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Form#:B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing & Community Dev. Date: 03/09/16 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Noel Fulimoto PHONE: 961-8379 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> Requesting a bill for an ordinance to appropriate $1,521,232.00 for the Program Year(PY) 2016 Workforce <br /> Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)to fund the following activities: <br /> Administration/Planning ($152,121.00) <br /> Adult Program ($495,316.00) <br /> Dislocated Worker Program ($405,276.00) <br /> Youth Program ($468,519.00) <br /> Please also submit a resolution to authorize the Mayor of the County of Hawai'i to execute and submit all <br /> agreements and other related documents to the State of Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial <br /> Relations for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Program. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> This appropriation reflects anticipated funding allocations by the Department of Labor and Industrial <br /> Relations for the PY16 WIOA program. These funds will be utilized to assist adults, dislocated workers and <br /> youth by providing services that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills and <br /> literacy and thereby improving the quality of the workforce, reducing welfare dependency and enhancing <br /> the productivity and competiveness of the local economy. <br /> The OHCD emphasizes that no County General Funds are involved in these transactions. The ordinance <br /> merely sets up the proper accounts to receive and expend the WIOA funds. <br /> SIGNED: <br /> DATE: `1'`t� <br /> De ent Head <br />