To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: WDB - MOU 18-477-1 Workforce Development Board of Contra Costa County and America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) Partners Memorandum
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Board of Supervisors Chair, and the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, on behalf of the Workforce Development Board, and Employment and Human Services Department, and the Health Services Department, and Probation Department Directors, or designees, to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with all mandated partners of the America’s Job Center of California for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact. The Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Contra Costa County, under the umbrella of the Employment and Human Services Department, carries the lease and operational obligation of the Concord America’s Job Center of California (AJCC). The total cost of this monthly obligation is $31,753. WDB’s portion is $15,585, all of which is included in the FY 25-26 approved budget. The Employment Development Department’s (EDD) portion is $16,167 with a corresponding revenue from the EDD sublease, all of which is included in the FY 25-26 approved budget.
BACKGROUND:
On October 25, 2022, the Board approved item C.43 authorizing the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with all mandated partners of the America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) for the term July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. This action is to approve and authorize the signing of the MOU with AJCC for the term July 1, 2025 through June 30m 2028.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires the development of MOUs with all required AJCC partners in order to outline how agencies, a) will coordinate and collaborate to deliver career services, and b) fairly share the cost of delivering those services. Additionally, the MOU process captures the investment that all partners make in the public workforce system. The MOU is another opportunity for the Workforce Development Board (WDB), AJCC, and its partners to reiterate their commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity. All mandated parties agree to review and update the MOU every three (3) years and the contained Infrastructure Funding Agreement (IFA) annually. The cost sharing methodology is based on square footage occupied by each co-located partner. Currently the Employment Development Department (EDD) is the only co-located partner and therefore the only one that shares infrastructure costs. There is a mutual indemnification provision amongst all parties in the MOU.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Cooperative working relationships and County America’s Job Center operational requirements could be jeopardized.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this MOU support all five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes: (1) “Children Ready for and Succeeding School’; (2) “Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood”; (3)"Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5)"Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families” by providing training and employment opportunities for parents and working-age youth.