DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Rene Dominguez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Workforce Solutions Alamo Board Interim Budget and Appointments
SUMMARY:
An ordinance approving the Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Interim Annual Operating Budget for FY 2013-2014 and appointments to the WSA Board of Directors as recommended by the Committee of Six on September 20, 2013 for submission to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state agency which oversees and provides workforce development funding for services to employers and job seekers in Texas. The TWC, by statute, is required to provide funding and services through 28 regional workforce boards, including the locally-developed Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA). The WSA serves Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina and Wilson counties (the "WSA Service Area").
The WSA Board is an appointed group of 25 individuals who represent business, education, economic development, community organizations and government. Board members are appointed to three-year terms and may serve two consecutive terms. The primary role of the WSA Board is to align, focus and set direction for all workforce activities in the WSA Service Area and execute/manage an annual workforce budget approximately $67 million in federal and state workforce funding.
As required by statute, the City, Bexar County, and the 11 other counties ("the Principals") have entered into an Interlocal Agreement with the Chief Elected Officials (CEOs) of the WSA Service Area to oversee the planning, budgeting, administration, and execution of WSA programs. The CEOs include the 12 county judges and the Mayor. The CEOs have established a "Committee of Six" to carry out their duties and responsibilities, which include recommending to the Principals the appointment of members to the WS...
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