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Orange County Board of Commissioners Agenda Item Abstract Meeting Date: June 1,1999 Action Agenda Item # g-S SUBJECT: Work First Job Development and Placement Contract with Employment Security Commission Department: Social Services Public Hearing: Yes No X ATTACHMENT (S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Contract Marti Pryor-Cook, Extension 2802 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 Purpose: To renew a Contract for Job Development and Placement Services with the local Employment Security Commission Office for Fiscal Year 1999/2000. Background: Orange County entered into a Purchase of Service Contract with the local Employment Security Commission (ESC) Office in August 1998. ~ The Contract provides an ESC Counselor full-time at the DSS Hillsborough office. Services offered by the ESC Counselor include Vocational Assessment, Job Readiness Training, Job Development and Placement, Employment Registration, and Unemployment Insurance Claims Registration. One requirement of the Work First program is for applicants to register for employment prior to application approval. This Contract facilitates that requirement and assists Work First applicants and participants to obtain employment. During the first seven months of the Contract period, the ESC Counselor registered 77 Work First applicants, conducted 45 Vocational Assessments, placed 29 participants in jobs, and visited 15 employers to discuss the Work First program. In addition to Work First applicants and participants, the Counselor serves other program applicants. Fiscal Impact Statement: The total Contract cost of $38,962 is reimbursed at 100% by the Federal Work First Block Grant. Recommendation: The Manager recommends approval of the Purchase of Service Contract with ESC and authorization for the Chair to sign.