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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Mayor to execute an Interlocal Agreement for the Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Area.
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WHEREAS, the United States Congress previously enacted the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C.A. ? 3101, et seq., (the "Act") that provides federal funding and is designed to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market and match employers with skilled workers; and,
WHEREAS, the Act establishes a framework for governors of the states to establish Local Workforce Development Areas and certify local workforce innovation and opportunity boards to expedite the delivery of services funded under the Act on a regional basis; and,
WHEREAS, under the authority of the Act, the Governor of Tennessee has previously designated the Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Area that consists of the counties of Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson (the "NMTLWDA"), and there has been further established the Northern Middle Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board, Inc., as the regional entity responsible for the implementation and operation of the workforce development system; and,
WHEREAS, mayors and chief executives of the counties in the NMTLWDA have certain obligations and responsibilities related to the Act and have previously executed an interlocal agreement regarding such obligations and responsibilities; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to RS2024-581, adopted on July 16, 2024, the Metropolitan Council previously authorized Metropolitan Mayor Freddie O'Connell to execute an Interlocal Agreement for the NMTLWDA, which expires on June 30, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, due to the anticipated expiration of the current agreement, Metropolitan Mayor Freddie O'Connell is now required to execute a new interlocal agreement, attached as Exhibit A, t...
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