Subject:
Title
Request for Approval, Re: CareerSource Brevard- Local Plan 2020-24; Memorandum of Understanding Chief Elected Official; Memorandum of Understanding/Infrastructure Funding Agreement & Addendum One-Stop Operator
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Fiscal Impact:
Dept/Office:
Brevard Workforce Development Board dba CareerSource Brevard
Requested Action:
Recommendation
The Brevard County Board of County Commissioners is requested to review, approve and authorize the Chair to execute the following documents: (1) 4-year Local Plan (2020-24) developed by CareerSource Brevard for submission, review and acceptance by CareerSource Florida (CSF); (2) Memorandum of Understanding for Chief Elected Official; (3) Memorandum of Understanding/Infrastructure Agreement for the One-Stop Center System, and (4) Addendum for the One-stop Operator C2 Global Professional Services.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
All of the listed documents are required by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) for CareerSource Brevard as the Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB). WIOA requires that the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners serving in the capacity as chief elected official to review, approve and execute each document. A summary of each document is as follows:
1. CareerSource Brevard- Local Plan 2020-24 - Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires each local workforce development board (LWDB) to develop and deliver to the state a comprehensive four-year plan, to be submitted in partnership with the chief elected official. Regulations require LWDBs to periodically revisit and recalibrate plan strategies in response to changing economic conditions and workforce needs. Local elected officials, local workforce development board members, core program partners, and mandatory one-stop partners are an integral part of the process. The plan will be effective July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2024 and includes: Organizational Structure, Analysis of Need and Available Resources, Local Workforce Development Area Vision and Strategic Goals, Coordination of Services, Description of the Local One-Stop System and Description of Program Services. Revisions in this plan include: Changes to the Board of Directors, Key Industry Sectors & Sector Strategies, New and Emerging Occupations, Status of WIOA Partners, Description of “Demand-Driven - Solutions Based Model”, Unemployment Data, Inclusion of new programs and services. The plan approved by the CareerSource Brevard Board of Directors on 2/20/2020 and was electronically submitted to CSF on 03/16/2020 per the instructions. Once the Board of County Commissioners approves the document it is considered complete.
2. Memorandum of Understanding for Chief Elected Official (CEO) - This MOU provides the details of the relationship between the County serving as the CEO and CareerSource Brevard (CSB). This agreement explains the role of the CEO which includes designation of CSB as the fiscal agent, sub-grant recipient. It includes how the planning, board member appointments, budget approval, auditing & monitoring, approval of one-stop/career center operator and local performance is handled. This MOU also delegates to the County Manager or his designee to represent the CEO on the CSB Board of Directors, approval of quarterly budget updates, financial, budget compliance and board membership documents, execution of planning documents which are time sensitive with later ratification by the CEO and approval of local performance. This document also indicates how CSB will mitigate the CEO’s liability under WIOA Section 107 by use of CSB corporate resources and assets to insulate the CEO from all claims arising from misuse of grant funds, disallowed costs, damage, negligence or omissions. This mitigation also includes CSB’s requirement that all contracted operators be responsible for such costs.
3. Memorandum of Understanding & Infrastructure Funding Agreement (Agreement) - WIOA requires that the one-stop system include mandated partners and that those partners pay a portion of the cost of infrastructure and non-personnel costs such as rental of facilities, utilities, maintenance and technology. Mandated partners include Florida Department of Education Vocational Rehabilitation and Division of Blind Services, AARP Foundation for the Senior Community Services Employment Program Eastern Florida State College (Perkins) School Board (Adult Ed) and the Community Services Block Grant as operated by Brevard County Housing and Human Services. Each mandated partner must have an Agreement that establishes a fair share contribution to the system. WIOA requires that the Board of County Commissioners be a party to the Agreements. The Board of County Commissioners must execute the Agreement and the attached templates for the mandated partners. All of the Agreements will be contained in the 4 year plan when fully executed.
Addendum for the One-stop Operator C2 Global Professional Services (C2) - CareerSource Brevard has previously competitively procured and contracted with C2 to operate the one-stop system and to provide career services. The Board of County Commissioners has previously approved C2 as the operator and career services provider for Brevard County. As the WIOA rules and regulations have developed, there is now a need for the Board of County Commissioners to review and execute this addendum to CareerSource Brevard’s agreement with C2. This addendum sets out the required firewalls and internal controls to prevent conflicts of interest. The addendum specifies the activities that C2 will not be involved in such as procurement, policies, local planning, providers, local performance and budgeting. The Board of County Commissioners must execute this document for CareerSource Brevard to be in compliance with WIOA provisions. (Contact: Marci Murphy, President, (321-394-0700)(mmurphy@careersourcebrevard.com) <mailto:mmurphy@careersourcebrevard.com>
Clerk to the Board Instructions:
Please provide executed copies with signatures for documents 1,2,& 3
Mail to mmurphy@careersourcebrevard.com <mailto:mmurphy@careersourcebrevard.com>