Lake County Health and Community Services Committee met June 7.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call of Members
4. Addenda to the Agenda
5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)
6. Chair's Remarks
7. Unfinished Business
8. New Business
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 8.1 - 8.2)
*APPROVAL OF MINUTES*
8.1 22-0794
Minutes from March 29, 2022.
8.2 22-0795
Minutes from May 3, 2022.
REGULAR AGENDA
*WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT*
8.3 22-0829
Workforce Development Annual Update.
8.4 22-0763
Joint resolution to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Lake County Workforce Development Board, Lake County, and the One-Stop Operator Consortium in the amount of $46,455.25.
∙ Since 2000, The Job Center of Lake County has been operated under a partner consortium including the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the College of Lake County, and the Lake County Workforce Development Department.
∙ Federal legislation went into effect in 2015 that requires these services to be procured by the Workforce Development Board through a competitive selection process.
∙ The County met its obligation through the initial award of the One Stop Operator to the Workforce Development Partner Consortium at the County Board meeting on June 13, 2017.
∙ A Request for Proposal was issued by the Purchasing Division, extended to 41 vendors, and one sealed proposal was received from the partner consortium, which includes the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the College of Lake County, and the Lake County Workforce Development Department that has operated the Job Center of Lake County since 2000.
∙ The review committee determined that the proposal submitted by the Workforce Development Partner Consortium satisfied the requirements set forth in the RFP.
∙ It is recommended that the consortium of the Illinois Department of Employment Security, the College of Lake County, and the Lake County Workforce Development Department be approved to continue to provide these services in the amount of $46,455.25.
8.5 22-0791
Joint resolution authorizing the Workforce Development Department to enter into Summer Youth Worksite Agreements with public, private, or nonprofit organizations to host youth onsite as part of the Lake County Summer Youth Work Experience Program.
∙ The Workforce Development Department administers the Lake County Summer Youth Work Experience Program. The Summer Youth Program provides eligible youth a meaningful work experience.
∙ Onsite, subsidized work experiences will be at public, governmental, private, and nonprofit organizations. Youth will be scheduled to work up to 25 hours weekly for six weeks. Youth ages 14-17 will earn an hourly wage of $10.00 and youth 18 years and older will earn an hourly wage of $12.00.
∙ Workforce Development has identified 17 worksites that have the capacity to host 150 youth and will continue to identify additional worksites.
∙ The Worksite Agreement outlines the responsibilities of the participating worksites and Lake County.
∙ This joint resolution authorizes the County Board Chair or their designee to sign the agreements.
8.6 22-0830
Joint resolution approving the modifications to the Workforce Development Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Four-Year Regional and Local Plans and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Job Center of Lake County, and authorizing execution of all necessary correspondence to submit these plans to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).
∙ The Lake County Workforce Development Board is responsible for the development and submission of plan documents as a necessary component to receive U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding, passed-through the Illinois DCEO.
∙ The Northeast Economic Development Region Four-Year WIOA Plan was collectively modified by the seven workforce boards serving the ten counties of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will. The Plan modifications provides innovative regional solutions to meet the needs of the key industry sectors of healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing and IT and integrating DEI strategies.
∙ The Lake County Workforce Development Board Four-Year WIOA Local Plan modification provides an overview of partner programs to ensure that job seekers, including youth and individuals with barriers to employment, have the skills to compete in the job market and that employers have a ready supply of skilled workers.
∙ The modifications to Job Center of Lake County Memorandum of Understanding was successfully negotiated among all the federally funded programs authorized under WIOA, agreeing to collaborate and optimize the quality of services provided in the Job Center.
∙ The Lake County Workforce Development Board approved the modifications to the WIOA Regional and Local Plans and the Job Center MOU at its May 26, 2022 meeting.
*HEALTH DEPARTMENT*
8.7 22-0756
Joint resolution accepting the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) grant and authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $298,498 for the Sustainability grant.
∙ The $298,498 IDHS grant will fund retention bonuses, sign on bonuses, and cover costs of Behavioral Health services for unfunded or underfunded clients.
∙ The $298,498 in additional grant funding has not been previously appropriated because the grant resources were secured after the County’s adoption of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget.
∙ The grant award will be for the period July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
9. County Administrator's Report
10. Executive Session
11. Members' Remarks
12. Adjournment
Next Meeting: June 28, 2022
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