Chapter 2.50
JOB COUNCIL
Sections:
2.50.020 Confirmation of formation.
2.50.030 Effective date of intergovernmental agreement.
2.50.040 Public purpose for which the intergovernmental entity is formed.
2.50.050 Powers, duties and functions of the Job Council.
2.50.010 Title.
This chapter shall be known as Confirmation of the Formation of the Job Council, an Intergovernmental Entity. [Ord. 99-9 § 1(A).]
2.50.020 Confirmation of formation.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners hereby confirms the formation of an intergovernmental entity pursuant to the terms of ORS Chapter 190. It is the intention of the Josephine County Board of Commissioners to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Jackson County which confirms the prior creation of an intergovernmental entity called the Job Council (TJC) which was originally created in 1983. [Ord. 99-9 § 1(B).]
2.50.030 Effective date of intergovernmental agreement.
The effective date of the intergovernmental agreement which confirms the creation of the Job Council is November 10, 1999. [Ord. 99-9 § 1(C).]
2.50.040 Public purpose for which the intergovernmental entity is formed.
The public purposes for which the intergovernmental entity is formed remain as follows:
A. To provide workforce investment activities, through local workforce investment systems that increase the employment, retention and earnings of its participants, and increase the occupational skills of its participants; and
B. To improve the quality of the workforce in Josephine and Jackson Counties, to reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of Josephine and Jackson Counties as a whole. [Ord. 99-9 § 1(D).]
2.50.050 Powers, duties and functions of the Job Council.
The Job Council shall continue to have as its function, the duty and the power to do the following:
A. Continue workforce training programs in Josephine and Jackson Counties and provide related services under federal and state employment and training programs including, without limitation, the Job Training Partnership Act, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, the Welfare-to-Work Act and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program;
B. To assist the Chief Elected Officials of Josephine and Jackson Counties in the exercise of their authority and the fulfillment of their responsibilities under the Job Training Partnership Act;
C. To administer programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and administer programs funded through sources other than the Act, to the extent consistent with federal, state and local laws;
D. Upon determination of its Board of Directors, to serve as the grant recipient and/or fiscal agent under the Workforce Investment Act;
E. To provide services to the LWIB including, without limitation, staff, administration and fiscal services, and contract administration;
F. To delegate the day-to-day operations of the Job Council to an Executive Director who shall be responsible to the Board of Directors, and who shall generally have authority to sign grant and fund allocation documents, contracts and other official documents, procure personal and professional services, establish and maintain personnel rules and policies, including a compensation plan and classification system, receive and disburse all funds and assets related to the Job Council, procure insurance, develop operations and management systems, procure audits as may be required, and develop and manage a system to resolve grievances;
G. To perform all other lawful acts as may be necessary to fulfill the authorized purposes set forth herein. [Ord. 99-9 § 1(E).]