City of Milwaukee - File #: 240995

• File #: 240995
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/15/2024
• In control: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/6/2024
• Title: Substitute resolution designating National Apprenticeship Day an official City event.
• Sponsors: ALD. JACKSON
• Indexes: EMPLOYMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/15/2024	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/6/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
10/23/2024	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
10/15/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

240995

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. JACKSON

Title

Substitute resolution designating National Apprenticeship Day an official City event.

Analysis

This resolution declares National Apprenticeship Day to be an official City event. It further authorizes the Common-Council City Clerk’s Office to accept and expend up to $100,000 of contributions to support this event.

Body

Whereas, The Office of Apprenticeship is a division of the U.S. Department of Labor that helps employers and other organizations develop quality, accessible Registered Apprenticeship opportunities for workers seeking higher-skilled, higher-paying jobs and organizations seeking to build a qualified, diverse, and inclusive workforce through Registered Apprenticeships validated by the Department of Labor; and

Whereas, Since 2014, the Office of Apprenticeship has sponsored National Apprenticeship Week, a nationwide celebration where employers, industry representatives, labor organizations, community-based organizations, workforce partners, educational institutions, and Federal, State, and local government agencies host events to showcase the successes and value of Registered Apprenticeship for strengthening our economy by developing a highly skilled workforce to meet industry needs, creating pathways for career seekers to catapult into good jobs, and advancing racial and gender equity; and

Whereas, The week of November 17, 2024 will mark the 10th anniversary of National Apprenticeship Week; and

Whereas, The City will host its own National Apprenticeship Day in City Hall on April 3, 2025, to promote and celebrate apprenticeships offered through the Registered Apprenticeships Program; now, therefore be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Common Council designates April 3, 2025, as National Apprenticeship Day, an official City event; and, be it

Further Resolved, That all City departments are directed to assi...