E.U.P. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

  Preliminary Minutes

  January 20, 2005

The E.U.P Workforce Development Board meeting was held at Studebaker’s Restaurant in Sault Ste. Marie.  Workforce Development Board Vice President Tony Bosbous called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.   Workforce Development Board President, Jim Wagner, proceeded to chair the meeting at 4:15 p.m. upon his arrival.

Workforce Development Board Members Present:

Tony Bosbous
Jill Hazel
Jeff Holt
Kathy Langhals
Ernie Maas
Joe Halvorsen (Alt)
Jen Prpich
Sandee Raappana
Ken Smith
Aaron Tadgerson
John Ufer
Barb Weber
Jim Wagner

Workforce Development Board Members Absent:

Jim Feil
Dave Goldthorpe
Carmen McLaren
Dave Ramsay
Pat Shimmens

Bold names denote private sector.

Guests Present:

Carol Boger
Bill Sutter

Staff Present:

Gwen Worley
Kim Wilcox

There was no public comment addressed at this meeting.

The minutes of the December 2, 2004 , Workforce Development Board meeting were approved as submitted following a motion by Jill Hazel and support by Jeff Holt.  It was noted that the approval of these minutes ratifies the December 2 actions of the Committee of the Whole including the approval of the minutes of the October 21, 2004, Workforce Development Board meeting.

The next item on the agenda was the election of officers.  Director Worley indicated that the current officers have agreed to serve again if elected.  The current officers are Jim Wagner (President), Tony Bosbous (Vice President), Jeff Holt (Secretary), and Jill Hazel (Treasurer).  As there were no nominations received from the floor, John Ufer moved to close nominations and cast ballot for the re-election of the current officers.  Ken Smith supported.  Motion passed.

Director Worley described the E.U.P. Economic Summit which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Lake Superior State University .  This summit will entail a sharing of information regarding the area’s economic development issues.  Community leaders from Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac Counties have been invited to attend.  Director Worley requested that the WDB consider contributing $500 towards the cost of this summit.  Strategic planning funds could be used for this contribution.  Ken Smith moved to contribute $500 to the E.U.P. Economic Summit.  John Ufer supported.  Motion passed.

The WIA Incentive Grant Plan was described.  It was explained that funds totaling $20,704 were received as a result of achieving the WIA performance benchmarks for program year ending June 20, 2004 .  The proposed budget of these funds include MWA Administration ($2,070), Overhead ($634), WIA Adult Program ($10,000), and WIA Youth Program ($8,000).  Bill Sutter, contractor of WIA programs, described how the WIA programs operate and how the benchmarks were met.  Kathy Langhals moved to approve the WIA Incentive Grant Plan.  Jeff Holt supported.  Motion passed.

The Michigan Works! System Plan was reviewed.  This plan describes the method of operation of the Michigan Works! office.  Director Worley indicated that this plan indicates that the WDB supports that the Consortium would be the One Stop Center Operator.  Jeff Holt moved to approve the Michigan Works! System Plan as submitted.   John Ufer supported.  Motion passed.

Several informational items were reviewed.

Under new business, Director Worley explained that it has come to her attention that it appears that the Workforce Development Board does not carry the 501(C)(3) Nonprofit status.  She asked for direction from Board Members to determine if this status should be researched further.  Members discussed what 501(C)(3) requires and it may not be something the Board would like to consider at this time.

Under old business, the need of private sector members was mentioned.  Currently, the Workforce Development Board has three private sector vacancies and members were urged to recommend eligible business representatives to apply.

The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m. following a motion by Tony Bosbous and support by Jeff Holt.

                    Jim Wagner                                                                                    March 17, 2005

        Jim Wagner, Chair                                                                            Date Approved

 E.U.P. Workforce Development Board

Prepared by Kim Wilcox