County of El Dorado - File #: 15-0855

• File #: 15-0855
• Version: 1
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/26/2015
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 7/21/2015
• Final action: 7/21/2015
• Title: Health and Human Services Agency, Social Services Division, recommending the Board consider the following: 1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Second Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement 829-M0610 for Golden Sierra Job Training Agency to address unemployment problems within the counties of El Dorado, Alpine, and Placer, for a term that began September 2005 and continues into perpetuity; and 2) Authorize the Chair to execute further Amendments and Restatements, if any, relating to the Joint Exercise of Power Agreement 829-M0610, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel. FUNDING: State and Federal Funding via Golden Sierra Job Training Agency, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/21/2015	1	Board of Supervisors	Approved	Pass

Title
Health and Human Services Agency, Social Services Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Second Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement 829-M0610 for Golden Sierra Job Training Agency to address unemployment problems within the counties of El Dorado, Alpine, and Placer, for a term that began September 2005 and continues into perpetuity; and
2) Authorize the Chair to execute further Amendments and Restatements, if any, relating to the Joint Exercise of Power Agreement 829-M0610, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel.

FUNDING: State and Federal Funding via Golden Sierra Job Training Agency, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION:
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommends the Board sign the Second Amended and Restated Golden Sierra Job Training Agency (GSJTA) Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) to reflect that Nevada County and Sierra County have withdrawn from the consortia, to conform to recently passed federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIA) of 2014, and to incorporate revised JPA bylaws.

DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
GSJTA is the Local Workforce Investment Area (LWIA) administrative entity designated by the State of California to administer Federal Workforce Investment Act services in Placer, El Dorado, and Alpine counties. GSJTA receives WIA Federal funding from the California Employment Development Department and then allocates funding for each county within the LWIA to provide programs to help achieve the goal of reducing national unemployment. The Department of Labor encourages contiguous units of local government to form consortia to plan and manage employment and training programs covering whole labor market areas within their jurisdiction. The First Amended Agreement, attached hereto as Attachment C, was entered into in September of 2005 by and between Alpine County, Nevada County, Placer County, S...