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Jeanne Schneider - FW: RWIB membership criteria
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"Mihm-Herold, Wendy [IWD]" <Wendy.Mihm-Herold@iwd.iowa.gov>
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02/02/20063:55 PM
FW: RWIB membership criteria
Please let me know if you received this and if this good enough...1 certainly could provide more
information..>Basically the individuals appointed will be responsible for advocating for training needs in the
Greater Dubuque area and assure the IWD One Stop system is providing the services to community that we are
charged to do... Wendy Mihm-Herold
1111 Paine Steet, Suite G
Decorah, Iowa 52101-2411
563-382-0457 ex!. 111
563-380-3733 Cell phone
From: ReVoir, Mary [IWO]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 8:41 AM
To: Mihm-Herold, Wendy [IWO]
Subject: FW: RWIB membership criteria
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From: Keast, Doug [IWO]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01,20068:40 AM
To: ReVoir, Mary [IWO]
Cc: Sorenson-Wright, Jeanne [IWO]
Subject: RE: RWIB membership criteria
Hi Mary Lynn -
I'm attaching a copy of an excerpt of the state administrative rules regarding
RWIB appointment - it may be dated, so I'm including Jeanne Sorenson on this
e-mail -
City reps tend to be Mayors, or members of the City Council -
Thanks!
Doug
From: ReVoir, Mary [IWO]
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 20068:31 AM
To: Keast, Doug [IWO]
Subject: RWIB membership criteria
Importance: High
Doug, Wendy asked me if you have the criteria of RWIB membership. WE need to replace the
City Rep from Dubuque and we need to get the information ASAP so Wendy can solicit a new
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member. Do you have a website link you could just send us or some reference electronically?
Mary Lynn ReVoir, Disability Program Navigator
Region 1 Iowa Workforce One-Stop
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877 - 6.3(84A,PL 105-220) Composition.
6.3(1) Voting members. Each regional advisory board shall have an equal
number of members from business and labor and shall include a county elected official,
a city official, a representative of a school district, and a representative of a community
college.
6.3(2) Alternates. Members appointed to a regional advisory board may send an
alternate if the member cannot attend a meeting. The alternate shall not have voting
privileges or be counted as present for the member in determining meeting quorum.
6.3(3) Nonvoting members. The board may appoint ex officio, nonvoting
members. The board must solicit periodic, regular and meaningful input from persons
with disabilities, older workers, regional or local economic development groups, and the
region's one-stop partners. It is recommended that the board appoint the following four
ex officio members to meet this requirement. If ex officio members are not appointed,
the board must describe an alternate process to gain input from these groups in their
local annual plan for workforce investment act services.
a. a person with a disability nominated by an organization that represents or serves
persons with disabilities.
b. an older worker nominated by a senior community service employment program
service provider.
c. An individual nominated by a regional or local economic development
organization.
d. An individual nominated by the regional one-stop partners.
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For other community based organizations that have an interest in workforce
development, provide workforce development services in the region and are not a one-
stop partner, and are not represented on the regional advisory board by either a voting
or non-voting member, the local annual plan must describe how their input will be
solicited.
6.3(4) In workforce development region 8, which consists of the counties of
Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie, and Sac, a regional workforce investment
board will be selected by the chief elected officials, using the nomination processes
described in subrules 6.3(3) and 6.4(1 )-6.4(5). Fourteen members of the regional
workforce investment board will constitute the regional advisory board. These members
shall be selected using the process described in subrule 6.4(6) and rule 6.5(84A,
PL 105-220). The majority of the regional workforce investment board members shall
represent business and the chairperson shall represent the business sector.
6.3(5) In workforce development region 11, which consists of the counties of
Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Polk, Story, and Warren, a new regional
advisory board will be appointed. Nominations and appointments to the new board
must conform to the requirements of this chapter and be submitted to the governor
within 45 days of the effective date of these amendments.
877 -6.4(84A,PL 105-220) Nomination process for voting members. The following
procedures shall be used in soliciting nominations for voting members.
6.4(1) All nominations for members which represent business shall be made by
local or regional business organizations or trade associations. Business representatives
should be owners of businesses, chief executive or operating officers of business and
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other business executives or employers with optimum policy making or hiring authority
and represent businesses with employment opportunities that reflect the employment
opportunities of the region.
6.4(2) All nominations for members which represent labor shall be made by
appropriate local federations of labor, union councils, or state federations of labor.
6.4(3) All nominations for members which represent local school districts or
community colleges shall be made by local school districts or community colleges
respectively.
6.4(4) All nominations for members who are a county or city official shall be
made individually or collectively by the region's county boards of supervisors or mayors
and city councils respectively.
6.4(5) All nominations shall be made in writing with the signed approval of the
required nominating organization.
6.4(6) The overall membership of the board shall be balanced by gender and
political affiliation consistent with Iowa Code sections 69.16 and 69.16A. To the extent
possible the members should represent all counties within a region served by the board
and both voting and non-voting members should represent persons with disabilities,
minorities and older workers of the region.
6.4(7) Existing and future regional advisory board members that represent
business, labor or education do not have to be renominated as outlined in this subrule
unless required to do so by the local elected officials of a region.
6.4(8) Nominations are valid for an unlimited time period unless the local elected
officials of a region set a specific time limit in the local annual plan.
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877 - 6.5(84A,PL 105-220) Appointment process.
6.5(1) In making appointments to the boards, the chief local elected officials shall
submit a list of nominees for a board vacancy to the department within 45 days of the
vacancy. Chief elected officials shall submit at least two nominees for each vacancy for
the governor to review.
6.5(2) The governor shall review the list, add or delete nominees from the list and
return the revised list to the chief elected officials within 45 days of receipt of the list by
the department.
6.5(3) The chief elected officials will review the revised list and make the final
selection of a person to fill a vacancy from the revised list. If the revised list of
candidates is not acceptable to the chief elected officials, the chief elected officials may .~.
submit new candidates to the governor for consideration within 45 days and repeat the
process specified in subrules 6.5(1)- 6.5(2) until a candidate is appointed.
6.5(4) The chief elected officials will send an appointment letter to the person
selected to fill the vacancy on behalf of the chief elected officials and the governor
within 30 days of receipt of the revised list and send a copy of the letter to the
department.
6.5(5) If the chief elected officials fail to submit nominations for a vacancy within
the 45-day time period or fail to reach agreement locally on appointments to the board,
the governor may appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
877 - 6.6(84A,PL 105-220) Meetings. The board shall meet in May of each year for the
purpose of electing one of its voting members as chairperson and one of its voting
members as vice chairperson. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall not be of the
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same political party. The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson or when a
majority of the members of the board file a written request of the chairperson for a
meeting. Written notice of the time and place of each meeting shall be given to each
member of the board. A majority of the voting members constitutes a quorum.
877 - 6.7(84A,PL 105-220) Duties. The board shall perform the following duties and
other functions as necessary and proper to carry out its responsibilities.
6.7(1) Conduct a needs assessment to identify the workforce development needs
of the region.
6.7(2) Recommend to the state workforce development board and the
department of workforce development awards of grants and contracts administered by
the department in the region. ~.
6.7(3) Monitor the performance of grants and contracts awarded in the region.
6.7(4) File an annual report with the department as required by Iowa Code
section 84A.1 B.
6.7(5) Recommend to the state workforce development board and department of
workforce development the services to be delivered in the region.
6.7(6) Fulfill the responsibilities of a local workforce investment board as required
by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, subsequent amendments and all related
regulations.
6.7(7) The board shall enter into an agreement with the region's chief elected
officials board to delineate their respective duties related to administration of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
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VARIOUS APPOINTMENTS FOR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
CITY MANAGER
Approved on January 3D, 2006
MAYOR ROY D. BUOL
Area Council of Governments
Conference Board - Chairperson (By State Law)
County Emergency Management Council (Designated Dan Brown as representative)
Dubuque Initiatives (By virtue of position)
Dubuque Metropolitan AreaTransportation System (DMATS) - Chairperson (By Resolution)
Dubuque Racing Association (DRA) (By virtue of position)
East Central Intergovernmental Agency (ECIA) (By virtue of position)
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation (GDDC) (By virtue of position)
Long Range Planning Advisory Commission (Alternate for Roy Buol)
Regional Workforce Investment Board
COUNCIL MEMBER ANN MICHALSKI
Conference Board - By State Law
Dubuque Initiatives - Designated by Council for length of term
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMATS) - By Resolution
Four Mounds Foundation (Annual appointment in January)
Dubuque Metropolitan Solid Waste Agency - Designated by Council for length of term
Dubuque Main Street, Ltd (Annual appointment in May)
COUNCIL MEMBER RIC JONES
Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Conference Board - By State Law
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMATS) - By Resolution
Dubuque Metropolitan Solid Waste Agency
Dubuque Racing Association
Operation: New View
COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN LYNCH
Conference Board - By State Law
Dubuque Initiatives
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMATS) - By Resolution
Dubuque Racing Association
COUNCIL MEMBER KARLA BRAIG
Conference Board - By State Law
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMA TS) - By Resolution
Operation: New View
River Valley Initiative Foundation Board of Directors
COUNCIL MEMBER JOYCE CONNORS
Conference Board - By State Law
County Resource Enhancement and Protection Act (REAP) Committee (alternate)
Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce - Convention and Visitors Bureau
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMA TS) - By Resolution
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation (GDDC)
COUNCIL MEMBER PAT CLINE
Conference Board - By State Law
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMA TS) - By Resolution
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation (GDDC)
Long Range Planning Advisory Commission
Sister Cities
CITY MANAGER MICHAEL C. VAN MILLlGEN
Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitor's Bureau or Designee (Randy Gehl)
Dubuque Racing Association (ORA) (Included in By-Laws)
Enterprise Zone Commission (Or his designee)
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation (GDDC) (Included in By-Laws)
Operation: New View Community Action Agency or Designee (Janet Walker) (Annual
appointment in January)
Dubuque Initiatives
Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation System (DMATS) (Alternate for all Council
Members)
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