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File #: 25-784    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 6/11/2025 In control: Clerk of the Board
On agenda: 6/24/2025 Final action:
Title: Reappointments to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. 2025-2026 HCWDB Reappointments and Resignations, 3. 2025-2026 HCWDB EC Nomination List, 4. HCWDB Member Application -- Claudia Obera De Luna_REDACTED

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Clerk of the Board

Agenda Section: Consent

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Reappointments to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Ratify the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board re-appointments of Swan Asbury, Rosemary Den Ouden, James Forbes, Gary Huddle and John McEntagart to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board for a term of two years effective immediately, in accordance with the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board Bylaws (Attachment 1); and
2. Ratify the nominations to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board Executive Committee of Chair, Dennis Leonardi; Vice Chair Shelley Nilsen; At Large General Seats to Lee Cunningham and Madison Flynn; At Large Higher Education Seat, Cindy Burngarner; At large Business Seat, Daniel Dixon; At Large Labor Seat, John McEntagart; and At large General Seat (Chair Appointed), Kerry Venegas; and
3. Ratify the resignation, from the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board of Emilia Bartolomeu, Eddie Blakeslee, Megan Bonham, Tim Hooven and Mark Plubell; and
4. Appoint Claudia Obera De Luna to the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board.

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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.

Area of Focus: Workforce & Operational Excellence
Strategic Plan Category: 3001 - Support a well-trained workforce

DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the Humboldt County Workforce Development Board is to bring together resources to meet employer and employee needs and advance the prosperity of local communities. This Board is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and is mandated by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to oversee workforce system operations and related funding in Humboldt County.

WIOA requires that certain public agencies and labor organizations appoint members to the Humboldt County Workforce Deve...

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