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Approve the new appointments of Emery Cowan, as Welfare-to-Work/Food Stamps and TANF Representative, and Alicia Mijares, as Labor Representative, to the Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County, for a term of April 22, 2025 through April 21, 2029, as required under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County recommends that the Board of Supervisors appoint Emery Cowan, as Welfare-to-Work/Food Stamps and TANF Representative, and Alicia Mijares, as Labor Representative, to the Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County, for a term beginning April 22, 2025, and expiring April 21, 2029, 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 March 21, 2025, Board of Directors meeting.
Based on the technical certifications, membership nominations, and applications (Attachment A & B), as well as WDB Board action, Emery Cowan and Alicia Mijares 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:
Emery Cowan - Solano County Health and Social Services
Ms. Emery Cowan will be taking over the membership seat of Mr. Gerald Huber, who resigned from the Board of Directors in 2024 due to his retirement from County s...
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