City of Milwaukee - File #: 210240

• File #: 210240
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/25/2021
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/15/2021
• Title: Substitute resolution approving various agreements pertaining to the 2021 Compete Milwaukee transitional jobs program.
• Sponsors: ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. JOHNSON
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, EMPLOYMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/22/2021	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/15/2021	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Pres. Johnson added as a cosponsor.	Pass	15:0
6/9/2021	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Aaron Szopinski, Mayor's Office Andrew Simons, Dept. of Public Works Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, 1st Ald. Dist.	Pass	5:0
5/25/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
210240
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
191714, 140889, 151082, 161014, 170905, 181724
Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON AND JOHNSON
Title
Substitute resolution approving various agreements pertaining to the 2021 Compete Milwaukee transitional jobs program.
Analysis
This resolution enables implementation of the Compete Milwaukee program in 2021, using an organizational structure similar to that of the 2020 program. Compete Milwaukee is a partnership between the City of Milwaukee and workforce development agencies. Compete Milwaukee makes strategic workforce development investments that address the problem of underemployment among Milwaukee residents. The Compete Milwaukee 2021 program leverages State and Federal funding, and consists of the following components:

1. Community Work Partnership - Transitional Jobs. Compete Milwaukee will fund approximately 30 Transitional Job six-month placements within City departments starting in 2021, funded by State of Wisconsin TANF funds and CDBG allocations will fund the supplemental wage costs and support the career pathway trainings provided by WRTP/BIG STEP.

2. Career Pathways. Career Pathways. Compete Milwaukee participants will receive career pathway training, including employability assessments, as well as skills training and certifications needed to connect to permanent unsubsidized employment, with assistance from career counseling case managers, barrier remediation services and job search assistance.

3. Employ Milwaukee - Workforce Development Services. Federally-funded workforce development services and collaborations between City and workforce development agencies, WRTP/BIG STEP and Milwaukee-area employers will track participants’ unsubsidized employment outcomes and support direct referrals to training and employment opportunities.

4. Career Connection Worksites. Compete Milwaukee will fund approximately 25 Transitional Job placements for approximately 6-month work experiences within City departments, a...