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Approve the new appointments of Jaime Powell, as Community Workforce Representative, and Chris Rico, as Economic Development Representative, to the Workforce Development Board of Solano County, for a term of December 10, 2024 to December 9, 2028, as required under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the new appointments of Jaime Powell, as Community Workforce Representative, and Chris Rico, as Economic Development Representative, to the WDB of Solano County, for a term of December 10, 2024 to December 9, 2028, as required under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
SUMMARY:
The Board of Supervisors, as the local elected official authorized under ?107(b)(1) of the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and as described on page 2 of the Bylaws of the WDB of Solano County, Article VI-Section C. Selection of Directors, appoint representatives to the Board of Directors of the WDB. The WDB Board of Directors approved the above-named nominees at their November 15, 2024, Board of Directors meeting.
Based on the technical certifications, membership nominations, and applications (Attachments A & B), as well as WDB Board action, Ms. Jaime Powell, and Mr. Chris Rico, can now be considered for formal ratification by the Board of Supervisors as the newest representatives on the Board of Directors of the WDB.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This action has no financial impact. The WDB is fully grant funded and receives no County General Funds.
DISCUSSION:
Ms. Jamie Powell - Fighting Back Partnership
Ms. Powell is the Program Director of Fighting Back Partnership, a nonprofit organization deeply committed to eradicating poverty and its far-reaching effects in Vallejo and throughout Solano County....
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