Chapter 2.155
KODIAK WORKFORCE REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Sections:

2.155.010    Created – Membership.

2.155.020    Organization.

2.155.030    Term, compensation, and appointments.

2.155.040    Powers and duties.

2.155.050    Administrative assistance.

2.155.060    Quorum and voting requirements.

2.155.070    Conflict of interest.

2.155.080    Procedure.

2.155.090    Reports and minutes.

*    Editor’s note: Ord. FY2012-09 reestablishes the Kodiak workforce regional advisory council effective midnight December 31, 2011.

2.155.010 Created – Membership.

There is created a Kodiak workforce regional advisory council which will consist of one appointed seat and 16 designated seats on the council. Each holder of the following designated seats will be invited to participate on the council either personally or by a designated representative:

A. Kodiak Island Borough;

B. City of Kodiak;

C. University of Alaska Anchorage Kodiak College;

D. Kodiak Island Borough School District;

E. Fishery Industrial Technology Center;

F. Village representative;

G. Kodiak, Alaska, Native Corporations;

H. Kodiak Chamber of Commerce;

I. Department of Labor;

J. United States Coast Guard.

Each holder of the following designated seats will be appointed to the council from the following designated business groups:

K. Agriculture and natural resources;

L. Business management and IT;

M. Health and sports fitness;

N. Human resource services;

O. Architecture, construction, and engineering;

P. Arts and communication. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].

2.155.020 Organization.

The council shall designate its chair and vice-chair at the first meeting of the calendar year and shall hold at least one meeting semi-annually. The council shall give reasonable public notice of its meetings. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].

2.155.030 Term, compensation, and appointments.

A. The term of each member is three years. The regular term shall, unless otherwise specified by ordinance, commence on January 1st of the year of appointment and shall expire on December 31st of the year the term expires.

B. Members of the council shall serve without compensation.

C. The clerk shall provide a standard application form for interested persons to complete. The form, letters, or other expressions of interest shall be made to the clerk who shall forward copies to the council.

D. The council may submit its nomination of a person from the submitted applications to fill the vacancy to the assembly. The assembly shall appoint a new member selected from the submitted applications for the remaining unexpired term. Vacancies occur and are filled as provided in KIBC 2.100.070. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].

2.155.040 Powers and duties.

The council shall define regional priorities for workforce development, and show how they are linked to employer demand, economic development, and education or training strategies. Specifically, it should:

A. Gather, review, and assess local employment data, local skills, and skill gaps;

B. Set priorities to target priority industries and occupations, as well as education and training strategies that best fit the community needs;

C. Provide oversight and advice on One-Stop Job Center operations to ensure they are meeting regional and local needs;

D. Develop or endorse regional projects that are aligned with the identified regional priorities;

E. Establish plans for developing regional priorities, and will work together with the AWIB on information sharing and planning outcome reviews; and

F. Provide an opportunity for educational organizations and local businesses to work together to prepare students for future employment and meet the needs for business employees. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].

2.155.050 Administrative assistance.

The manager or designee shall:

A. Furnish the council with copies of all requested documents and other information necessary or reasonably related to council functions;

B. Provide the council with such supplies, meeting space, and secretarial assistance as the manager deems reasonably required;

C. Refer to the council, for its discussion, all nonemergency matters within the scope of its powers and duties prior to presenting those matters to the assembly for action; and

D. Transmit all recommendations and other communications from the council to the assembly or educational organizations as designated by the council. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].

2.155.060 Quorum and voting requirements.

A majority of the holders of the appointed and designated seats or their designated representatives shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative votes of the majority of the holders of the appointed and designated seats or their designated representatives shall be required to carry a question. In the absence of a quorum for the transaction of business, any number less than a quorum may adjourn or recess a meeting to a later time or date. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].

2.155.070 Conflict of interest.

Every member shall vote on all questions unless the member has a substantial direct or substantial indirect financial interest in the matter being discussed. The provisions of KIBC 2.35.010 apply to all members. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].

2.155.080 Procedure.

Procedural rules and order of business shall be established, except as otherwise provided by law, subject to approval by the assembly. In all matters of procedure not covered by rules adopted by the council, Robert’s Rules of Order, as revised, shall be applicable and shall govern. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].

2.155.090 Reports and minutes.

Minutes of the proceedings shall be kept, and such minutes shall record the vote of each member upon every question formally presented for consideration. The minutes shall be filed in the office of the clerk and shall be a public record. [Ord. FY2011-04 §2, 2010].