Okaloosa County BOCC — April 19, 2016 — CareerSource Okaloosa 2016-2020 Plan for County Commissioners Review — reading text

C. Attach a copy of the agreement executed between the chief elected official(s) and the Local Workforce Development Board. Included as Attachment 1 is the. Interlocal Agreement between Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners and Walton County Board of County Commissioners for the period August, 2014 ending June 30, 2016. The new Interlocal Agreement presented to Walton County Commissioners at their regularly scheduled meeting on April 12, and at the Okaloosa County Commissioners regularly scheduled meeting on April 22, 2016. D. Describe the by-laws established by the CEO to address the criteria contained in §679.310(g) of the proposed WIOA regulations: i. The nomination process used by the CEO to elect the local board chair and members; CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board members are appointed by the Boards of County Commissioners of both Okaloosa and Walton Counties for fixed and staggered terms. Private sector nominations are solicited from the five area Chambers of Commerce, two Economic Development Councils or other business organizations. The Board members are appointed by the Okaloosa and Walton Counties Boards of County Commissioners as outlined in federal and state legislation. As agreed to in the current Interlocal Agreement between the Boards of County Commissioners of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, the current size of the Board is not more than 29 members with a majority of its members representing the private sector. Gender, race, size of business, and geographical representation are all considered when soliciting nominations for private sector appointments. The officers of the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board are elected annually at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors which has been duly noticed for that purpose. Term of office shall be for a period of one year from July 1 through June 30. Election of officers shall be held at least 15 calendar days prior to the end of the term for current officers. CareerSource Okaloosa Walton April 30, 2016 5|Page As outlined in the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Interlocal Agreement and By-Laws, the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Chair appoints a nominating committee and its chair to include representatives from both Okaloosa and Walton Counties. The Nominating Committee presents the slate of nominees for the position of Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and an Executive Committee Member-at-Large from each county. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term. ii. The term limitations and how the term appointments will be staggered to ensure only a portion of membership expire in a given year; CareerSource Okaloosa Walton By-Laws stipulate Board of Directors membership and staggered terms. At the initial process of the CareerSource enactment, the Board terms were staggered. The terms have remained staggered due to normal resignation and expirations or terms. The Executive Director on a scheduled basis monitors the terms of the Boards to ensure compliance. iii. The process to notify the CEO of a board member vacancy to ensure a prompt nominee; The applicable Board of County Commissioners are not notified at the time of Board vacancy, but rather time of appointment. The Private sector vacancy nominations are solicited from the five area Chambers of Commerce, two Economic Development Councils or other business organizations as outlined in the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton By-Laws. Nominations are then presented to the applicable Okaloosa and Walton Counties Boards of County Commissioners for selection to the CareerSource Board as outlined in federal and state legislation. iv. The proxy and alternative designee process that will be used when a board member is unable to attend a meeting and assigns a designee as per the requirements at §679.110(d)(4) of the proposed WIOA regulations; CareerSource Okaloosa Walton By-Laws do not allow for proxy voting. To allow for proxy voting, the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton By-Laws would require an amendment. CareerSource Okaloosa Walton By-Laws are reviewed on an annual basis and any revisions are recommended at a scheduled CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board of Directors meeting. v. The use of technology, such as phone and Web-based meetings, that will be used to promote board member participation; In parallel to the CareerSource Florida, Inc. Board of Directors meetings, teleconferencing is allowable and is in place for the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board of Directors and applicable Council meetings. All CareerSource Board of Directors meeting are publicly noticed to ensure compliance with the Florida Sunshine Laws, including a legal ad in the Northwest Florida Daily news and posted to the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton website (www.careersourceokaloosawalton.com). CareerSource Okaloosa Walton April 30, 2016 6|Page  vi. The process to ensure board members actively participate in convening the workforce development system’s stakeholders, brokering relationships with a diverse range of employers, and leveraging support for workforce development activities; and, The CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board of Directors has adopted and supports the following goals: • Ensure alignment of regional workforce, education, and economic goals • Establish stronger ties with local education agencies for the school districts, Community College, and the University to ensure academic success, increased graduation rates, increased number of skilled and credentialed graduates, and promotion of a continuum of education through life-long learning • Increase workforce development investment in economic development through stronger ties, higher-level membership and participation with the Okaloosa Economic Development Council, the Walton County Economic Development Alliance and regional economic development initiatives to ensure needs of existing businesses are being met while partnering to recruit targeted industries for expansion or relocation into the workforce region • Establish the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board of Directors as the recognized convener and facilitator for solving workforce issues in order to meet the needs of businesses, job seekers, employed workers and the community and allow for continued economic growth • Ensure the voice of business is the driving force for designing all services for workforce development to ensure the competitiveness of local businesses not only for employee recruitment but also employee retention through training of employed workers. Identify targeted industries in collaboration with economic development agencies with emphasis on establishing a pipeline for the future workforce as well as upgrading skills of the existing workforce • Establish and maintain through continuous improvement a seamless delivery of services through the One-Stop system • Increase the integration of services provided by the three major state agencies of the Department of Economic Opportunity, Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Department of Children and Families as well as numerous other One-Stop mandatory and optional parties • Reduce the number of individuals with dependent children who need to rely on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families by providing effective programs and services designed to achieve employment and self-and Family Sufficiency. • Integrate welfare transitional services into the full menu of workforce development services provided through the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton One-Stop System to maximize the numbers and percentages of successful transitions from welfare to self-sufficiency • Maximize services to all youth with special emphasis on targeted, at-risk youth leading to increased numbers of educated and skilled graduates who are prepared to enter employment, enter the military, or pursue higher education. • Elevate and actively promote the vital role of Career Education as a viable and attractive choice for secondary students to develop a career path that includes a continuum of life-long learning and industry recognized credentials Maximize collaboration and leveraging of other federal, state, and local resources for the One- Stop System CareerSource Okaloosa Walton April 30, 2016 7|Page  vii. Any other conditions governing appointments or membership on the local board. As previously stated, private sector nominations are solicited from the five area Chambers of Commerce, two Economic Development Councils or other business organizations. When nominations are received from the named entities to the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton, the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Executive Director meets with the nominees to provide an overview of the CareerSource Board of Directors role and responsibilities including (but not limited to) sunshine laws and financial disclosure requirements. LWDA 02 does have military installation representation as a non-voting Board member. The current non-voting military installation representative is from the Air Force Development Flight, Eglin Air Force Base. Commissioners from both Okaloosa and Walton Counties serve as non- voting, advisory members as do representatives from local military installations. E. Provide a description of how the CEO was involved in the development, review and approval of the plan. The Chief Elected Officials (or representatives) were notified of the plan requirements during the preparation process. The CareerSource Okaloosa Walton draft plan was presented to the CEO prior to the request of the full Commissioners Board review/approval. (2) Local Workforce Development Board (LWDB) A. Identify the chairperson of the Local Workforce Development Board by name, title, mailing address, phone number and email address. Identify the business that the chair represents. Pamela A. Tedesco The Arland Affiliation Post Office Box 2111 Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 33435 Phone Number: 850.651.2315 E-Mail: Pam@ArlandAffiliation.com B. Provide a description of how the LWDB was involved in the development, review, and approval of the plan. The CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board of Directors was notified of the needed plan activities at their regularly scheduled December 2015 Board meeting. The CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Executive Director provided to the Directors a proposed matrix of timeline activities (Attachment 2) with imposed deadlines. Updates of the CareerSource Okaloosa Walton plan development were provided at each scheduled Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings. The CareerSource Okaloosa Walton plan was presented by the Executive Director at the regularly scheduled CSOW Board meeting on April 6, 2016 meeting for review and approval. The plan document was provided to each Director prior to the April 6th meeting for review. The CareerSource Okaloosa Walton Board’s request for public comment on the Plan was widespread. The Board used both