Authorize the Yolo County Workforce Innovation Board overseeing the Yolo County Workforce Development Area to enter into Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) partners for the purpose of meeting Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements to establish agreements concerning the operations of the AJCC delivery system for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028; authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, or the Chair's designee, to execute resulting MOUs, upon approval as to form by County Counsel; and further authorize the HHSA Director to execute any amendments to the MOUs or related documents necessary to comply with WIOA requirements, upon approval as to form by County Counsel. (No general fund impact) (Morales)

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) requires that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) be developed and executed between the Yolo County Workforce Development Area and the America's Job Center of California (AJCC) partners to establish an agreement concerning the operations of the AJCC delivery system. These MOUs serve to define the respective roles and responsibilities in achieving the WIOA policy objectives and establish the framework for providing services to employers, employees, job-seekers and others needing workforce services.

California’s one-stop delivery system, the AJCC, is a locally-driven system that develops partnerships and provides programs and services to achieve three main policy objectives established by the California Workforce Development Strategic Plan: (1) foster demand-driven skills attainment; (2) enable upward mobility for all Californians; and (3) align, coordinate, and integrate programs and services. These objectives can be accomplished by providing access to high-quality AJCCs that provide the full range of services available in the community for all customers seeking to: (1) find employment, (2) build basic educational or occupational skills; (3) earn a post-secondary certificate or degree; (4) obtain guidance on how to make career choices; and/or (5) identify and hire skilled workers.

The current AJCC MOUs are set to expire on June 30, 2025. New AJCC MOUs are required to be in compliance with WIOA program requirements.  This Board item is requesting approval of a draft template of the new MOU (Att. A. Draft MOU) to be utilized with AJCC partners that meets WIOA’s requirements. Approval of this request will allow the continuation of a cooperative working relationship between the parties and ensure the framework for providing services to employers, employees, job-seekers and others needing workforce services. Approval of the Recommended Action will authorize the Chair to execute individual MOUs with AJCC partners in substantially the form provided (Att. A), subject to County Counsel approval as to form.  Additionally, approval of the Recommended Action will authorize the HHSA Director to execute amendments to the MOUs or related documents that may be necessary to comply with WIOA requirements.

The AJCC partners that will be entering into individual MOUs with the County are as follows:

Performance Measures included in this Agreement are as follows:
Performance Measures are not associated with these MOUs.

Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies):
Workforce Innovation Board and AJCC partner agencies listed above.
County Counsel will be consulted to approve each resulting MOU as to form.

Not applicable to these MOUs as the County is not purchasing services.