HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-238RESOLUTION NO. 10-238
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER 2010 AS "WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MONTH" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has
made the following determinations:
Meaningful employment is fundamental to maintaining a healthy and vibrant
economy as well as to providing Florida's Research Coast residents with a
sense of self-worth and contribution to their families and communities.
2. The people of the Research Coast are this area's greatest asset and vital to our
ability to expand economic opportunities and t=trmly establish the Research
Coast as a global leader in the 21T` century.
3. Last year 52,353 distinct individuals on the Research Coast received services
from one of 19 access points, 1,373 internal job orders were created and
20,763 services were provided to employers on the Research Coast.
4. The dedicated men and women of Workforce Solutions (Workforce
Development Board of the Treasure Coast) who support the workforce talent
needs of the Research Coast in partnership with the state workforce
development system, which includes Workforce Florida, Inc., the Agency for
Workforce Innovation, 23 other Regional Workforce Boards with nearly 70
additional One-Stop Career Centers working with business, education, labor,
economic development government community-based and other critical
partners, are committed to assisting our state during these extraordinary
economic times by providing exemplary career training and employment
assistance to more than 1 million Floridians annually.
5. EmployFlorida.com, known as the Employ Florida Marketplace receives 8
million hits daily and is the state's powerful online job matching and labor
market information exchange tool, lists tens of thousands of job openings and
provides employers access to nearly 200,000 resumes, is available 24 hours
a day, seven days a week to assist people seeking new jobs and employers
seeking new talent at no charge, and serves as an essential resource of the state
workforce system and a gateway to additional services available to enhance
Florida's workforce talent.
6. Florida's workforce system continues to serve as a national model for
innovation and has been recognized with honors such as an International
Economic Development Council Excellence Award for initiatives including
Employ Florida Banner Centers, which serve as statewide, go-to resources for
developing cutting-edge training with industry input to bolster skilled talent
in sectors that diversify Florida's economy.
7. The volunteer leaders and workforce professionals within the state workforce
system remain firmly committed to the top priority of helping unemployed
Floridians get back to work and assisting those who are employed with
advancing within their professions while maintaining the system's demand-
driven, business-led focus and strengthening Florida's Talent Supply Chain to
secure a more sustainable and vibrant economic future for our state.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of September 2010 as
"WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MONTH" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board encourages the citizens of St. Lucie County to join the Research
Coast's Workforce Solutions in celebrating and observing the month of September 2010 as
"WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MONTH".
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 7"' day of September 2010.
ATTEST: BOARD OF C~NTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE CO9NTY,~FLORIDA
BY:
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND
CORR C~NESS,~
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