Agenda Item # 2
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
05/16/2006
Agenda Report # 134
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Acceptance additional $50,000 to support the adult worker
employment and training activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
(WIA)
INITIATED BY: Job Training Division (WIA)
Recommendation: Approval is requested for the acceptance of an additional
$50,000, awarded under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), and authorize the
City Manager to serve as signatory official for funding allocated and awarded
by contractual agreement with the State of Georgia to support the adult worker
employment and training activities administered to meet the workforce needs of
our area.
Background: The Governor?s Office of Workforce Development (GOWFD) approved
the Lower Chattahoochee Workforce Area?s request for additional $50,000 to
support the adult worker employment and training activities.
Analysis: The budget cuts in our Workforce Investment Act formula allocations
would have severely hampered our ability to assist residents in using training
as a vehicle for economic success. Without this additional help would severely
impact the services made available to our adult clientele, as well as, our
local economy. This grant will assist the Lower Chattahoochee Workforce Area
to serve an additional 20 adults in the local workforce area.
Financial Considerations: No City funds will be involved. The City Finance
Department will have budgetary oversight over funds received and will adjust
the budget to represent the total grant award.
Legal Considerations: The City of Columbus must accept responsibility for
proper management of funding received under the Workforce Investment Act. A
worker's compensation policy is already maintained for program clients. All
funds for administering programs and activities under the Workforce Investment
Act will be allocated through grant awards with the State of Georgia and the
local workforce investment area.
Recommendation: Approve a resolution, for the additional amount of $50,000,
allocated to the Grant Recipient and Administrator under Workforce Investment
Act (WIA), and authorize the City Manager to serve as signatory official for
receipt of funding allocated and awarded by contractual agreement with the
State of Georgia for implementation of adult Workforce Investment programs in
the Lower Chattahoochee Workforce Investment Area (WIA-14).
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