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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1981.02.05 - 14661MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 81036 BY: PUBLIC SERVICES CC1MIT1EE - James Edward Lanni, Chairman RE: TITLE II-B DIRECT PLACEMENTS AND TARGETED JOBS TAX 'WITS TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners by Miscellaneous Re- solution No. 6456 and 8883 applied for and was granted the designation as Prime Sponsor by the U. S. Department of Labor to administer the provisions of the Com- prehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments of 1978; and WHIBEAS on September 16, 1980 the Employment and Training Division re- commended Attachment A for the funding of Direct Placements and Targeted Jobs Tax Credits under CETA Title VII; and WHEREAS concurrence with the Private Industry Council was not reached on the funding of Direct Placements and Targeted Jobs Tax Credits; and WHEREAS new funding sources were not available; and WHEREAS Direct Placements and Targeted Jobs Tax Credits are an integral part of the CETA program; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approve Title II-B OJT funds through the forfeiture process in the amount of S46,700 have been carried_ forward and are available to obligate for Direct Placements and Targeted Jobs Tax Credits in the amount of S42,519.25 in accordance with Attachment A; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a written quarterly report for review of performance objectives will be submitted to the Public Services Committee and the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners be and is hereby authorized, to execute said modification. Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution_ PUPLT' SERVICES COTMITEE *11; ATTACIDENT A DIRECT PLACEMENTS Part ic ip ant s who are placed into unsubsidized employment after receiving outreach, intake and other CETA services, are categorized as Direct Placements. There is no subsidized training -involved. in this type of placement. These ". . placements must -consist of a minimum of 20 hours a week. TARGETED JOBS TAX CREDIT The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) is a program passed as part of the Revenue Act of 1978 which provides private employers with a, tax credit for hiring persons from seven targeted groups. The seven groups are: 1) Economically disadvantaged youth aged 18-24, 2) Economically disadvantaged Vietnam-era Veterans under age 35, 3) Economically disadvantaged ex-felons, 4) SSI recipients, 5) General Assistance recipients, 6) Bureau of Rehabilitation referrals, and 7) Youth aged 16-18 participating in a co-op program. Of these groups, the Oakland County Prime Sponsor is responsible for making eligibility determinations on the first three target groups listed. The tax credit given to employers is this: 50% of a participant's first year wages up to $6,000.00 are eligible for the tax credit_ In the second year, the tax credit is 25% of the wages up to $6,000.00.. From that, one can see a maximum first year credit $3,000.00 and a maximum second year credit of $1,500.00. The program recently received a one-year extension and will run through .December 31, 1980. TITLE II -B DIRECT PLACEMENTS TARGETED JOB TAX a IT - T.J.T.C. The following are the recommendations of the Manpower Division Committee for Title II-B Direct Placements and T.J.T.C. AGENCY Berkley Community Placement Ferndale Project Jobs Hazel Park Placement Services Oak Park Community Employment Service Pontiac Schools Job Placement Royal Oak Community Placement Southfield Community Placement Walled Lake Community Employment Service Waterford Community Placement COST $ 5,040.75 6,400.75 3,842.25 3,927.25 4,182.25 4,955.75 4,437.25 6,995.75 2,737.25 $42,510.25 * * Troy elected not to participate in program. #81036 February 5, 1581 Moved by Lanni supported by Gosling the resolution be adopted. AYES: Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Whitlock, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Cagney, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Geary, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, Lanni, Moffitt, Montante, Moore. (21) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of Miscellaneous Resolution #81036 adopted by the Oakland County Board of tee ..0 n100“..e.e, 999900999969999•9 n2010990690•090909011.00099 Commissioners at their meeting held on February 5, 1981 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office, and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan Lynn D. Allen......................Clerk By.................................Deputy Clerk