Title
Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-Newark Works
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Authorization to Expend Grant Funds and Make Payments
Purpose: To expend funds and make payments on Individual Training Account (ITA) vouchers submitted by State approved vendors.
Entity Name: City of Newark/One Stop Career Center/Newark WORKS
Entity Address: 990 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $1,200,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Total Project Cost: $1,200,000.00
City Contribution: No Municipal Funds Required
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( x ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( x ) Grant ( x ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Payments can be made against these funds through June 30, 2013.
Resolution 7R8-b 090811: Acceptance of WIA Grant Funds for Program Year 2011.
Resolution 7R1-a(S) 112911; Budget insertion and appropriation of WIA Grant Funds for Budget Year 2011.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has granted the City of Newark Workforce Investment Act (WIA) funds pursuant to the 1992 New Jersey Employment and Workforce Development Act, N.J.S.A. 34:15D-1, et seq., for the period of July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, in the amount of $2,774,111 for Program Year 2011; and
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WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council ratified and authorized the Mayor, and the Business Administrator and/or the Acting Deputy Director of the Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS to accept the WIA funds pursuant to Resolution 7R8-b 090811 for $2,774,111; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87, adopted Resolution 7R1-a(S) 112911 for $2,774,111 approving the insertion of a special item of revenue in the 2011 City of Newark Budget for the WIA funds; and
WHEREAS, the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 29 U.S.C. §2801 allows for the provision of intensive services such as out of area job search assistance, literacy activities related to basic workforce readiness, relocation assistance, internships, and work experience (paid or unpaid) for a limited time period in the private for-profit sector, the non-profit sector, or the public sector to One Stop customers based on an assessment or individual employment plan; and
WHEREAS, under the WIA, training services are made available via an Individual Training Account (ITA) established for eligible One Stop customers to finance training services, established after they purchase training services from eligible State-approved training providers selected in consultation with their case manager or by contract; and
WHEREAS, One Stop customers who have not been determined eligible for training services are permitted to select any provider from the Eligible Training Providers List (ETPL), after consultation with a Case Manager, and the City is obligated to make payment to the provider selected by the Newark resident upon confirming that the training services were rendered by the provider to the Newark resident; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS wishes to be permitted to make payment on ITA vouchers, no one of which shall exceed the amount of $4,000, submitted by State-approved vendors listed on the ETPL (which is regularly updated and can be found on the State of New Jersey's website - WWW.NJTrainingSystem.org) who have provided training services to the One Stop customers under the WIA program, for July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012; and
WHEREAS, these payments on ITA vouchers can be made from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013 and shall not exceed the amounts listed below for each of the funding streams:
Program Amount
WIA Adult $ 900,000.00
WIA Dislocated Worker $ 300,000.00
TOTAL $1,200,000.00
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor, the Business Administrator and/or the Acting Deputy Director of Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS, are hereby authorized to expend funds and make payment on ITA vouchers, up to $4,000. per voucher, submitted by State-approved vendors listed on the Eligible Training Providers List (ETPL) who have provided training services to Newark residents in accordance with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. A list of the Training Providers that are currently part of the ETPL is attached hereto and made a part of this Resolution; future updates of the ETPL can be found on the State of New Jersey's website, at WWW.NJTrainingSystems.org.
2. These payments on ITA vouchers from program year July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 shall not exceed a total of $1,200,000. and shall be paid from the following funding streams from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013 of the City's official budget, and any certification of funds that may be required by the Department of Finance shall be provided prior to the payment of each ITA voucher.
WIA Program |
WIA Funding Amount |
Business Unit |
Dept. ID |
Division/ Project |
Activity |
Account Number |
Budget Reference |
WIA Adult |
$900,000 |
NW051 |
G11 |
M1130 |
A |
72060 |
B2011 |
WIA Dislocated Worker |
$300,000 |
NW051 |
G11 |
M1150 |
A |
72060 |
B2011 |
3. All payments shall comply with Local Public Contract Laws (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.) and the Newark Executive Order on Pay-to-Play (MEO-07-0001) as well as all other procurement rules established by the State of New Jersey and the City of Newark.
4. The Acting Deputy Director of the Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS shall file a duly executed copy of the resolution with the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the Mayor and/or the Business Administrator and the Acting Deputy Director of Newark One Stop Career Center/NewarkWORKS to expend funds and make payments on Individual Training Account vouchers, up to $4,000. per voucher, from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013 submitted by State-approved vendors listed on the New Jersey Eligible Training Providers List who have provided training services to Newark residents in accordance with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 for the period of July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, said payments not to exceed a total of $900,000. under the WIA Adult Program or a total of $300,000. under the WIA Dislocated Worker Program (i.e., combined total payments not to exceed $1,200,000.).