WIB Update Report for PY 11 revised 6/14/11

WIB:

1. CEO Agreement:

Have any modifications been executed since July 1, 2010? Yes  No 

If yes, please provide a copy of your modified chief elected officials (CEO) agreement.

2. Local Grant Recipient or Local Fiscal Agent:

Have any modifications been executed since July 1, 2010? Yes  No 

If yes, please provide a copy of your local agreement between the grant recipient and the designated local area grant sub-recipient.

3.  Workforce Investment Board Membership:

a. Please provide a copy of the PY 11 WIB Board Membership list for your area. The membership list should provide all of the following information for each member:

·  member’s name and business address;

·  member’s position within the organization;

·  category representation; and

·  term of appointment.

b. Per Section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act, please identify members of the Board that represent:

i. Businesses in the local area which:

·  are owners of businesses, chief executives or operating officers of business, and other businesses, executives or employers with optimum policy-making or hiring authority;

·  represent businesses with employment opportunities that reflect the employment opportunities of the local area;

·  are appointed from among individuals nominated by local business organization.

ii. Local educational entities, including local education boards, entities providing adult education and literacy activities, postsecondary education.

iii. Labor organizations.

iv. Community-based organization including organizations representing individuals with disabilities and veterans.

v. Economic development agencies including private sector agencies.

vi. Each of the One Stop partners.

c. How many positions are there on your Board?

i. What vacancies, if any, are there in your Board membership?

ii. Please indicate your timeline and plans to fill any vacancies.

iii. Of the current Board membership, how many members represent

Category 3.b.i. (above) concerning businesses in the local area?

4.  Board Committees:

a. Please Identify standing WIB committees and their membership.

b. Are Youth Council responsibilities (identified in Section 117 of WIA) shared with other committees?

Yes  No 

c. How are youth legislative requirements met?

5.  Memoranda of Understanding:

Please provide a list of the mandatory organizations (DOL, SDE, BRS/BESB, DSS (and/or other Title V sponsor as applicable), Housing Authority, and Community Services Block Grant) with whom you have MOUs and indicate the renewal or projected renewal date (note “continuous renewal”, as applicable) for each.

Please provide a list of any MOUs you may have with other organizations that are not mandatory, using the same list to identify them and provide either the renewal or projected renewal date or note “continuous renewal”, as applicable.

6.  One-Stop Operator Contract or Consortium Agreement:

Please identify your One-Stop Operator and provide a copy of the following parts of the contract with the One-Stop operator:

·  the face page and

·  scope of work only.

If a consortium administers the One-Stop, provide a copy of:

·  the written consortium agreement,

·  list of the members of the consortium (name, address and liaison for contact)

·  the lead organization for the consortium and

·  any additional written agreements (beyond the consortium agreement) that specify the duties of the individual members of the consortium.

7.  WIA Adult and Dislocated Worker Funded Contracts:

Please complete the WIA Formula-Funded Contracts and Subcontracts (Contract Appendix attachment for contracts funded with Adult and Dislocated Worker funds. All contracts for services such as core services, case management, job placement business services and other components applicable to your system must be included. Please:

·  do not list ITAs,

·  do list any classroom training procured with these funds, and

·  do not include contracts funded with Youth funding as these will be recorded on a separate attachment.

8.  Client Flow and Registration Policy (for Adults and Dislocated Workers):

Have any modifications been executed since last year’s submission?

Yes  No 

If yes, please provide a copy of your modified process.

9.  Supportive Services and Needs Related Payments:

Does your region have a supportive services and/or needs related payments Policy? Yes  No 

10.  Financial Management System and Procurement:

Federal regulations require recipients and sub-recipients to have financial systems that implement and utilize fiscal control and accounting procedures in accordance with the “Uniform Administrative Requirements” applicable to their respective organization:
·  29 CFR Part 97 for State and Local Government or
·  29 CFR Part 95 for Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Organizations.
Please indicate whether or not changes have been made, or are in the process of being made, to each of the following areas since July 1, 2010 by indicating “Same” or “Changed” for each Item listed.
If any of the elements listed below have been modified since July 1, 2010, please attach the full revised policy package.
Item / Same / Changed
a. / Organizational structure with assignments of all financial responsibilities
b. / Organization's payroll system
c. / Financial planning and review system
d. / Internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure their proper use, including separation of key financial functions among staff
e. / Obligation control system, including information pertaining to sub-grant and contract awards, obligations, un-obligated balances, assets, liabilities, expenditures and income
f. / Cash management system
g. / Financial and administrative monitoring and internal audit capability
h. / Capability to report accrued expenditures
i. / Charging of costs and cost allocation
j. / Comparison of actual expenditures with budgeted amounts or each sub grant, contract, and internal costs
k. / Source documentation to support accounting records
l. / Tracing of program income and other funds that are allowable except for funding limitation
e / Procedures to stay within administrative cost limitations
n. / Procedures for audit, audit resolution and debt collections
m. / Allowable costs
o. / Procurement procedures
p. / Property management procedures
q. / Insurance and Bonding
r. / Reimbursement of travel expenses
s. / Procedures to require that sub-grantee and contractor financial systems provide fiscal control and utilize accounting procedures in accordance with applicable Uniform Administrative Requirements at 29 CFR Part 97 for State and Local Government or 29 CFR Part 95 Higher Education and Other Non-Profit Organizations.

11.  Personnel System:

Please indicate whether or not changes have been made to each of these WIB personnel areas since July 1, 2010.

If any of the elements listed below have been modified since July 1, 2010, please attach the full revised policy package.

Item / Same / Changed
a. / Hiring and/or firing
b. / Rules and regulations regarding time and attendance
c. / Disciplinary action
d. / Leave
e. / Promotions
f. / Salary regulation
g. / Exempt and non-exempt employees
h. / Job descriptions for each position within the organization, including new positions
i. / Oversight responsibilities
j. / Staff complaint and discrimination policies

12.  Administrative Organizational Structure:

Please provide a detailed organizational chart, which includes both names and position titles. The organizational chart should identify individual/position responsibilities for all of the following functions under WIA Title I:

a.  / Administration
b.  / Planning
c.  / Fiscal management
d.  / Program operations
e.  . / Program monitoring and evaluation

13.  Complaints and Grievances Policy and Procedures:

Have any modifications been executed since last year’s submission? Yes  No 

If yes, please describe:

·  local area grievance procedures:

o  as required by WIA Regulations, Section 667.600 and

o  as required in AP 05-07 Grievance and Complaint Procedures; and

·  procedures for processing complaints alleging discrimination under:

o  WIA Section 188 and/or

o  Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 37.

14.  Eligibility Documentation Policy and Procedures:

Have any modifications been executed since last year’s submission? Yes  No 

If yes, please describe your procedures for documenting applicant eligibility and what is done with ineligible applicants. Please include your process for complying with WIA Section 189 to ensure registration of participants in accordance with the Military Selective Service Act.

15. Workforce Investment Board Contact Information

Please provide specific contact information for those individuals in your area whom you have identified as the primary recipient of each type of information disseminated by CTDOL:

WIA Informational
Memos (WIMs) / WIA Policy
Memos (APs) / Rapid
Response (RR)
Name
Telephone
E-mail

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