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RESOLUTION :::2U�o7 --;7X <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING <br />AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF WORKFORCE <br />DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OF NORTHERN INDIANA <br />WHEREAS, the Charter Agreement for Workforce Development <br />Services of Northern Indiana was last amended on May 31, 1991; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Directors for Workforce Development <br />Services of Northern Indiana is again desirous of amending its <br />Charter Agreement to provide for a changed composition in the <br />Board of Directors for Workforce Development Services of Northern <br />Indiana; and <br />WHEREAS, the Workforce Development Council presently meets <br />six times a year but does not hold joint meetings with the Board <br />of Directors for Workforce Development Services of Northern <br />Indiana; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Directors for Workforce Development <br />Services of Northern Indiana is desirous of reducing the <br />duplication of meetings by combining the functions, duties, and <br />tasks of the Workforce Development Services of Northern Indiana; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, a merger of the present Board of Directors for <br />Workforce Development Services of Northern Indiana and the <br />Workforce Development Council will eliminate the present waste of <br />time and resources expended on the duplicative meeting of these <br />two bodies and will permit greater involvement by the Local <br />Elected Officials in the formulation and implementation of <br />Workforce Development Services goals and objectives and the <br />formulation of the job training plan for the Service Delivery <br />Area; and <br />WHEREAS, such a merger is consistent with the provisions of <br />the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: <br />1. A new Charter Agreement for Workforce Development <br />Services be approved wherein a new governance structure will be <br />created with the Board of Directors for Workforce Development <br />Services of Northern Indiana being local elected officials and <br />members of the Workforce Development Council as it is presently <br />structured. <br />2. The Board of Directors will be comprised of local <br />elected officials representing the Board of Commissioners of <br />Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph Counties and the <br />Mayors of the Cities of Mishawaka and South Bend; and members of <br />the Workforce Development Council representing business, <br />industry, labor, education, economic development, rehabilitation <br />agencies, and other community based organizations in a <br />configuration in which 50% are from St. Joseph County and 50% are <br />from Elkhart, Kosciusko, and Marshall counties. <br />3. The Common Council of South Bend, Indiana approves this <br />Resolution amending the Charter Agreement of Workforce <br />Development Services of Northern Indiana and authorizes the <br />execution of said Agreement by the Chief Elected Official of the <br />City of South Bend who will serve on the Board of Directors of <br />Workforce Development Services of Northern Indiana. <br />PRESENTED <br />NOT AM'90149 <br />ADS <br />Me , South Ben mmon Council <br />Filers In Clerk' s Office <br />JAN 2 D 1994 <br />CITY CLERK, $0. WNW, IN. <br />