DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Alejandra Lopez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide
SUBJECT:
Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Board Budget FY 2020-2021
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance approving the Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Annual Operating Budget for FY 2020-2021 for submission to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The WSA Partnership Agreement requires approval by the City Council, Bexar County Commissioner's Court, and the Area Judges. The WSA Board of Directors recommended approving the proposed FY 2020-2021 Operating Budget on August 21, 2020, and the Committee of Six recommended approval on August 26, 2020.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Texas Workforce Commission (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 Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA). WSA serves Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, and Wilson counties (the "WSA Service Area").
The WSA board of directors is a group of 25 individuals appointed by the City, Bexar County and judges from the 12 other counties (the "Area Judges") within the WSA Service Area (collectively, the "Principals"), who represent business, education, economic development, community organizations, and government. Board members are appointed to three-year terms and may serve unlimited terms. The primary role of the WSA board of directors is to align, focus, and set direction for workforce activities in the WSA Service Area and manage an annual budget of approximately $105 million in federal, state and local funding.
The Principals are parties to an Interlocal Agreement through the Chief Elected Officials (the "CEOs") of the WSA Service Area and a Partnership Agreement with WSA, whereby they oversee the planning, budgeting, administration, and exec...
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