Title
Amendment to Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Board Bylaws (Ordinance S-47896)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend the Bylaws for the Phoenix Business and Workforce Development (PBWD) Board of the City of Phoenix. There is no financial impact with this action.
Report
Summary
The PBWD Board was established in accordance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014. The Bylaw amendments incorporate provisions consistent with the WIOA legislation and Workforce Arizona Council policies. The PBWD Board is responsible for the legislated responsibilities under the WIOA and addressing the workforce development needs of the local workforce area. The local workforce area, known as the ARIZONA@WORK City of Phoenix, serves as a jurisdiction for the administration of workforce development activities, and execution of adult, dislocated worker, and youth funds allocated by the State. The following sections are proposed to be amended primarily for administrative purposes and also to incorporate the Board's recently adopted strategic plan language so that the Bylaws match with the plan, and to incorporate the PBWD Board's newly created subcommittees.
Significant revisions are as follows:
- Article I, Name and Establishment: Added language that includes compliance with all Federal and State regulations, policies and procedures as outlined in WIOA.
- Article V, Section II: Added language to clarify nomination process. Board members are nominated and appointed by the Mayor.
- Article V, Section III: Provided a graph to clarify how membership terms are staggered to ensure only a portion of terms expire within a given year.
- Article VII, Section III: Adding clarification of standing committee membership positions.
- Article IX, Ethics and Conflict of Interest: added Workforce Arizona Council Policy No. 1 Local Governance reference.
The complete draft Bylaws are included as Attachment A.
Financial Impact
There is no financial impact with this action.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The proposed Bylaw amendments were approved at the public meeting of the PBWD Board on July 8, 2021. The most recent City Council action to approve the PBWD Board Bylaw amendments occurred on Aug. 26, 2020. On April 22, 2015, the City Council approved establishing the PBWD Board under WIOA, Phoenix City Code Ordinance G-6021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Community and Economic Development Department.