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Approve the appointment of David Tam as the Wagner-Peyser Representative to the Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County, for a term to expire on August 13, 2022, as required under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors appoint David Tam as the Wagner-Peyser Representative to the Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County, for a term to expire on August 13, 2022, 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 nominee at their July 20, 2018 Board meeting.
Due to an administrative oversight, the request for Board of Supervisors approval of David Tam's appointment was not presented after the WDB Board of Directors July 20, 2018 Board meeting. In good faith, Mr. Tam has been serving on the WDB Board of Directors since August 2018 and has attended meetings regularly.
Based on the technical certification, membership nomination, application and supplemental application (Attachment A), as well as WDB Board action, Mr. Tam can now be considered for formal ratification by the Board of Supervisors as the newest representative 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:
Mr. Tam leads a local American Job Center of California, a team of professional Employment Specialists, Career Advisors, Veteran Representatives, Trade ...
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