Title
Budget Ordinance Amending the Workforce Investment Act Fund Budget
Body
Department: Executive
Council District: All
Public Hearing: No
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Lillian Plummer, 373-8041
Contact 2 and Phone: Steven Jones, 373-3001
PURPOSE:
Allocations are for programs funded through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) via the U.S. Department of Labor, passed through the N.C. Department of Commerce (NC DOC) and its Division of Workforce Solutions to the Workforce Investment Act Local Area program administered by the City of Greensboro's Office of Workforce Development division and the Greensboro/High Point/Guilford County Workforce Development Board (WDB). A budget amendment needs to be approved to allow the expenditure of funds.
BACKGROUND:
1. Includes Detail Section 1 below. The NC Department of Commerce provides state-wide Workforce Investment Act funds, on a competitive basis, for businesses to train their incumbent workforce. The WDB receives applications from local businesses, approves and prioritizes them, then submits them to the NC Department of Commerce for review and approval. Awards are then made directly to Local Workforce Development Areas. An award was made on behalf of ESG Energy, an environmental solutions provider in Greensboro in the amount of $4,510.
The PY 2013 ESG Energy IWP Fund is established in the amount of $4,510.
2. Includes Detail Sections 2-4 below. The Workforce Investment Act Local Area program earned fees for services provided to businesses in Guilford County in Program Year 2012-13. Those services included WorkKeys job profiling and assessment of WorkKeys skills levels for new and existing workers. Funds were also earned for the division through the sale of surplus inventory which was reported as program income to the state in fiscal year 2012-13. Income earned through these services will be used to offset assessment expense under the Workforce Investment Act. ...
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