To: Board of Supervisors
From: Clerk of the Board
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Appoint Danielle Beckett 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 Danielle Beckett; and
2. Appoint Danielle Beckett 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 the 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. 28, 2026, the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board approved Danielle Beckett‘s application to serve on this board.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Economic Development (1120)
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There are no financial impacts associated with appointing this individual to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board outside of minimal impacts related to staff time.
STAFFING IMPACT:
There is no staff impact associated with this agenda item outside of staff time expended to create the Board report.
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:
Danielle Beckett Application
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Meeting of: N/A
File No.: N/A