DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Subrecipient Agreement With Minnesota State Dakota County Technical College For Workforce Mobility Program
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 22-215 (May 24, 2022), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized an amendment to the 2022 Employment and Economic Assistance (E&EA) Budget and an amendment to the 2022 Non-Departmental Budget in the amount of $250,000 in American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovering Funds to finance the Workforce Mobility Program; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) and Inver Hills Community College (Inver Hills) are planning to collaborate with E&EA and area CareerForce Centers to draw more people into the workforce through a contract between the County of Dakota and Minnesota State DCTC; and
WHEREAS, the program will provide free tuition in credit or non-credit training for Dakota County residents in key identified in-demand industry sectors, support incumbent workers looking to upskill or shift to high-wage industries, and allow training to workers that will lead directly to viable jobs; and
WHEREAS, where applicable, the program will also offer participants a pathway for further education that may open up additional career opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act Agreement includes information that the program will be marketed throughout the County for optimal visibility, including postcards from the colleges as well as press releases, and the Colleges will develop the marketing materials with review by E&EA staff; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board and Dakota County Communications will help promote the Workforce Mobility Program through their channels; and
WHEREAS, the free tuition program will be for Dakota County residents age 18 and older with prioritization to those residents who are 1) also enrolled in other county programs such as social services, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, etc., and/or are in Dakota County Community Development Agency housing, or 2) who are not enrolled in programs who have annual family incomes under the 250 percent of poverty guidelines, which will be based on self-attestation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute the subrecipient agreement with Minnesota State Dakota County Technical College to implement the Workforce Mobility Project in a not to exceed agreement amount of $250,000 from the date of execution through completion of the outcomes set forth in Section 2.1 of the agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the agreement shall contain a provision that allows the County to immediately terminate the agreement in the event sufficient funds from county, state, or federal sources are not appropriated at a level sufficient to allow payment of the amount due.
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