LEO-WIB Memorandum
Memorandum of Understanding
between
The Lancaster County Board of County Commissioners
and
the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board
Regarding the Oversight and Administration of Activities
Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and Programs of the Pennsylvania
Department of Public Welfare
This Memorandum of Understanding is made and entered into by and between the Lancaster County Board of County Commissioners, who are the Local Elected Officials of the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Area as designated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, the private non-profit organization duly-appointed by the Local Elected Officials and certified by the Governor of the Commonwealth to oversee and administer workforce development activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-220, August 7, 1998) and the 2005 Unified Plan for Workforce Investment of the Commonwealth as well as the guidelines of the programs funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW).
Local Workforce Investment Plan
I. PLAN DEVELOPMENT
Describe the process for the development and modification of the local Plan, as well as how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 implementation strategy, was incorporated into the process. Include
A. A description of the involvement of the Local Elected Official (LEO), the Local Board and stakeholders in the development of the Plan;
As a part of its ongoing strategic planning, the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board developed and approved its Operating Plan for PY 06 and 07 in the spring of 2005 with final approval and adoption on May 10, 2005. The Board and selected community partners including the Lancaster Chamber, the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit, the School District of Lancaster, the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County, the Lancaster County Planning Commission and others participated in a half-day retreat on February 3, 2005 where modifications to the Strategic Plan of the Board that would necessitate modifications to the Operating Plan of the Board were discussed. Representatives of the LEO (Commissioner Molly Henderson) and of the PA CareerLink Operator Consortium participated in all aspects of the planning. See Appendix F for the current Strategic and Operating Plans of the Board.
One Stop Operator Agreement
Under law, the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board has oversight responsibility for the PA CareerLink of Lancaster County. PA CareerLink operations must follow the Strategic and Operating Plans of the Workforce Investment Board. The Performance Review Committee of the Board sets performance measures and goals for the PA CareerLink.
A six-member Operators Consortium provides the overall governance for the PA CareerLink with representatives from the Lancaster Employment and Training Agency, the Lancaster County Assistance Office, the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center, the Bureau of Workforce Development and Partnership, the Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, and the Lancaster County Community Action Program occupying those seats on behalf of the 17-partner organizations.
