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Adopt and present a resolution recognizing September 2026 as Workforce Development Month in Solano County (Supervisor Williams)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County recommends the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution recognizing September 2026 as Workforce Development Month in Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
National Workforce Development Month was first declared in 2005 to promote the American workforce and acknowledge the crucial role workforce development plays in growing the U.S. economy. September 2026 marks 21 years of recognizing the people, programs and partnerships that drive opportunity and economic mobility across the country.
In FY2025/26, over 15,000 individuals received basic employment services from Solano County’s America’s Job Centers of California, over 400 individuals received intensive employment services, and approximately 400 businesses received services from the WDB. The WDB works with numerous partners to provide services through the Job Center system. In addition, the WDB collaborates with local educational agencies, area unions, local governments, local businesses, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations to support workers in attaining family sustaining wages, while ensuring businesses find the skilled workforce needed to compete in the regional economy.
Beginning in late 2025, Solano County experienced a series of significant business closures and workforce reductions that resulted in multiple Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings and displaced workers across several of the county’s largest industries. The WDB responded by meeting the increased demand for its services across the community. Staff delivered Rapid Response sessions to inform affected workers of the assistance available to them. Additionally...
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