City of San Antonio - File #: 14-2703

• File #: 14-2703
• Type: Miscellaneous Item
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 11/6/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance approving the following appointments to the WSA Board of Directors as recommended by the Committee of Six on October 22, 2014 for submission to the Texas Workforce Commission: [Carlos Contreras, Assistant City Manager; Rene Dominguez, Director, Economic Development] A. Roman “Nick” Peña, Place 2, Business, for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2015; and B. Janel Umphlett, Place 6, Business; Andrea Guajardo, Place 13, Business and Ron Garza, Place 25, Vocational Rehabilitation, each for a term beginning January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2017.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/6/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Economic Development


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Rene Dominguez


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-Wide


SUBJECT:

Board Appointments to the Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Board of Directors.


SUMMARY:

An Ordinance approving four appointments to the WSA Board of Directors as recommended by the Committee of Six at its regularly scheduled meeting on October 22, 2014 for submission to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

TWC is the state agency that oversees and provides workforce development funding for services to employers and job seekers in Texas. TWC provides funding and services through 28 regional workforce boards, including the locally-created WSA. WSA serves the City of San Antonio and Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson counties (WSA Service Area).

The WSA Board is a group of 25 individuals appointed by the "Principals" consisting of the City of San Antonio, Bexar County and the County Judges (Area Judges) from the 11 other counties within the WSA Service Area. The WSA Board is required to have representation from 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 workforce activities in the WSA Service Area and manage an annual workforce budget of approximately $81 Million in federal and state workforce funding.

The Principals are parties to an Interlocal Agreement through the Chief Elected Officials (CEOs) of the WSA Service Area, whereby they oversee the planning, budgeting, administration, and execution of WSA programs. The CEO's 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 WSA Board. Currently, Mayor Taylor an...