Subject:
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Agreement between Pinellas County Government and WorkNet Pinellas, Inc. dba CareerSource Pinellas.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the Agreement between Pinellas County Government (County) and WorkNet Pinellas, Inc. dba CareerSource Pinellas (CSPIN) and approval of the revised CSPIN bylaws.
• The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners recommended revisions to the CSPIN Agreement with the County and the CSPIN Bylaws.
• An Ad Hoc Committee consisting of CSPIN Board Members reviewed the recommendations and approved the changes.
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Strategic Plan:
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and our Customers
5.1 Maximize partner relationships and public outreach
Summary:
Changes to Agreement include the following:
• Requires an ad hoc selection committee for Chief Executive Official/Executive Director and for Legal Counsel.
• Incorporates the County’s nomination and appointment process for board members.
• Requires that documents which need approval by the Board of County Commissioners’ (BCC) be submitted 120 days before the federal deadline, unless a shorter period is authorized by the BCC.
• The audit firm must be selected by the full board, not by the audit or executive committee.
• Specifies that performance and/or compliance audits are to be conducted by an independent firm or by the County’s Division of Inspector General.
• Changes membership of the Audit Committee to the CSPIN Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and two persons appointed by the BCC.
• Specifies that the BCC can withdraw its approval for CSPIN to act as fiscal agent, administrative entity, one-stop operator, and/or direct service provider.
Changes to Bylaws include the following:
• Moves most responsibilities from Executive Committee to the full Board.
• Provides more details on Director’s responsibilities.
• Removal of categories of membership that are already defined in state and federal statutes.
• Addition of an elected School Board member to the full Board of Directors.
• Reduces size of Board to 31 members. (will be done by attrition)
• Specifies that the BCC has authority to remove a Director from the Board.
• Removes de facto resignation of Board members and replaces it with new attendance requirements.
• Allows Treasurer to be selected from among the non-business members of the Board.
• Further defines roles of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
• Formally creates an Ad Hoc Chief Executive Official/Executive Director and Legal Counsel Selection Committee.
• Changes quorum from 33% to 40% plus 1 for the Board and key Committees.
• Modifies consent agenda procedures to match current practice.
• Increase notification time prior to Bylaws amendments.
• Brings Indemnification section in line with Florida Statutes.
Background Information:
The purpose of the Agreement is to establish and maintain a partnership to carry out the requirement of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (WIOA) of 1996 (Public Law 104-193), Workforce Innovation Act (State Statute 445), applicable federal, state and local regulations including OMB circulars and future state and federal workforce initiatives and laws (together the “Acts”).
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Mike Meidel, Director, Economic Development
Partners:
CareerSource Pinellas
Attachments:
Agreement
Agreement (Red line version)
Bylaws
Bylaws (Red line version)