Board/Operator Agreement
Between:
The Chief Elected Officials of Local Workforce Area # 23
Consortium
The Crossroads Workforce Investment Board
And
The One-Stop Operator Consortium
I. Identifying Information
The Crossroads Workforce Investment Board (CWIB), in agreement with the Chief Elected Officials, has elected to designate a One-Stop Operator Consortium to serve the One-Step system in LWA #23 under provision 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Workforce Investment Act, which provides that the Consortium may be designated in accordance with an agreement reached between the local board and a consortium of entities that, at a minimum, includes three or more of the required partners described in 121(b)(1). The entities and the respective required resources they represent are:
- C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation (representing WIA Title IB, Youth and Adult Programs and CSBG).
- Illinois Department of Employment Security (representing Wagner-Peyser, Unemployment Insurance, Trade Adjustment Assistance, and Veterans services).
- Kaskaskia College (representing WIA Title II, Perkins and Adult Education).
- Illinois Department of Human Services (representing Office of Rehabilitation Services).
- Lake Land College (representing WIA Title 1B, Dislocated Workers Programs and Community College President).
- Illinois Eastern College (representing Adult Education).
II. Role of the Operator
The role of the operator Consortium is to:
- Cooperate and coordinate with the Workforce Board in the development of local labor market information.
- Prepare Workforce Board members to be knowledgeable to speak about the One-Stop system.
- Provide Content for the Workforce Board website.
- Ensure the effective implementation of a business plan which will be facilitated by the Workforce Board
- Meet with and provide reports to a Workforce Board-designated committee on no less than a quarterly basis regarding progress on implementation planned programmatic services and system-wide performance indicators identified in the plan.
- Provide management of One-Stop comprehensive centers and satellite facilities.
- Recommend suitable One-Stop facilities to conveniently serve customers throughout the LWA service area.
III. Role of the Workforce Investment Board
The role of the Workforce Investment Board is to:
- Secure resources to facilitate the development and implementation of a community audit and subsequent One-Stop Business Plan.
- Maintain a Workforce Board website and obtain input from the Operator Consortium and partners on its content.
- Support the one stop system by:
- Using the system's services for members' workforce development needs.
- Sharing the industry knowledge and expertise of the members with the partners.
- Participating on employer focus groups.
- Learning about the system and its services and marketing those services in the community and among the members; industry peers.
- Developing relationships in the employer community on behalf of the system.
- Designate a Workforce Board committee to meet with the Operator Consortium on an ongoing basis to engage in a quality dialogue about progress on the performance indicators and planned programmatic services.
IV. Role of the Chief Elected Officials
The role of the Chief Elected Officials is to:
- Promote community utilization of One-Stop system.
- Encourage coordinated workforce, economic and community development initiatives.
V. Duration
This Board/Operator Agreement shall be in effect for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2011.
VI. Modification
Any party may modify its commitment or withdraw from this Agreement by giving written notice of intent at least 180 calendar days in advance of the effective modification or withdrawal date. Notice of the modification or withdrawal shall be given to all signatories to the Agreement.