HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11132012 - C.37RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Interim Director, or designee, to execute
contracts with local employers in an amount not to exceed $225,000 to allow for reimbursement of up to ninety
percent (90%) of the salary of EASTBAY Works on the job training (OJT) clients hired by employers.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$225,000: 100% Workforce Investment Act (CFDA 17.261)
BACKGROUND:
Based on the success of subsidized employment programs operated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
ACT (ARRA) and throughout the nation via the Workforce Investment Act, the Workforce Development Board of
Contra Costa County received funding for a new on the job training (OJT) program. This program is slated to help up
to 60 long term unemployed Contra Costa County residents gain full-time employment. Up to ninety percent (90%) of
the OJT participant wages will be subsidized for new training on the job up to $4,500 per person.
Participants
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/13/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Earl Maciel 3-1648
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: November 13, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc:
C. 37
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Theresa Speiker, Employment & Human Services
Date:November 13, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Issuance of Contracts for Local Employers to Participate in the OJT Program
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
will be enrolled into the WIA program, assessed for skills and hired by local employers as regular, full-time
employees. the employers will be responsible under contractual/financial master work site agreements for the payroll,
associated taxes and workers compensation for each OJT program participant approved and work sited within their
organization.
The employers will be hiring the eligible OJT participants upfront and will train the participants to the appropriate
skills for the position in which they are placed. OJT participants will receive a wage comparable to those workers
performing the same or like duties at the work site.
A master work site agreement will be signed by the employer for each participant that is placed at their employer's
work site. Under the OJT program, the EHSD will reimburse up to 90% of the wages up to a maximum of $4,500.
The individual contracts with each employer will state the reimbursement process.
Monthly reimbursement invoices will be submitted by participating employers for each client employed through the
OJT program. The invoices will be reviewed by program staff within the Workforce Development board for accuracy
and submitted to Employment and Human Services Department's Fiscal Unit for payment.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If requested recommendation is not approved, there will be a delay in the implementation of OJT program and
already developed work opportunities for eligible clients with local employers who have urgent staffing needs (i.e.,
seasonal/holiday hiring) will be adversely impacted.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None