Number
151082
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
151349
Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON, KOVAC, COGGS, PEREZ AND STAMPER
Title
Substitute resolution expressing support for, and approving various agreements relating to, the Compete Milwaukee 2016 program.
Analysis
This resolution expresses support for the Compete Milwaukee 2016 program, a partnership of Mayor Barrett, the Common Council, workforce development agencies and private employers to make strategic workforce development investments that will address the problem of underemployment among Milwaukee residents. The $1.8 million Compete Milwaukee 2016 program will consist of the following components:
1. Community Work Partnership - Transitional Jobs. Community Development Block Grant funds will be combined with $130,000 included in the 2016 Budget to provide the funding necessary to hire and compensate approximately 100 transitional job placements within City departments and agencies (DPW, DNS, MPD, HACM, DOA and the Port) in 2016.
2. Career Pathways - Community Development Block Grant funds will be used to provide the skills training and certification that program participants need to secure permanent, unsubsidized employment in the private sector. The City will contract with Employ Milwaukee for these purposes.
3. Compete Milwaukee Liaison - The 2016 Budget provides $45,000 in funding for the contracted services of one full-time Employ Milwaukee, formerly known as Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc., staff to support regular collaboration between City agencies, Employ Milwaukee, WRTP/Big Step and Milwaukee-area employers.
4. In-School Youth Career Services - The 2016 Budget provides $27,000 in support of a partnership with Employ Milwaukee to provide substantive work-based learning experiences and career planning services to middle-school and high-school aged youth, with $93,000 provided in Common Council File Number 151349
5. Compete Milwaukee Builds - The 2016 Budget provides $108,000 for ...
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