HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-16-2004-6bORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 16, 2004
Action Agenda f
Item No. 0/4
SUBJECT: Workforce Development Board Annual Report
DEPARTMENT: Social Services/Skills PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Development JobLink Center,
Workforce Development Board
ATTACHMENT(S):
Annual Workforce Investment Act
Report (Under Separate Cover)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gwen Price, ext. 2885
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To present the annual program report prepared by the Regional Partnership Local
Area on Workforce Investment Act Programs, including information on expenditures on all
contractors' programs, number of participants served, articles on the JobLink Career Centers,
and program success stories (the Skills Development Center is a state chartered JobLink
Center).
BACKGROUND: The Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board has sole
responsibility and oversight of the Workforce Investment Act Programs administered in
Alamance, Orange, and Randolph Counties. The Board is comprised of a majority of private
sector individuals, with remaining board seats filled by public sector. Members appointed by the
Orange County Board of County Commissioners are:
• Keith Norwood - Board Chair - Private Sector
• Nancy Coston - Orange County Department of Social Services
• Dianne Reid - Orange County Economic Development
• Cleon Currie - Private Sector
• Sandra Sanchez - Joint-Orange Chatham Community Action Agency (JOCCA)
• Phyllis West -Orange County Schools -Secondary Education
The Board's mission "is to provide leadership and advocacy for workforce development in our
communities, focusing on employer needs and employment preparedness", with a vision of
"being recognized as the catalyst between individuals' education and training and employers'
needs through the effective utilization of available resources".
It is staffs understanding that Keith Norwood will provide a short presentation on the report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report as
information and provide any comments,