DEPARTMENT: Employment and Economic Assistance
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Fiscal Agent Agreement For Workforce Development Board, Workforce Innovations And Opportunity Act Regional Plan And Budget
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the execution of the Anoka County Fiscal Agent Agreement for the Workforce Development Board, which includes the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Regional Plan and Budget.
SUMMARY
The metropolitan area of Minnesota's Workforce Development Boards is designated as Metro Region 4, consisting of Anoka County, Dakota-Scott, Hennepin-Carver, Ramsey, Washington and the City of Minneapolis. Metro Region 4 submitted and obtained WIOA Regional Planning Funds from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) (Attachment: 2026 Grant Agreement). The Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards (MAWB) is the oversight and administrator of the funds from DEED (Attachment: 2026 MAWB Regional Planning Budget).
By Resolution No. 25-371 (August 12, 2025), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners authorized the execution of the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Regional Plan And Budget Fiscal Agent Agreement for Anoka County to serve as the fiscal agent for the WIOA Metro Region 4 members through March 31, 2026.
Anoka County has been designated as the fiscal agent by Metro Region 4. The Anoka County Workforce Development Board through the Anoka County Job Training Center will act as the Fiscal Agent for the Metro Region 4 allocation. This agreement will terminate on June 30, 2027.
The Anoka County Job Training Center will receive and process all invoices and be the point of contact for invoicing. To support these administrative duties, MAWB will reimburse Anoka County Job Training Center 7.5 percent of the Region 4 allocation of $132,075. This fee equals and shall not exceed $9,906 (Attachment: Fiscal Agent Agreement Draft).
OUTCOMES
Metro Region 4 will...
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