City of Milwaukee - File #: 170053

• File #: 170053
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/18/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/9/2017
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to required agreements between the Mayor, designated local elected officials, and Employ Milwaukee, Inc., pursuant to the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA).
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, LABOR SUPPLY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/15/2017	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/9/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
4/26/2017	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Asst. City Attorney Andrea Fowler - City Attorney's Office Aaron Szopinski - Mayor's Office Earl Buford and Willie Hines - Employ Milwaukee Bernadette Karanja - Workforce Development Coordinator - City Clerk's Office	Pass	5:0
4/18/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
170053

Version
SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution relating to required agreements between the Mayor, designated local elected officials, and Employ Milwaukee, Inc., pursuant to the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA).

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Mayor to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Employ Milwaukee, Inc. (formerly the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Inc., hereinafter “Employ Milwaukee”) to summarize the specific duties of each with regard to efforts and activities in the areas of job training and employment, workforce development and human resource development, pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. §3101, et seq. from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.

...Body
Whereas, The federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy; and

Whereas, The Mayor of the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board have entered into prior agreements to summarize each of their specific duties with regard to efforts and activities in the areas of job training and employment, workforce development and human resource development, pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and the superseding Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014; and

Whereas, Pursuant to those agreements, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board has served as the local grant sub-recipient and administrative entity under the terms of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 to implement job training and employment programs within Milwaukee County; and

Whereas, The City undertakes ongoing efforts to provide job training and youth employment and to promote economic devel...