Subject:
Title
CareerSource Consortium - Interlocal Agreement between Brevard County, Flagler County, and Volusia County.
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Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Dept/Office:
County Manager's Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners:
1. Approve the Interlocal Agreement between Brevard County, Flagler County, and Volusia County creating the CareerSource Consortium;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the Interlocal Agreement (subject to the review and approval by the County Attorney's Office and Risk Management);
3. Appoint Commissioner Rob Feltner to serve as Brevard County's member of the Consortium; and
4. Appoint the County Manager as the alternate member for Brevard County to the Consortium.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Reimagining Education and Career Help (REACH) Act, which was signed into law by Governor DeSantis in 2021, called for a reduction in the number of local workforce development boards to better serve job seekers, workers, and business in Florida. Specifically, it directs the following actions:
1. Eliminate multiple layers of administrative entities to improve coordination of the workforce development system.
a. Consolidation of CareerSource Flagler Volusia (Local Workforce Development Area 11) and CareerSource Brevard (Local Workforce Development Area 13) to create a new three-county local workforce development area for Flagler, Volusia, and Brevard counties (Local Workforce Development Area/Region 27).
2. Establish consistent eligibility standards across the state to improve the accountability of workforce-related programs.
3. Provide greater flexibility in allocating resources to maximize the funds directed to training and business services.
The attached Interlocal Agreement provides that all incorporated and unincorporated areas within Brevard County, Flagler County, and Volusia County have been consolidated as designated by the Governor of the State of Florida as Local Area/Region 27, ...
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