3 categories above.
Referral Update:
The Workforce Development Board currently has 21 filled seats, three of which have pending resignations going to the full Board of Supervisors, and four vacancies. Below is the current roster:
Seat title
Term Expiration Date
Current Incumbent
Incumbent Supervisor District
Meetings Attended Since Appointment Date
Total Number of Meeting Since Appointment
Total Number of Absences Allowable in By-laws
Business 1
6/30/2020
McGill Michael
II
5
5
0
Business 2
6/30/2020
Kan Pamela (resignation, pending BOS)
V
2
Resigned 05.17 4
2
Business 3
6/30/2020
Wentworth Claudia
IV
1
Resigned 05.16
0
Business 3
6/30/2020
Mahoney, William
V
0
0
0
Business 4
6/30/2020
Carrillo Maggie
III
2
5
3
Business 5
6/30/2020
Amin Bhuphen B.
IV
5
5
0
Business 6
6/30/2020
Carrascal Jose
III
4
5
1
Business 7
6/30/2020
Cox Jason
IV
4
5
1
Business 8
6/30/2020
Georgian Ashley
II
4
5
1
Business 9
6/30/2020
VACANT
II
1
0
Business 10
6/30/2020
Rivera Robert
IV
5
5
0
Business 11
6/30/2020
Steele Justin
I
5
5
0
Business 12
6/30/2020
Adler Paul
V
3
5
2
Business 13
6/30/2020
VACANT
Workforce Representative 1
6/30/2020
VACANT
II
3
0
Workforce Representative 2
6/30/2020
Williams III Robert
I
4
5
1
Workforce Representative 3
6/30/2020
Older Steve
IV
5
5
0
Workforce Representative 4
6/30/2020
Hanlon Margaret
I
4
5
1
Workforce Representative 5
6/30/2020
VACANT
V
2
Education 1: Adult Ed/Literacy
6/30/2020
Farwell Kathy (resignation, pending BOS)
V
3
(Resigned 06.17) 4
1
Education 2: Higher Education
6/30/2020
Tillery Randal (resignation, pending BOS)
V
1
4
3
Education 3: Economic/Community Dev.
6/30/2020
Connelly Kristin
II
4
5
1
Education 4: Employment Development
6/30/2020
Johnson Richard
IV
4
5
1
Additional/Optional #1
6/30/2020
Vega Yolanda
II
5
5
0
Additional/Optional #2
6/30/2020
Montagh, John
IV
0
0
0
Education 5: Vocational Rehabilitation
6/30/2020
Asch Carol
IV
5
5
0
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointment of Thomas Hansen to the Workforce & Labor Seat #1 on the Workforce Development Board with a term expiring June 30, 2020, as recommended by the Workforce Development Board.