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‘The Partners’ Roundtable shall focus on services to customers that would reduce duplication and save money that could be reinvested into the system; identify and implement “best practice” customer service strategies to universal population; oversee public relations for the partners; and annually negotiate and prepare the MOU and cost allocation plan among the partners.’

Minutes

Present: Gregg Heffner, Chris Weaver, Maggie Killoran, Walt Freyer, Paul Kurtzman, Diane Cooper-Currier Staff: Jeff Grimshaw, Nick Della Penna

Chris Weaver called the meeting to order. The committee welcomed our new committee member, Gregg Heffner.

Agenda Items

1) Approval of April 27, 2011 Minutes

Maggie Killoran moved to approve the minutes. Walt Freyer seconded. The minutes were approved.

2) Goals and Objectives Review- Chris

· WIA ProgramYear 2011 budget was released – Oswego County’s allocation was reduced by approximately $138,156 or 12%. Staffing has been reduced (through attrition) from 12.5 to 10.5 FTE’s.

· Adjusting to staffing changes at the One Stop – Judy McManus, Jeanne Cieszeski and Janet Lanious retired. Pat Tyrrell and Silvia Langdon were promoted to the Sr. Employment Specialist position. Heather Tebidor and Chad Whelsky were hired as Employment Specialists. Beth Teifke was moved to the DEI grant as the Resource Coordinator.

· Worked in collaboration with Senator Patti Ritchie, the Fulton/Oswego Chamber of Commerce and the United Way to sponsor a Career Expo at the Fulton War Memorial on 6/9/11.

· Worked with the Job Placement Network to sponsor a “Tools of the Trade” event on 6/23/11.

· Hosted Congressman Bill Owens for a visit to the One Stop on 6/28/11 – Congressman Owens came to learn about the services available through the One Stop System.

· Began accepting “tickets” under the Social Security Ticket-to-Work program – 4 tickets have been accepted through 6/30/11.

· Met with Birdseye officials to discuss One Stop services in response to the announcement that Birdseye is closing effective 12/31/11. Will be scheduling sessions for employees on site at Birdseye once lay-off notices are issued.

· Working with Constellation to schedule an employer forum highlighting the jobs/career ladders available at Constellation. Event was originally scheduled for June 2011, but moved to September 2011.

· Working with the Literacy Coalition to sponsor a literacy event: One World, Many Stories. The event will be held at the Oswego Armory on 9/24/11.

· Received approval of the modification to the Wage Subsidy grant.

· Continuing to work with Cayuga Community College to develop slots for a transitional employment program. Anticipated placement dates were moved to September 2011. Also working with North Country Restorations on a transitional employment opportunity.

· Continuing to work in collaboration with the Oswego Public Library to develop workshops and computer classes specific to the needs of Oswego County residents.

· Working with OCO to promote the National Work Readiness Credential (NWRC) and on a 2^nd application for the JART program.

3) One-Stop Center Activity Report- Chris

Chris reviewed the One-Stop Center activity report for PY’10. BOCES was the largest recipient of WIA dollars among the partners. BOCES has received $114,000 of the $160,000 spent with the partners.

4) PY’11 Training Plan Update- Chris

Chris reviewed our planned allocation of training funds for PY’11. Although funding is down by about 10%, we established aggressive goals for the year. We will continue to utilize other grants like the NEG and Wage Subsidy Grant to augment our WIA funds.

5) MOU Year 8, 9, 10, 11 – Nick, Chris

No update from VESID for the MOU’s for years 8 & 9. Chris is finalizing Year 10. Chris will begin work on Year 11, and the Partners agree to utilize the same methodology.

6) Career Ladder Map Website – Nick

Nick stated that we are continuing to work with the SUNY Oswego Graphic Design Dept. students to help us with the re-design of the site. We will also be working with a separate group from Oswego County BOCES in September.

7) Strategic Planning- Jeff Grimshaw

Jeff presented the matrix of ideas received from this process. He asked the committee to review the bullets, and get with him with specific ideas for next steps. Some items brought up by other committees included increased marketing efforts and working more with area small businesses.

8) Next Meeting Date- November 2, 2011