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 (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 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 19 filled seats and 6 vacancies. These vacant seats include: Business #2, Business #4, Business #9, Business #12, Workforce Representative #5, and Education 2: Higher Education. Below is the current roster:
Seat Title
Term Expiration Date
Current Incumbent
Incumbent Supervisor District
No. of Meetings Attended Since Appointment Date*
Total No. of Meetings Held Since Appointment
Total No. of Absences Allowable in Bylaws*
Business 1
6/30/2020
Michael McGill
II
3
10
Business 2
6/30/2020
VACANT
Business 3
6/30/2020
William Mahoney
V
3
5
Business 4
6/30/2020
VACANT
Business 5
6/30/2020
Bhuphen Amin
IV
4
10
Business 6
6/30/2020
Jose Carrascal
III
4
10
Business 7
6/30/2020
Jason Cox
IV
3
10
Business 8
6/30/2020
Ashley Georgian
II
3
10
Business 9
6/30/2020
VACANT
Business 10
6/30/2020
Bob Rivera
IV
1
10
Business 11
6/30/2020
Justin Steele
I
3
10
Business 12
6/30/2020
VACANT
Business 13
6/30/2020
Melissa Johnson-Scranton
IV
0
1
Workforce Representative 1
6/30/2020
Thomas Hansen
V
2
4
Workforce Representative 2
6/30/2020
Robert Williams III
I
0
10
Workforce Representative 3
6/30/2020
Steve Older
IV
1
10
Workforce Representative 4
6/30/2020
Margaret Hanlon-Gradie
I
1
10
Workforce Representative 5
6/30/2020
VACANT
Education 1: Adult Ed/Literacy
6/30/2020
G. Vittoria Abbate
II
4
4
Education 2: Higher Education
6/30/2020
VACANT
Education 3: Economic/Community Dev.
6/30/2020
Kristin Connelly
II
4
10
Education 4: Employment Development
6/30/2020
Richard Johnson
IV
4
10
Education 5: Vocational Rehabilitation
6/30/2020
Carol Asch
IV
2
10
Additional/Optional #1
6/30/2020
Yolanda Vega
II
4
10
Additional/Optional #2
6/30/2020
John Montagh
IV
4
6
* Bylaws do not allow three consecutive absences or an excessive number of excused absences
Note that the Workforce Representative 2 appointee has attended no meetings so far. The WDB should consider vacating this seat and recruiting for an active member.
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Joshua Aldrich to the Business #2 seat and Terry Curley to the Business #4 seat on the Workforce Development Board to complete the current terms ending on June 30, 2020, as recommended by the Employment and Human Services Department and approved by the Workforce Development Board Executive Committee.