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REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT <br /> ARTICLE I: TITLE AND PURPOSE <br /> The contiguous units of local government identified in Article II agree to establish <br /> the Regional Partnership Consortium to act as a Local Workforce Development <br /> Area under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 Public Law 105-220. <br /> The Consortium shall designate an entity to receive and disburse funds provided <br /> under WIA, and other appropriate federal and state funding sources, for <br /> workforce services in the geographic area defined by the Consortium members. <br /> ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP <br /> The Consortium shall be composed of the following independent and contiguous <br /> units of local government: <br /> County of Alamance <br /> County of Montgomery <br /> County of Moore <br /> County of Orange <br /> County of Randolph <br /> ARTICLE III: CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORITY <br /> A. AUTHORITY UNDER STATE AND LOCAL LAW <br /> The Board of Commissioners representing the member units of government <br /> certify that they possess the full legal authority, as provided by federal, state, and local <br /> law, to enter into this Agreement and to fulfill the legal and financial <br /> requirements of functioning as a Local Workforce Investment Area under the <br /> Workforce Investment Act for the entire geographic area covered by this Agreement. <br /> B. SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT <br /> A copy of the duly executed resolution giving each member county specific <br /> authority to enter into this Consortium Agreement shall be attached to this <br /> document and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> C. DESIGNATION OF CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL <br /> As a condition of this Agreement, each member unit of government will designate <br /> one of the current Commissioners for that unit of government to represent that <br /> member on a Consortium Chief Elected Official Board. This Board will assume the <br /> responsibilities of the Chief Elected Official as defined in the Workforce Investment Act <br /> and shall be authorized to execute such other agreements as are necessary for <br /> Workforce Investment Act purposes.Therefore, the designee is empowered by the <br /> member unit of government to represent the interest of the member in actions before <br /> the State, the Regional Partnership Workforce Development Board and the designated <br /> Consortium Agreement Page 1 <br />