To: Board of Supervisors
From: Clerk of the Board
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Appointment of Mathew Ziesak to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Review the attached application from Mathew Ziesak representing Local Labor Union 290; and
2. Appoint Mathew Ziesak to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board for a two-year term, effective immediately pursuant to Humboldt County Workforce Development Board Bylaws.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Workforce Development Board is an advisory board to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors. The Humboldt County Workforce Development Board is required, in accordance with the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA), to oversee Humboldt County’s workforce system and funding opportunities. Additionally, the workforce development board offers resources that meet employer and employee needs for the county’s continued prosperity.
Under WIOA, the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board must be comprised of members representing public agencies, labor unions, private sector businesses and community-based organizations providing workforce services and vocational rehabilitation.
WIOA requires that certain public agencies and labor organizations appoint members to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board. As such, on Aug. 29, 2025, the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board unanimously approved Mathew Ziesak’s application to serve on this board. Ziesak represents Local Labor Union 290.
The proposed appointment is consistent with the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board bylaws, and the appointment of Ziesak, representing Local Labor Union 290, is a required seat on the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board as mandated by WIOA.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Economic Development (1120)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There are no financial impacts by appointing this individual to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board.
STAFFING IMPACT:
There is no impact to staffing by appointing members to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
N/A
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Your Board may choose not to appoint this individual and instead direct the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board to conduct an additional search for applicants. This action is not recommended as this applicant has already been vetted through the appropriate process specified in Humboldt County Workforce Development Board bylaws and approved by the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board.
ATTACHMENTS:
Workforce Development Board Application for Mathew Ziesak
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Meeting of: N/A
File No.: N/A