DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Grant Agreement For Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act Adult Services And Dislocated Worker Services And Execute Related Contracts
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires each Workforce Development Area (WDA) to submit an annual plan describing how employment and training services will be provided to eligible program participants; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 18-049 (January 23, 2018), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of a restated and amended joint powers agreement between Dakota County and Scott County for delivery of employment services; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 23-301 (July 18, 2023), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of a grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) for employment and training programs in the Dakota-Scott Workforce WDA for the WIOA Adult in the amount of $345,851 and WIOA Dislocated Worker (DW) programs in the amount of 539,023 for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, based on the allocation formula used by DEED; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized execution of contracts with DEED Job Service and HIRED for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, based on a solicitation that was issued in 2019; and
WHEREAS, a solicitation was issued on March 8, 2024, in which a thorough review of proposals was completed; and
WHEREAS, the funding allocation for WIOA Act Adult is $343,056 ($260,036 for Dakota County and $83,020 for Scott County) and WIOA DW programs is $563,755 ($427,326 for Dakota County and $136,429 for Scott County) for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2024, the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board approved the execution of the grant agreement and execution of...
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