COG Resolutions

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2023 2023-22 A Resolution authorizing the members of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to approve a salary adjustment for all employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employed for a full year on January 1, 2024, which permits a 3.5 percent increase in pay effective March 25, 2024, the eighth payroll period of calendar year 2024, and to approve a salary adjustment for employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employed for less than a full year on January 1, 2024, which permits a 3.5 percent increase in pay effective as of the start of the pay period following their first anniversary date.  VIEW
2023 2023-21 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to amend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act jointly-funded Subrecipient Agreement to increase the WIOA portion of the budget for OhioGuidestone by $81,894.86 to increase staffing levels and add supportive services to meet the needs of Summit County youth receiving education and employment services under the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program model.  VIEW
2023 2023-20 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments appointing Mr. John Chester of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Executive Board Member at the Tri County Regional Labor Council to the Summit Medina Workforce Development Board as a representative of a labor organization in Ohio Workforce Area 2.  VIEW
2023 2023-19 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area of Council of Governments to appropriate $7,150,000.00 in Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act funds to the Calendar Year 2024, to establish a budget as a fiscal component unit of the County of Summit.  VIEW
2023 2023-18 A Resolution adopting Workforce Area 2's Operating and Administrative Budgets for State Fiscal Year 2024 as recommended by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board at their meeting held on June 29, 2023.  VIEW
2023 2023-17 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute a Subgrant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for workforce development programming in Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, received by the Council of Governments during State Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 (7/1/2023 to 6/30/2025).  VIEW
2023 2023-16 A Resolution authorizing the inclusion of Goodwill Industries of Akron, Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, Volunteers of America: Ohio and Indiana, Portage Lakes Career Center, Serrato Corporation, Jefferson County Community Action Council, and Ohio Guidestone as “Additional Partners”, defined in The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), Section 121(b)(2) to the Sate Fiscal Year 2024 and 2025 Local Workforce Area One-Stop Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  VIEW
2023 2023-15 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to amend the contract to increase the budget for Summit County Public Health Department (“SCPH”) under the “Fresh Start” grant from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (“ODJFS”) by $75,558.87 for the purpose of extending the allowable employment duration for the temporary disaster relief worker from 2,080 hours to 4,160 hours or to the conclusion of the grant, whichever ends first.  VIEW
2023 2023-14 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into agreements with various contractors to provide services under the Business Resource Network (“BRN”) grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (“ODJFS”) during the period commencing July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024 not to exceed $346,524.76.  VIEW
2023 2023-13 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept and appropriate a Business Resources Network grant allocation from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in the amount of $356,920.50, for the purpose of increasing employer and business engagement, building business resource teams and increasing outreach efforts for the period commencing July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.  VIEW
2023 2023-12 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept an additional $50,000.00 allocation from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (“ODJFS”) for the purpose of supporting the Medina County Economic Development Corporation (“MCEDC”) Ways to Work transit program, awarded to increase business engagement, build business resource teams, and increase outreach efforts through the Business Resource Network (“BRN”) grant, which commenced January 1, 2022, and will end June 30, 2023.  VIEW
2023 2023-11 A Resolution reappointing the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board’s Summit County appointees Mr. Jeff Bissell, Mr. Matthew Capozzi, Ms. Sharlene Chesnes, Mr. Malcolm Costa, Mr. Mark Derrig, Ms. Amanda Hinkle, Ms. Maria Miller, Ms. Michelle Moran, and Mr. David Prentice to terms beginning July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2025.  VIEW
2023 2023-10 A Resolution adopting additions to the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) Personnel Policy Manual to include Leave Without Pay, an update to vacation accrual, allowing the use of accrued vacation after full-time employment, and an update to employee probationary periods.  VIEW
2023 2023-09 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) on the recommendation of the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board (“WDB”) to award a subrecipient agreement to United Labor Agency (“ULA”) to provide Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act in amounts not to exceed $475,000.00 for Medina County and $1,330,000.00 for Summit County for the period beginning 7/1/2023 and ending 6/30/2024.   VIEW
2023 2023-08 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board of a contractor agreement renewal (third of three) with the County of Summit Department of Job & Family Services to operate Ohio Local Workforce Area 2’s comprehensive One-Stop Center, the OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center, in an amount not to exceed $226,767.93, for the period of 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024.  VIEW
2023 2023-07 A Resolution authorizing the second renewal of two awarded by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds for a Subrecipient Agreement with Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG), under the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP) model, to provide WIOA youth services in Medina County for the period of 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024, with no remaining renewal options.  VIEW
2023 2023-06 A Resolution authorizing the second renewal of two awarded by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds for three (3) Subrecipient Agreements with Summit County service providers, under the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP) model, to provide WIOA youth services for the period of 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024, with no remaining renewal options.  VIEW
2023 2023-05 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a professional services agreement with Rise Together (“consultant”) utilizing Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Statewide Special Project grants funds from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00 for the purpose of creating a Summit County Welcoming Workforce Coalition and pilot an attraction, placement, and retention program specifically for international newcomers during the period of March 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.  VIEW
2023 2023-04 A Resolution adopting an addition to the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual to include an allowance for an unpaid leave of absence.  VIEW
2023 2023-03 A Resolution authorizing the members of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to approve a salary adjustment for all employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employed for a full year on January 1, 2023, which permits a 4.0 percent increase in pay effective March 27, 2023, the eighth payroll period of calendar year 2023, and to approve a salary adjustment for employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employed for less than a full year on January 1, 2023, which permits a 4.0 percent increase in pay effective as of the start of the pay period following their first anniversary date.  VIEW
2023 2023-02 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept and appropriate a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Statewide Special Project grant allocation in the amount of $95,000.00 from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to focus on recruitment and job placement with a segment of the non-participating eligible workforce across Summit County for the period of February 6, 2023 – June 30, 2024.  VIEW
2023 2023-01 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept and appropriate a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Statewide Special Projects grant allocation in the amount of $145,000.00 from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) for Area 2’s participation in Improving Workforce Outcomes for Ohioans project for the period of August 12, 2022-June 30, 2024.  VIEW
2022 2022-17 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) to adopt changes to its bylaws to correct the language citing the composition requirements for appointments to the Workforce Development Board and define how members of the public shall address the SAMWA COG Board in compliance with Ohio’s Sunshine Laws.  VIEW
2022 2022-16 A Resolution to adopt changes to the Bylaws of the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board (“WDB”) to provide consistency to WDB members as they address their responsibilities related to the mandated functions of planning, contracting and assessing workforce development programs in Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, under the direction of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”).  VIEW
2022 2022-15 A Resolution to reappoint the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board’s Medina County members Ms. Patricia Dempsey, Ms. Bethany Dentler, Mr. Anthony Esposito, Ms. Jessica Heid, Ms. Marquita Mitchell, Mr. William Moore, Ms. Joan Pritchett, and Mr. Paul Ratcliff to terms beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024.  VIEW
2022 2022-14 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to appropriate to the Calendar Year 2023 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act funds totaling $6,585,000.00, to establish a budget as a fiscal component unit of the County of Summit.  VIEW
2022 2022-13 A Resolution authorizing the Summit/Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) on the recommendation of the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board (“WDB”) to award a Subrecipient agreement to United Labor Agency (“ULA”) to provide Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act in amounts not to exceed $419,064.00 for Medina County and $1,046,223.00 for Summit County for the period beginning 10/1/2022 and ending 6/30/2023.  VIEW
2022 2022-12 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a contract with the Recovery Center of Medina County and Serenite Culinary Institute to support funding of temporary disaster-relief employment, funded through a United States Department of Labor National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and passed through to Ohio’s Workforce Area 2 in an amount not to exceed $130,000.00 for the period beginning on the date of hire of the first position filled and ending 3/31/2024.  VIEW
2022 2022-11 A Resolution adopting additions to the Summit/Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments ("SAMWA COG") Personnel Policy Manual to include adjustments to compensatory time and the addition of remote work.  VIEW
2022 2022-10 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board of a contractor agreement renewal (second of two) with the County of Summit Department of Job & Family Services to operate Ohio Local Workforce Area 2's comprehensive One-Stop Center, the OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center, in an amount not to exceed $230,000.00, for the period of 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023.  VIEW
2022 2022-09 A Resolution authorizing the first renewal of two awarded by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds for a Subrecipient Agreement with Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG), under the State of Ohio's Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP) model, to provide WIOA youth services for the period of 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023, with one remaining renewal option.  VIEW
2022 2022-08 A Resolution authorizing the first renewal of two awarded by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds for three (3) Subrecipient Agreements with Summit County service providers, under the State of Ohio's Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP) model to provide WIOA youth services for the period of 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023, with one remaining renewal option.  VIEW
2022 2022-07 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a contract with Summit County Public Health to support funding of temporary disaster-relief employment, funded through a United States Department of Labor National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and passed through to Ohio's Workforce Area 2 in an amount not to exceed $107,935.83 for the period beginning on the date of hire of the first position filled and ending March 31, 2024.  VIEW
2022 2022-06 A Resolution authorizing Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a contract with Hope Recovery Community to support funding of temporary disaster-relief employment, funded through a United States department of Labor National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, and passed through to Ohio's Workforce Area 2 in an amount not to exceed $75,000 for the period beginning on the date of hire of the first position filled and ending March 31, 2024.  VIEW
2022 2022-05 A Resolution adopting Workforce Area 2's Operating and Administrative Budgets for State Fiscal Year 2023 as recommended by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board at their meeting held on June 23, 2022.  VIEW
2022 2022-04 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to appropriate to the Area 2 Calendar Year 2022 budget, Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act funds totaling $475,000.00 for various obligations and expenditures as recommended by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board at their regular meeting held on June 23, 2022.  VIEW
2022 2022-03 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept a special allocation, named “Fresh Start,” from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, who received this funding from the United States Department of Labor National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant fund, awarded to provide temporary disaster-relief jobs and various employment services to Ohioans affected by widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose, in the amount of $322,500.00, during the period commencing March 1, 2022 and ending March 31, 2024.  VIEW
2022 2022-02 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept a Business Resources Network grant from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services in the amount of $419,158.50, and ratifying agreements with Medina County Economic Development Corporation (“MCEDC”) and the Summit County Department of Community and Economic Development (“SCDCED”) to perform services under the grant during the period commencing January 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023.  VIEW
2022 2022-01 A Resolution authorizing the members of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to approve a salary adjustment for all employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employed for a full year on January 1, 2022, which permits a 2.5 percent increase in pay effective March 28, 2022, the eighth payroll period of calendar year 2022.  VIEW
2021 2021-27 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area of Council of Governments to appropriate to the Calendar Year 2022 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act funds totaling $6,810,000.00, to establish a budget as a fiscal component unit of the County of Summit.  VIEW
2021 2021-26 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments authorizing the execution of the Federal Fiscal Year 2022 Data Sharing and Confidentiality Agreement, between the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, to provide Area 2’s public workforce system with access to specific Wage Record information and Unemployment Insurance Claimant data during the period beginning upon the full execution of the Agreement and ending 9/30/2023.  VIEW
2021 2021-25 A Resolution adopting an addition to the Summit/Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) Personnel Policy Manual to include Paid Parental Leave.  VIEW
2021 2021-24 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Statewide Special Projects grant allocation from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) for the purpose of conducting a working-age adult survey across Summit, Medina and Portage Counties and enter into a professional services agreement with consultants, Center for Marketing and Opinion Research, LLC (CMOR).  VIEW
2021 2021-23 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to reallocate a portion of the balance of Year 2 (Program Year 2020) Summit Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (“WIOA”) Adult Program, Youth Program, and SAMWA COG Administration Funds, liquidating 9/30/2021, to reimburse Year 2 Medina WIOA Program expenditures charged against Year 1 (Program Year 2021) Medina WIOA Program Funds.  VIEW
2021 2021-22 A Resolution authorizing the Summit/Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) on the recommendation of the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board (“WDB”) to award a Subrecipient agreement to United Labor Agency (“ULA”) to provide Adult and Dislocated Worker Career Services under the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act in amounts not to exceed $573,000.00 for Medina County and $1,460,000.00 for Summit County for the period beginning 10/1/2021 and ending 9/30/2022.  VIEW
2021 2021-21 A Resolution adopting adjustments to the Summit/Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) Procurement Policy Manual as part of an annual review of State and Federal procurement regulations to ensure compliance with purchasing rules.  VIEW
2021 2021-20 A Resolution adopting additions to the Summit/Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) Personnel Policy Manual to include Juneteenth on its list of recognized official legal holidays and to include language that the Summit County Human Resources Commission (“HRC”) is established to administer the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for SAMWA COG employees.  VIEW
2021 2021-19 A Resolution adopting changes to the bylaws of the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board (“WDB”) to allow for meeting virtually via video conference or teleconference in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 6301.06, and to add a section which defines and provides for the WDB’s use of an executive session.  VIEW
2021 2021-18 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) to execute a five (5) year Lease Agreement with the Summit County Land Reutilization Corporation dba Summit County Land Bank for the lease of approximately 37,692 square feet of office space, at 1040 E. Tallmadge Ave., Akron, OH 44310, for the term of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026, with two options to renew for additional five-year terms, for a total annual amount of $509,972.76 for the first year with an annual increase of 1% of the Base Rent after the first year of the initial term, for the operation of a federally mandated one-stop employment center in Summit County, known as an OhioMeansJobs (“OMJ”) center in the State of Ohio.  VIEW
2021 2021-17 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments appointing Mr. Matthew Capozzi, Training Director at the Akron Area Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, to the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board as a representative of a joint apprenticeship program in Ohio Workforce Area 2.  VIEW
2021 2021-16 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area of Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) to appropriate State Fiscal Year 2022 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Program and Administrative to the Workforce Area 2 budget to fund various expenditures for the remainder of Calendar Year 2021.  VIEW
2021 2021-15 A Resolution authorizing the inclusion of Goodwill Industries of Akron, Summit County Developmental Disabilities, Volunteers of America: Ohio and Indiana, Portage Lakes Career Center, Medina Career Center, Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates, Serrato Corporation, Jefferson County Community Action Council, Ohio Guidestone, and the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments as “Additional Partners”, defined in The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), Section 121(b)(2) to the Sate Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023 Local Workforce Area One-Stop Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  VIEW
2021 2021-14 A Resolution adopting Workforce Area 2’s Operating and Administrative Budgets for State Fiscal Year 2022 as recommended by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board at their meeting held on 06/24/2021.  VIEW
2021 2021-13 A Resolution amending the five (5) year lease agreement between the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments and the County of Summit providing space for the operations of the SAMWA COG staff.  VIEW
2021 2021-12 A Resolution reappointing the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board’s Summit County appointees Mr. Jeff Bissell, Ms. Sharlene Chesnes, Mr. Malcolm Costa, Mr. Mark Derrig, Mr. Martin Helms, Ms. Amanda Hinkle, Ms. Maria Miller, Ms. Michelle Moran, and Mr. David Prentice to terms beginning July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2023.  VIEW
2021 2021-11 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a One-Stop Operator Services contract to United Labor Agency for the purpose of providing said services at the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center, for the period beginning 7/1/2021 and ending 6/30/2022, with the option to renew said contract for two additional 12-month terms, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.  VIEW
2021 2021-10 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board of a contractor agreement renewal (first of two) with the County of Summit Department of Job & Family Services to operate Ohio Local Workforce Area 2’s comprehensive One-Stop Center, the OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center, in an amount not to exceed $227,430.77, for the period of 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022.  VIEW
2021 2021-09 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute a Subgrant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for workforce development programming in Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, received by the Council of Governments during State Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2023).  VIEW
2021 2021-08 A Resolution confirming the award of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for a contractor agreement to Callos Resource, LLC, to provide payroll services to Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program youth enrolled in the Program’s Work Experiences under the Act, for the period of 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022.  VIEW
2021 2021-07 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for Subrecipient agreements with three Summit County service providers, under the structure of the Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP), to provide youth services in Summit County, in a total amount not to exceed $571,165.92 for the period of 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022, with two 12-month renewal options.  VIEW
2021 2021-06 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act youth funds for a Subrecipient agreement with Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG), under the structure of the Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP), to provide youth services in Medina County, in an amount not to exceed $255,000.00 for the period of 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022, with two 12-month renewal options.  VIEW
2021 2021-05 A Resolution to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services, for an initial one-year term, from 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022, with automatic renewals for up to two years, for the purpose of reimbursing the Department for costs associated with cost allocation methods, including direct and indirect services in an amount not to exceed $215,000.00.  VIEW
2021 2021-04 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept the extension of the special allocation from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of receiving United States Department of Labor National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant funds, awarded to provide disaster-relief jobs and employment services to Ohioans affected by widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose, in Summit and Medina Counties, extending the termination date of the special allocation from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022.  VIEW
2021 2021-03 A Resolution approving adjustments made to the Personnel Policies and Procedures of Ohio Local Workforce Area 2’s Workforce Development Board (WDB), as related to the WDB’s staff, under the ultimate authority of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”) Board.  VIEW
2021 2021-02 A Resolution to adopt adjusted Operating and Administrative Budgets for the period of 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021, as recommended by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board at their meeting held 1/28/2021.  VIEW
2021 2021-01 A Resolution authorizing the members of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to approve a salary adjustment for all employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employed for a full year on January 1, 2021, which permits a 2.5 percent increase in pay effective March 29, 2021, the eighth payroll period of calendar year 2021.  VIEW
2020 2020-20 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept an allocation from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of receiving United States Department of Labor Reemployment Service and Eligibility Assessment funds and to make the allocation a permanent part of the Area 2 budget.  VIEW
2020 2020-19 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area of Council of Governments to appropriate to the Calendar Year 2021 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act funds totaling $5,975,000.00, to establish a budget as a fiscal component unit of the County of Summit.  VIEW
2020 2020-18 A Resolution reappointing the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board’s Medina County appointees Ms. Patricia Dempsey, Ms. Bethany Dentler, Mr. Anthony Esposito, Ms. Jessica Heid, Ms. Marquita Mitchell, Mr. William Moore, Ms. Erin Ploucha, Ms. Joan Pritchett, and Mr. Paul Ratcliff to terms beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2022.  VIEW
2020 2020-17 A Resolution approving the inclusion of Serrato Corporation, The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Ohio Guidestone, and the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments as “Additional Partners,” as defined in WIOA Section 121(b)(2), to the SFY 2020/2021 Local Workforce Area 2’s One-Stop Memorandum of Understanding.  VIEW
2020 2020-16 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments appointing Ms. Erin C. Ploucha, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Westfield Bank, to the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board as a representative of a business in Ohio Workforce Area 2.  VIEW
2020 2020-15 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a contract with the United Labor Agency to expand Business Services Teams and Outreach in Area 2, utilizing a Business Resource Network Grant awarded by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, in an amount not to exceed $163,344.00, for the period beginning 7/1/2020 and ending 6/30/2021.  VIEW
2020 2020-14 A Resolution authorizing the second of two renewals of an award by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for a Subrecipient Agreement with United Labor Agency to provide Career Services in Medina and Summit Counties in an amount not to exceed $1,774,926.00 during the period of 1/2020 to 9/30/2021.  VIEW
2020 2020-13 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governmentsappointing Ms. Patricia Dempsey, Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor at Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, to the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board as a representative of a vocational rehabilitation program in Ohio Workforce Area 2.  VIEW
2020 2020-12 A Resolution adopting Workforce Area 2’s Operating and Administrative Budgets for State Fiscal Year 2021 as recommended by the Executive Committee of the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board at their meeting held on 24/2020.  VIEW
2020 2020-11 A Resolution confirming the award of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for a contractor agreement to Callos Resource, LLC, to provide payroll services to Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program youth enrolled in the Program’s Work Experiences under the Act, for the period of 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021.  VIEW
2020 2020-10 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a renewal (second and final) of a One-Stop Operator Services contract with the United Labor Agency for the purpose of providing said services at the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center, for the period beginning 7/1/2020 and ending 6/30/2021, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00.  VIEW
2020 2020-09 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a One-Stop Operator Services contract to the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of providing said services at the OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center, for the period beginning 7/1/2020 and ending 6/30/2021, with the option to renew said contract for two additional 12-month terms, in an amount not to exceed $228,109.71.  VIEW
2020 2020-08 A Resolution authorizing the second and final renewal, awarded by the Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for a Subrecipient Agreement with Jobs’ for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG), a Medina County service provider, under the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP) model, to provide WIOA youth services for the period of 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021.  VIEW
2020 2020-07 A Resolution authorizing the second and final renewal awarded by the Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for four (4) Subrecipient Agreements with Summit County service providers, under the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP) model, to provide WIOA youth services for the period of 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2021.  VIEW
2020 2020-06 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a Political Subdivision Participation Agreement with the County of Summit to provide County of Summit-sponsored health care programs for the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments’ employees.  VIEW
2020 2020-05 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a five (5) year lease agreement with the County of Summit for the period of 4/1/2020 through 3/31/2025, to provide space for the operations of the SAMWA COG staff.  VIEW
2020 2020-04 A Resolution authorizing the members of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to approve a salary adjustment for all employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employed for a full year on January 1, 2020, which permits a 2.5 percent increase in pay effective March 30, 2020, the eighth payroll period of calendar year 2020, and to approve a salary adjustment for employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employed for less than a full year on January 1, 2020, which permits a 2.5 percent increase in pay effective as of the start of the pay period following their first anniversary date.  VIEW
2020 2020-03 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a contract with Summit County Public Health to support funding of temporary disaster-relief employment, funded through a United States Department of Labor National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, in an amount not to exceed $267,335.93, for the period beginning on the date of hire of the first position filled and ending March 31, 2021.  VIEW
2020 2020-02 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a contract with the Medina County Job and Family Services to support funding of temporary disaster-relief employment, through a United States Department of Labor National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, in an estimated amount not to exceed $52,277.12, for the period beginning 4/2019 and ending 3/31/2021.  VIEW
2020 2020-01 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to accept and appropriate a special allocation from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of receiving United States Department of Labor National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant funds, awarded to provide disaster-relief jobs and employment services to Ohioans affected by widespread opioid use, addiction, and overdose, in Summit and Medina Counties, during the period commencing April 1, 2019 and ending March 31, 2021.  VIEW
2019 2019-27 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments appointing Ms. Maria Miller, Director of Talent Acquisition at Summa Health Systems, to the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board as a representative of a business located in Ohio Workforce Area 2.  VIEW
2019 2019-26 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area of Council of Governments to appropriate to the Calendar Year 2020 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act funds totaling $6,165,000.00, to establish a budget as a fiscal component unit of the County of Summit.  VIEW
2019 2019-25 A Resolution to adopt adjusted Program and Administrative Operating Budgets for State Fiscal Year 2020 as recommended by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board at their regular meeting held on 9/26/2019.  VIEW
2019 2019-24 A resolution amending Resolution No. 2019-11 of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments, which authorized the execution of the Data Sharing and Confidentiality Agreement between the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, to provide Area 2’s public workforce system with access to specific Wage Record information and Unemployment Insurance Claimant data.  VIEW
2019 2019-23 A Resolution amending Resolution 2019-19 which authorized the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute an addendum extending the termination date of the Subrecipient agreement with the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services to participate in the close-out period of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Workforce Innovation Fund Grant (WIF), also known as the Wage Pathways special grant program.  VIEW
2019 2019-22 A Resolution amending Resolution 2019-18 which authorized the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a Subgrant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation Fund, awarded to pilot a Wage Pathways program in Summit County.  VIEW
2019 2019-21 A Resolution authorizing the first of two renewals of an award by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for a Subrecipient Agreement with United Labor Agency to provide Career Services in Medina and Summit Counties in an amount not to exceed $1,455,000.00 during the period of 1/2019 to 9/30/2020, with one remaining 12-month renewal option.  VIEW
2019 2019-20 A Resolution approving the inclusion of The Goodwill Industries of Akron, Ohio, Inc., Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board, Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana, Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates, and Portage Lakes Career Center as “Additional Partners,” as defined in WIOA Section 121(b)(2), to the SFY 2020/2021 Local Workforce Area 2’s One-Stop Memorandum of Understanding.  VIEW
2019 2019-19 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute an addendum extending the termination date of the Subrecipient agreement from June 30, 2019 to August 30, 2019 with the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services to participate in the close-out period of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Workforce Innovation Fund Grant (WIF), also known as the Wage Pathways special grant program commencing 7/1/2019 and ending 8/31/2019.  VIEW
2019 2019-18 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a Subgrant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation Fund, awarded to pilot a Wage Pathways program in Summit County.  VIEW
2019 2019-17 A Resolution increasing appropriations to Workforce Area 2’s WIOA Administrative funds in the amount of $250,000.00 for various obligations and expenditure activities as recommended by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board at their regular meeting held on June 27, 2019.  VIEW
2019 2019-16 A Resolution adopting Workforce Area 2’s Operating and Administrative Budgets for State Fiscal Year 2020 as recommended by the Summit and Medina Workforce Development Board at their regular meeting held on 6/27/2019.  VIEW
2019 2019-15 A Resolution authorizing the first renewal of two, awarded by the Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for a Subrecipient Agreement with Jobs’ for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG), a Medina County service provider, under the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP) model, to provide WIOA youth services for the period of 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020, with one remaining 12-month renewal option.  VIEW
2019 2019-14 A Resolution authorizing the first renewal of two, awarded by the Workforce Development Board of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for four (4) Subrecipient Agreements with Summit County service providers, under the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP) model, to provide WIOA youth services for the period of 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020, with one remaining 12-month renewal option.  VIEW
2019 2019-13 A Resolution ratifying the signature of the Executive Director of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments on a five-year Lease Agreement with the County of Medina, Ohio, for the lease of 3,925 square feet of office space at 72 Public Square, in the City of Medina, for the period of August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2024, with two options to renew for an additional one year term, in the amount of $58,875.00 annually for term years one through three, and $43,175.00 annually for term years four and five, to provide space for the operation of the One-Stop Employment Center in Medina County, known in the State of Ohio as an OhioMeansJobs Center.  VIEW
2019 2019-12 A Resolution reappointing the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board’s Summit County appointees Mr. Jeff Bissell, Ms. Sharlene Chesnes, Mr. Malcolm Costa, Mr. Mark Derrig, Ms. Sharlonda Harvey, Mr. Martin Helms, Ms. Amanda Hinkle, Ms. Michelle Moran, and Mr. David Prentice to terms beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2021.  VIEW
2019 2019-11 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments authorizing the execution of the State Fiscal Year 2020 Data Sharing and Confidentiality Agreement, between the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, to provide Area 2’s public workforce system with access to specific Wage Record information and Unemployment Insurance Claimant data during the period beginning upon the full execution of the Agreement and ending 6/30/2020.  VIEW
2019 2019-10 A Resolution adopting changes to the bylaws of the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board (“WDB”) to provide consistency to the manner in which members of the WDB address its responsibilities related to the mandated functions of planning, contracting and assessing workforce development programming in Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, under the direction of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments (“SAMWA COG”).  VIEW
2019 2019-09 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a renewal (first of two) of a One-Stop Operator Services contract with the United Labor Agency for the purpose of providing said services at the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center, for the period beginning 7/1/2019 and ending 6/30/2020, with the option to renew said contract for an additional 12-month term, in an amount not to exceed $25,000.  VIEW
2019 2019-08 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board of a contractor agreement renewal (second of two) with the County of Summit Department of Job & Family Services to operate Ohio Local Workforce Area 2’s comprehensive One-Stop Center, the OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center, in an amount not to exceed $228,667.53, for the period of 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020.  VIEW
2019 2019-07 A Resolution confirming the award of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act funds for a contractor agreement to Callos Resource, LLC, to provide payroll services to Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program youth enrolled in the Program’s Work Experiences under the Act, for the period of 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020.  VIEW
2019 2019-06 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute a Subgrant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for workforce development programming in Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, received by the Council of Governments during State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 (7/1/2019 to 6/30/2021).  VIEW
2019 2019-05 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to adopt changes to its Bylaws which provide consistency to the manner in which the members of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments conduct its affairs and define the duties and responsibilities of its Board members.  VIEW
2019 2019-04 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute an addendum to the four-year Lease Agreement, for the lease of approximately 4,285 square feet of office space at Courthouse Commons, 60 Public Square, 3rd Floor, in the City of Medina, Ohio, with the Medina County Commissioners, for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, providing for an adjustment in the annual rent for term years three and four, for the operation of the OhioMeansJobs|Medina County center.  VIEW
2019 2019-03 A Resolution authorizing the execution of an Engagement Letter with the County of Summit Department of Law, Insurance and Risk Management in connection with the provision of legal services to Summit & Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments during Calendar Year 2019, in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00.  VIEW
2019 2019-02 A Resolution authorizing the members of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to approve a salary adjustment for all employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments, who were employed on January 1, 2019, which permits a three percent increase in pay effective April 1, 2019, the eighth payroll period of calendar year 2019.  VIEW
2019 2019-01 A Resolution approving and authorizing a salary adjustment for employee Christine Marshall, the Executive Director of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments, effective February 4, 2019, the fourth payroll period of calendar year 2019.  VIEW
2018 2018-25 A Resolution authorizing the appropriation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds to Calendar Year 2019.  VIEW
2018 2018-24 A Resolution authorizing the inclusion of Volunteers of America Ohio and Indiana as an “Additional Partner,” defined in the Section 121(b)(2) of the WIOA, to Area 2’s SFYs 2018/2019 One-Stop Operator MOU.  VIEW
2018 2018-23 A Resolution confirming the award of a One-Stop Operator Services contract to the United Labor Agency to provide said services at the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center for the period beginning 1/2018 and ending 9/30/2019.  VIEW
2018 2018-22 A Resolution confirming the award by the WDB of WIOA funds for a subrecipient agreement with the United Labor Agency to provide Career Services in Medina and Summit Counties during the period of 1/2018 to 9/30/2019.  VIEW
2018 2018-21 A Resolution authorizing the appropriation of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019 WIOA Program & Administration funds to the Workforce Area 2 budget to fund various expenditures for the remainder of Calendar Year 2018.  VIEW
2018 2018-20 A Resolution authorizing the reallocation of the balance of Year 2 WIOA Adult Administration Funds, liquidating 9/30/2018, to Year 1 Program Funds, liquidating 9/30/2019.  VIEW
2018 2018-19 A Resolution appointing Amanda Hinkel to the WDB as a representative of an institution of Higher Education to a term of 7/2/2018 to 6/30/2019.  VIEW
2018 2018-18 A Resolution approving the inclusion of Portage Lakes Career Center and the Management & Training Corporation as “Additional Partners,” as defined in WIOA Section 121(b)(2), to the SFY 2018/2019 Area 2 One-Stop Memorandum of Understanding.  VIEW
2018 2018-17 A Resolution adopting a Local Workforce Area 2 Public Records Program.  VIEW
2018 2018-16 A Resolution confirming the award of WIOA funds for a Contractor Agreement with Callos Resource, LLC, to provide payroll services to CCMEP-WIOA youth enrolled in Work Experience, for the period of 5/1/2018 to 6/30/2019, with three (3) one-year renewal options.  VIEW
2018 2018-15 A Resolution confirming the award by the WDB of a Contractor Agreement renewal (first of two) with the CSDJFS to operate Area 2’s comprehensive OSC, the OhioMeansJobs Summit County (OMJSC) Center, in an amount not to exceed $219,569.19, for the period of 7/1/2018 to 6/30/2019, with one additional renewal option.  VIEW
2018 2018-14 A Resolution confirming the award by the WDB of a Contractor Agreement renewal (first of two) with The WorkPlace to operate Area 2’s affiliate One-Stop Center (OSC), the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center, in an amount not to exceed $20,600.00, for the period of 7/1/2018 to 6/30/2019, with one additional renewal option.  VIEW
2018 2018-13 A Resolution confirming the award by the WDB of WIOA funds for five (5) Subrecipient Agreements Summit County service providers, under the Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP), to provide youth services for the period of 7/1/2018 to 6/30/2019, with two renewal options.  VIEW
2018 2018-12 A Resolution confirming the award by the WDB of WIOA funds for a Subrecipient Agreement with Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) to provide WIOA youth services, under the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program (CCMEP), in Medina County for the period of 7/1/2018 to 6/30/2019, with two renewal options.  VIEW
2018 2018-11 A Resolution to adopt an Intergovernmental Agreement with the County of Summit Dept. of Job and Family Services to reimburse the Department for direct and indirect costs associated with Workforce services, during SFY 2019.  VIEW
2018 2018-10 A Resolution to adopt an adjusted Operating Budget for the period of 1/1/2018 to 31/2018, as recommended by the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board on 6/27/2018, due to receipt of Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Final Allocations for State Fiscal Year 2019.  VIEW
2018 2018-09 A Resolution appointing of Ms. Nellie Rodman to the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board.  VIEW
2018 2018-08 A Resolution appointing Mr. Martin Helms to the Summit/Medina WDB.  VIEW
2018 2018-07 A Resolution appointing Ms. Sharlonda Harvey to the Summit/Medina WDB.  VIEW
2018 2018-06 A Resolution approving an Engagement Letter with the County of Summit Department of Law, Insurance and Risk Management in connection with the provision of legal services to the SAMWA COG during Calendar Year 2018.  VIEW
2018 2018-05 A Resolution authorizing the SAMWA COG to enter into a Repayment Agreement with the Medina County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the Medina County Department of Job and Family Services.  VIEW
2018 2018-04 A Resolution to amend purchasing authorities in the SAMWA COG's Acquisition & Procurement Policies.  VIEW
2018 2018-03 A Resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the SAMWA COG and the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services.  VIEW
2018 2018-02 A Resolution to appropriate Workforce Funds available as of 31/2017 to Calendar Year 2018.  VIEW
2018 2018-01 A Resolution adopting Amendment #1 of Subgrant Agreement #D-1819-15-0173, between the SAMWA COG and the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, for State Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019.  VIEW
2017 2017-41 A Resolution approving and authorizing a salary adjustment for employee Christine Marshall, Executive Director of the SAMWA COG, effective for pay period one of 2018  VIEW
2017 2017-40 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a Sublease Agreement to sublease office space and provide access to, and full use of, the common areas at the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center, located on the third floor of 60 Public Square, Medina, Ohio 44256, to ManPowerGroup US, Inc.  VIEW
2017 2017-39 A Resolution amending: Section F, entitled "Procurement Methods," of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments' Acquisition and Procurement Policies for Ohio Local Workforce Area 2 in order to align Area 2's purchasing thresholds with the Uniform Grant Guidance provided through the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically 2 CFR 200, commonly referred to as the "Super Circular".  VIEW
2017 2017-38 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments authorizing the execution of Agreement D-1819-15-0426, the Data Sharing and Confidentiality Agreement, between the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, to provide Area 2’s public workforce system with access to Wage Record information and Unemployment Insurance Claimant data during the period beginning upon the full execution of the Agreement and ending 6/30/2019.  VIEW
2017 2017-37 A Resolution reappointing the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board’s Medina County appointees, Ms. Bethany Dentler, Mr. Anthony Esposito, Ms. Jessica Heid, Mr. James Lake, Mr. William Moore, Ms. Joan Pritchett and Mr. Phil Ratcliff, to terms beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2020.  VIEW
2017 2017-36 An amended Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a Subrecipient Agreement with the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services to provide Wage Pathways pilot program services, funded through a United States Department of Labor Workforce Innovation Fund grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, in an amount not to exceed $807,480.00, for the grant period beginning 8/21/2017 and ending 6/30/2019, and repealing Resolution 2017-34.  VIEW
2017 2017-35 An amended Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to enter into a Subgrant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Innovation Fund, awarded to pilot a Wage Pathways program in Summit County during the period commencing 8/21/2017 and ending 6/30/2019, and repealing Resolution 2017-33.  VIEW
2017 2017-34 Repealed  VIEW
2017 2017-33 Repealed  VIEW
2017 2017-32 A Resolution authorizing Ohio Local Workforce Area 2’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Fiscal Agent to transfer Administration funding for the purpose of fully expending all of Area 2’s Year 2 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act dollars.  VIEW
2017 2017-31 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a One-Stop Operator Services contract to The WorkPlace for the purpose of providing said services at the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center, for the period beginning upon full execution of the contract and ending 6/30/2018, with the option to renew said contract for two additional 12-month terms.  VIEW
2017 2017-30 A Resolution confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a One-Stop Operator Services contract to the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of providing said services at the OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center, for the period beginning upon full execution of the contract and ending 6/30/2018, with the option to renew said contract for two additional 12-month terms.  VIEW
2017 2017-29 A Resolution authorizing the execution of the documents required to accept the County of Summit’s assignment of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Services Agreements with Akron Community Service Center and Urban League, Inc., Hattie Larlham Community Services, and Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates to the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments for the purpose of providing out-of-school and in-and-out of school youth in Summit County with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act services, for the period of 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2018.  VIEW
2017 2017-28 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute a Subgrant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services for workforce development programming in Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, received by the Council of Governments during State Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 (7/1/2017 to 6/30/2019).  VIEW
2017 2017-27 A Resolution of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments appointing Ms. Marquita Mitchell as the representative of a provider administering adult education and literacy activities under Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.  VIEW
2017 2017-26 Authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to include Goodwill Industries of Akron and the Summit County Developmental Disabilities Board as “Additional Partners” to Ohio Local Workforce Area 2’s State Fiscal Year 2018 Memorandum of Understanding at the Summit County OhioMeansJobs Center pursuant to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, Section 121(b)(2).  VIEW
2017 2017-25 A Resolution authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute a five (5) year Lease Agreement with Summit Workforce Solutions, Inc. dba ConxusNEO, for the lease of space at 1040 E. Tallmadge Avenue, in the City of Akron, for the term of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022,for the operation of the One-Stop Employment Center in Summit County, known in the State of Ohio as an OhioMeansJobs Center.  VIEW
2017 2017-24 Authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute a four-year Lease Agreement with IRG Reality Investments, dba Gazebo Investments Ltd, for the lease of office space at Courthouse Commons, 60 Public Square, 3rd Floor, in the City of Medina, for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2021, to provide space for the operation of the One-Stop Employment Center in Medina County, known in the State of Ohio as an OhioMeansJobs Center.  VIEW
2017 2017-23 Confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a professional service contract with the United Labor Agency to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Career Services at the OhioMeansJobs Summit County Center for the period of July 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.  VIEW
2017 2017-22 Confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a professional service contract with Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Services, under the umbrella of the State of Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management Employment Program, at the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.  VIEW
2017 2017-21 Confirming the award by the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments of a professional service contract with Education Data Systems, Inc., to provide Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Career Services at the OhioMeansJobs Medina County Center for the period of July 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.  VIEW
2017 2017-20 Adopting the Preliminary Operating Budget for the operation and administration of the public workforce system in Ohio Local Workforce Area 2 for the period of July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.  VIEW
2017 2017-19 Adopting the amended Bylaws of Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments.  VIEW
2017 2017-18 Appointing the County of Summit Department of Finance and Budget to serve as the Fiscal Agent for the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments and amending the COG bylaws in accordance with this appointment.  VIEW
2017 2017-17 Authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute an Interim Administrative Fiscal Functions Agreement to delineate the roles and responsibilities of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments, the Council’s Fiscal Agent, and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Fiscal Agent, for the period of March 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017.  VIEW
2017 2017-16 Reappointing the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board’s Summit County appointees Mr. Jeff Bissell, Ms. Sharlene Chesnes, Mr. Malcolm Costa, Mr. Robert DeJournett, Mr. Mark Derrig, Ms. Michelle Moran, Mr. David Prentice, and Mr. Paul Zimmerman to terms beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2019.  VIEW
2017 2017-15 Authorizing the amendment of the Organizational Documents of the SAMWA COG  VIEW
2017 2017-14 Adopting the Plan under the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program, administered by the Ohio Public Employees Deferred Compensation Board, for participation by eligible employees of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments.   VIEW
2017 2017-13 Assuming and paying the statutorily required contribution to the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System by Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments employees, pursuant to Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, for the County of Summit Fiscal Office.  VIEW
2017 2017-12 Amending: the "Hours Worked" subsection and adding a "Flexible Scheduling" subsection to Section II, "Employment Policies;" the "Overtime" subsection of Section III, "Compensation Policies;" and adding a "Personal Sick Leave" subsection to Section V, "Absence from Work," of the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments Personnel Policies and Procedures.   VIEW
2017 2017-11 Extending the terms of the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board’s Medina County representatives Ms. Amy Davin, Ms. Bethany Dentler, Mr. Anthony Esposito, Ms. Jessica Heid, Mr. James Lake, Mr. William Moore, Ms. Joan Pritchett and Mr. Phil Ratcliff to December 31, 2017 so as to comply with the bylaws of the Board.  VIEW
2017 2017-10 Changing Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board member Ms. Joan Pritchett’s business sector representation due to a change of employer.  VIEW
2017 2017-09 Appointing Dr. Daryl Revoldt as the representative of an institution of Higher Education to the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board.  VIEW
2017 2017-08 Adopting budget reallocation thresholds and purchasing authorities under and within which Ohio Local Workforce Area 2’s Executive Director and the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board’s Finance Committee may leverage funds and/or adjust budgets.  VIEW
2017 2017-07 Adopting the Procurement Policies and Procedures for Ohio Local Workforce Area 2.  VIEW
2017 2017-06 Hiring Ms. Christine Marshall as the Executive Director of the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board, with a starting date of March 20, 2017.  VIEW
2017 2017-05 Authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area of Governments to enter into a Political Subdivision Participation Agreement with the County of Summit to provide County of Summit-sponsored health care programs for the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments’ employees.  VIEW
2017 2017-04 Authorizing the Summit and Medina Workforce Area Council of Governments to execute an Administrative Agreement with the Council Fiscal Agent, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Fiscal Agent, and the County of Summit Department of Job and Family Services for the purpose of defining and clarifying how the duties of Council Staff, Area 2’s Fiscal Agents and One-Stop operators will be carried out in a manner consistent with the Act and corresponding regulations.  VIEW
2017 2017-03 Approving the Personnel Policies and Procedures of Ohio Local Workforce Area 2’s Workforce Development Board (WDB), as related to the WDB’s staff, under the ultimate authority of the SAMWA COG Board  VIEW
2017 2017-02 Authorizing the appropriation of to Calendar Year 2016 Workforce Funds in the amount $1,370,103.00, available as of December 31, 2016, to Calendar Year 2017  VIEW
2017 2017-01 Adopting Area 2's revised Operating Budget as approved in SAMWA COG Resolution 2016-01 for the period of July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 ("WIOA Program Year 2016") to include a $200,000.00 commitment of Medina County Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 ("WIOA") Adult and Dislocated Worker Program funds for the purpose of providing WIOA Individual Training Account and On-the-Job-Training services in Medina County  VIEW
2016 2016-02 Approving the bylaws of the Summit/Medina Workforce Development Board (“WDB”) to establish and define the responsibilities of WDB members, as these responsibilities relate to the mandated functions of planning, contracting and assessing workforce development programming in Ohio Local Workforce Area 2, under the ultimate authority of the SAMWA COG  VIEW
2016 2016-01 Authorizing, for the period of July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 (“WIOA Program Year 2016”): 1) the proposed Ohio Local Workforce Area 2 (“Area 2”) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (“WIOA”) program operating budget for the purpose of providing workforce development services in Summit and Medina Counties, and: 2) the administrative operating budget for Area 2’s Workforce Development Board (“WDB”) to administer the local workforce system  VIEW