CC Resolution No. 1976 - Senate Bill 1470 RESOLUTION NO.1976
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
OPPOSING SENATE BILL 1470 RELATING TO THE CREATION OF A SEPARATE
LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES:AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS.Senator Gallegos has introduced Senate Bill 1470.which creates a separate
workforce development area for Harris County,which may then form a work force development board:
and
WHEREAS.currently,the 13 county Houston-Galveston Area Council("H-GAC")region,
including Harris County,forms a regional workforce development area:and
WHEREAS.the Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board oversees workforce planning and
programs and H-GAC administers the regional workforce system,called Work Force Solutions;and
WHEREAS,Senate Bill 1470 is detrimental to H-GAC,its members,and the citizens of the 13
county H-GAC region in that Senate Bill 1470:
makes it harder to serve persons needing work,for the 13 county region is one labor market
with citizens often living in one county and working in another:
is inefficient.as employers with a presence in Harris County and other counties would need
to deal with two separate workforce boards:
➢is not cost effective,as an additional workforce development board increases administrative
costs and reduces funds for serving individuals:
disrupts a nationally recognized service delivery system--Workforce Solutions,which
effectively serves all counties in the H-GAC region;and
➢conflicts with existing state and federal law concerning the designation and formation of
workforce development boards;NOW.THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That all matters and facts set forth in the recitals hereinabove are found to be true by
the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas.
Section 2:That the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas.hereby registers its opposition to
Senate Bill 1470 relating to the creation of a separate local workforce development board for certain
counties.
Section 3:This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED.READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the,ity Council of the City of
Baytown this the 71h day of April.2009.i
S PHEN H.DONCARLOS,Mayor
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