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4 <br /> CAPITAL AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM <br /> AGREEMENT <br /> The member units provide that the Chairman of the Wake County Board of <br /> Commissioners shall be authorized to exercise the functions of the local area chief <br /> elected official which are required under the Workforce Innovation and <br /> Opportunity Act. <br /> ARTICLE IV. DURATION <br /> This agreement will become effective on July 1, 2023 or the date of the last chief elected <br /> official's signature (whichever is the later date) and shall continue in effect until the local <br /> Workforce Development Area is re-designated by the Governor of North Carolina or by <br /> termination of this Agreement by a member unit of government as provided for in Article <br /> XI. <br /> ARTICLE V. ASSURANCES AND CERTIFICATIONS <br /> The member units will comply with the requirements of the Workforce Innovation and <br /> Opportunity Act, and regulations promulgated thereunder, all other applicable federal <br /> regulations, the statutes of the State of North Carolina, and written directives and <br /> instructions relevant to local workforce development area operation from the Governor of <br /> North Carolina or his/her designee. <br /> ARTICLE VI. FINANCING <br /> 1. It is anticipated that funding necessary to implement this agreement will be derived <br /> from federal grant funds received through the Governor. <br /> 2. The units of local government acknowledge that they are jointly and severally <br /> accountable for liabilities arising out of activities under the Workforce Innovation <br /> and Opportunity Act, and all funds received by the local workforce development <br /> area pursuant to WIOA. Liability includes, but is not limited to, responsibility for <br /> prompt repayment from non-program funds of any disallowed costs by the <br /> administrative entity of the local workforce development area, or any of its sub- <br /> recipients or contractors, or the Workforce Development Board. <br /> 3. Any entity or joint agency created or designated by this local workforce <br /> development area, including the Workforce Development Board, and <br /> Administrative Entity, shall be considered a public agency for the purposes of the <br /> Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. <br /> ARTICLE VII. ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD <br /> The member units of government agree that the Workforce Development Board shall be <br /> established in accordance with Section 107 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity <br /> Act and applicable State of North Carolina laws including G.S. 143B-438.11. <br /> The Chief Elected Official, as noted in Article III. 4., shall appoint members of the <br /> Workforce Development Board from among persons nominated in accordance with the <br /> Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. <br /> 5/01/2023 <br />