Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development/One Stop Career Center-NewarkWORKS
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To authorize payment of State Approved List of Eligible Training Providers (ETPL), who train customers for the workforce via Individual Training Accounts (ITA).
Entity Name: Various Eligible Training Providers
Entity Address: Various Eligible Training Providers
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,960,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity
Contract Period: July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
List of State Approved Eligible Training Providers attached.
Payments to be fully expended by June 30, 2021.
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R2-c adopted on September 16, 2020.
Funds inserted by Resolution 7R1-b adopted on October 7, 2020.
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development awarded the City of Newark $0.00, in WorkFirst New Jersey (WFNJ) funds plus $5,696,639.00, in Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) allotments for a combined total of $5,696,639.00, for Program Year 2020 (July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021); and
WHEREAS, WFNJ and WIOA funds allow for the provisions of intensive services such as out of area job search assistance, relocation assistance, internships and work experience (paid or unpaid) for a limited time period in the private for-profit sector, non-profit sector or the public sector to One Stop customers based on an assessment or individual employment plans or work activities and need based work support activities; and
WHEREAS, under WFNJ and WIOA, training services are made available to eligible One Stop customers via an Individual Training Account (ITA) to finance training services established after they purchase training services from the New Jersey Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) in consultation with their NewarkWORKS case manager or by contract; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is obligated to make payment to the provider selected by the customer upon confirming the training services were rendered by the provider to the customer; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS wishes to be permitted to make payment on ITA participant training contract vouchers, which shall not exceed Four Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,000.00) per training contract voucher, submitted by training provider listed on the ETPL (which is regularly updated and can be found on the New Jersey Training Opportunities website www.njtrainingsystems.org <http://www.njtrainingsystems.org>) for Program Year 2020; and
WHEREAS, payments on ITA vouchers can be made from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and shall not exceed the following amounts:
|
PROGRAM |
AMOUNT |
|
WFNJ - TANF |
$0.00 |
|
WFNJ - GA/SNAP |
$0.00 |
|
WIOA - Adult |
$900,000.00 |
|
WIOA - Youth |
$750,000.00 |
|
WIOA - Dislocated Worker |
$310,000.00 |
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designees, the Deputy Mayor of Workforce Development and Director of Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS, are authorized to expend funds and make payments on ITA participant contract vouchers not to exceed Four Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,000.00) per training contract vouch submitted by training providers listed on the ETPL, who have provided training services to One Stop customers in accordance with WFNJ and WIOA for Program Year 2020.
2. This contract and payments under the same, is ratified from July 1, 2020 through the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. Payments on ITA contract vouchers for Program Year 2020 shall be paid from the below Account Code Lines. The sum total of the funds to be expended shall not exceed One Million Nine Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,960,000.00). Any Certification of Funds, if required by the City of Newark, Finance Department, will be provided prior to payment on each ITA voucher.
|
Program |
Amount |
Business Unit |
Division/ Project |
Activity |
Account Number |
Budget Reference |
Dept. ID |
|
WFNJ - TANF |
$000,000.00 |
NW051 |
M20J0 |
A |
72060 |
B2020 |
G20 |
|
WFNJ - GA/SNAP |
$000,000.00 |
NW051 |
M20M0 |
A |
72060 |
B2020 |
G20 |
|
WIOA - Adult |
$900,000.00 |
NW051 |
M20C0 |
A |
72060 |
B2020 |
G20 |
|
WIOA - Youth |
$750,000.00 |
NW051 |
M20D0 |
A |
72060 |
B2020 |
G20 |
|
WIOA - Dislocated Worker |
$310,000.00 |
NW051 |
M20E0 |
A |
72060 |
B2020 |
G20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$1,960,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4. The Director of Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS shall file ITA voucher contracts and any other documents that may be necessary with the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designees, the Deputy Mayor of Workforce Development and Director of Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS, to expend funds and make payments on ITA participant contract vouchers not to exceed $4,000.00 per training contract voucher submitted by training providers listed on the ETPL, who have provided training services to One Stop customers in accordance with WFNJ and WIOA for Program Year 2020. The sum total of the contracts shall not exceed $1,960,000.00.