WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes – March 19, 2015

Welcome

Council Chair Tim Komberec welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order at 3 p.m.

Roll call showed the following:

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Tim Komberec, Chair

B.J. Swanson, Vice Chair

Ken Edmunds, Director, Department of Labor

Aaron White, Labor Representative

Linda Clark, Region III

Jeff McCray, Region IV

Scott Rasmussen, Community College Representative, Region V

Jan Nielsen, Region VI

Chair Komberec asked if there are any changes or discussion to the executive committee minutes from December 16, 2014. Chair Komberec accepted a motion by B.J. Swanson, seconded by Scott Rasmussen to accept the executive committee minutes; with no objections, the minutes were approved unanimously.

Consent Agenda

Chair Komberec called upon Idaho Department of Labor Deputy Director Sue Simmons to discuss the consent agenda items:

·  Minutes of January 8, 2015 Council Meeting

·  Statewide Allocations under WIOA (Transmittal #1)

·  WIOA Youth Program Implementation (Transmittal #2)

Ms. Simmons asked Idaho Department of Labor Senior Planner Rico Barrera to explained Transmittal #1 and #2.

Chair Komberec accepted a motion by Aaron White, seconded by Scott Rasmussen to accept the consent agenda and move it forward to the full council meeting agenda; with no objections, the consent agenda was approved unanimously.

Workforce Development Council Agenda for April 7-8

Deputy Director Simmons reviewed the draft agenda for the April 7-8 council meeting which included the following:

·  Chair’s Report by Tim Komberec, Chair

·  WDTF “Temp for Hire” Transmittal #3 – Discussion followed by Executive Committee

·  Work-based Learning Task Force by Wendi Secrist, PTE and Jana Babbitt-Straubhar, Micron. Director Ken Edmunds explained that the Work-based Task Force will meet on April 9th.

·  Department of Labor Reorganization Update by Ken Edmunds, Director

·  Sector Grants Update by Sue Simmons (Transmittal #4) – Discussion followed

·  Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation update by Jane Donnellan, Administrator

·  Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired by Bruce Christopherson, Chief of Field Services

·  Eligible Training Provider Policy review by Susan Johnson, PTE and Rico Barrera, IDOL

·  New Idaho Works by Marsha Wright, Bureau Chief IDOL

Ms. Simmons explained that the Strategic Planning Session will be held all day on Wednesday, April 8th and will be facilitated by Jim Stewart.

Future meeting dates

Chair Komberec reported that the council meeting in July will be held in Idaho Falls with possibly a half day on Monday, July 13th for touring CAVES and CAES. Tuesday morning, July 14th would be used for the council business meeting with tours provided in the afternoon. Future planning and discussion would follow at the council meeting.

Additional Business

Chair Komberec announced that with no further business and no objections, the executive committee meeting is adjourned.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:35 p.m.

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Staff in Attendance:

Rico Barrera

Cheryl Foster

Gordon Graff

Alison Henken (phone)

Dwight Johnson (phone)

Nick Landry (phone)

Pat Nelson

Sue Simmons

Marsha Wright

Amelia Valasek (phone)

Roy Valdez

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