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File #: 2011-1802    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 6/14/2011 In control: Committee on Human Resources
On agenda: Final action: 6/28/2011
Enactment date: 6/28/2011 Enactment #: 457
Effective date: 7/7/2011    
Title: Resolution providing for the City of Pittsburgh to receive grant funding based on the filing of applications with the U.S. Department of Labor and/or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for grants in connection with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and/or the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN), cost not to exceed $8,027,991.00.
Indexes: AGREEMENTS, GRANT(S)
Attachments: 1. 2011-1802.doc
Presenter
Presented by Mr. Burgess

Title
Resolution providing for the City of Pittsburgh to receive grant funding based on the filing of applications with the U.S. Department of Labor and/or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for grants in connection with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and/or the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN), cost not to exceed $8,027,991.00.

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Providing authorization for the City of Pittsburgh to enter into agreements authorized by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and/or the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN), as amended (cost not to exceed $8,027,991);

Providing for required assurances; execution of payment vouchers and of certification of authorized signatures; providing for contracts with various agencies/employers for services and programs related to training and employment for Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and/or the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN) and providing for the deposit of funds into a bank account.

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. The Mayor and the City of Pittsburgh are hereby authorized to receive grants based on the filing of applications in the form required by the U.S. Department of Labor and/or Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in connection with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and/or the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN); in order for grants to be made in connection with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) and/or the Joint Jobs Initiative Program Employment Advancement and Retention Network (EARN).

Section 2. In the event that the U.S. Department of Labor and/or the Commonwealth
should approve said applications through a grant to the City of Pittsburgh for contracts in connection t...

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