HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04292014 - C.67RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the process of reimbursement to those employers participating in the CCWORKs
(Contra Costa WORKS) Subsidized Employment Program; the Employment and Human Services Department will
enter into worksite contractual/financial agreements with employers to allow for reimbursement of no less than $9
per hour and not to exceed $20 per hour for those CalWORKs clients worksited with the employers for the period
April 2014 through June 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,000,000: 40% Assembly Bill 98 (100% Federal) & 60% CalWORKs Single Allocation (80% State, 20% Federal)
to be used to subsidize wages of up to 100 CalWORKs participants enrolled in the CCWORKs program from April
2014 through June 2015.
BACKGROUND:
Based on the success of subsidized employment programs operated under the American Recovery and
Reimbursement Act (ARRA) and in response to Senate Bill (SB) 72 which expanded upon State reimbursement to
Counties for subsidized employment programs authorized under Assembly Bill (AB) 98, the Employment and
Human Services Department ( EHSD) developed a subsidized employment
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/29/2014 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: Elaine Burres,
313-1717
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: April 29, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 67
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Kathy Gallagher, Employment & Human Services Director
Date:April 29, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contra Costa WORKS (CC WORKS)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
program known as CCWORKS (Contra Costa WORKS). Following the guidelines and funding options of SB 72 and
building upon the success of previous Subsidized Employment & Training (SET) programs operated under ARRA,
the CCWORKS has been designed as other successful subsidized employment programs operated in the Bay Area.
CalWORKs participants will be screened into the program and placed with local employers (for-profit, non-profit,
and public agencies) who will be responsible under the worksite agreement(s) for payroll, associated taxes, and
workers compensation for each CCWORKS program participant approved and worksited within their organization.
The employers will be hiring the eligible CalWORKs CCWORKS participants upfront and will train the participants
to the appropriate skills for the position in which they are placed. CCWORKS participants will receive a wage
comparable to those workers performing the same or like duties at the worksite. The worksite agreement will be
signed with employer for each participant that is placed at the employer's worksite. Under the CCWORKS program,
EHSD will reimburse no less than $9 per hour and not to exceed $20 per hour (due to the anticipated increase in the
minimum wage) for a minimum of 20 hours weekly to a maximum of 40 hours weekly (no over time will be
subsidized). The individual agreements with each employer will state the reimbursement process and the
reimbursement will be paid on the agreement time line of six (6) months. Monthly reimbursement invoices will be
submitted by participating employer for each client they employ through the CCWORKS program. The invoices will
be reviewed by EHSD program staff and submitted to the EHSD Fiscal Unit to payment issuance.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without approval, the CCWORKS program will risk non-compliance with minimum wage payment as required by
State law approval of minimum wage increase to $9 per hour.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.