E.U.P.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
The E.U.P.
Workforce Development Board meeting was held at Studebaker’s Restaurant in
Sault Ste. Marie. Workforce
Development Board President Jill Hazel called the meeting to order at
Workforce
Development Board Members Present:
Tony
Bosbous
Jill Hazel
Jeff Holt
Aaron Hopper
Ernie
Jen Prpich
Sandee Raappana
Pat Shimmens
Aaron Tadgerson
John Ufer
Barbara Weber
Workforce
Development Board Members Absent:
Gary
Deuman
David Goldthorpe
Joe Halvorsen
Kathy Langhals
Chris Martin
Karen Olsen
Dave Ramsay
Ken Smith
Vicky Wagner
David Weber
Bold names denote private sector.
Guests
Present:
David
Jahn
Nance Karst
John Manning
Victor Preli
Bill Sutter
Staff
Present:
Gwen
Worley
Kim Wilcox
This month’s spotlight was focused on Workforce Development Board Members Barb Weber and John Ufer. Barb and John each provided a brief summary of their occupations and how they each decided to live in the Eastern Upper Penisula. Dr. Barbara Weber is the president of Weber and Devers Psycological Services. She decided to open her own practice while working for Hiawatha Behavioral Health and determined some patients were not eligible for treatment at Hiawatha. John Ufer is currently employed by the State of Michigan Department of Corrections as a technical educator. He represents organized labor on the Workforce Development Board and the Education Advisory Group. John described many positions he held prior to working for the State.
David Jahn, CEO of War Memorial Hospital, provided a presentation of the current and future plans of the hospital. Along with the construction of the parking garage, an upgrade in the radiology and obstetric departments and a new medical office building are currently being considered. The creation of a master facility plan to maintain the building needs of the hospital and the possibility of providing radiation oncology services on a local level are possible areas of interest. Mr. Jahn also described various health care careers which are in need on a local and national level. It was noted that many of the positions mentioned are obtainable with a certificate program or two-year degree. Workforce Development Board members thanked Mr. Jahn for his informative presentation.
There was no public comment addressed at this meeting.
As
a quorum was present at
The
minutes of the
The next item on the agenda was the election of officers. Director Worley indicated that the current officers have agreed to serve again if elected. The current officers are Jill Hazel (President), Tony Bosbous (Vice President), Jeff Holt (Secretary), and Jen Prpich (Treasurer). As there were no nominations received from the floor, Aaron Hopper moved to close nominations and cast ballot for the re-election of the current officers. John Ufer supported. Motion passed.
A modification to the Trade Act Plan was reviewed. It was noted that a reduction in funds from $12,000 to $4,620 is due to the projected funding obligation for Wohlert employees. The State will allocate the difference to other agencies eligible for Trade Act funds.
The WIA Incentive Award Grant was described. Director Worley indicated that this plan was written from a draft policy issuance but did not foresee any changes after speaking to State agency representatives. As all WIA performance standards were met this year, the agency is eligible for this grant. This year’s WIA Incentive Award totals $15,091.
Tony Bosbous moved to approve the Trade Act Modification and the WIA Incentive Award Grant . Jen Prpich supported. Motion passed.
Several informational items were reviewed.
The possibility of a call center coming to Sault Ste. Marie was mentioned.
The
next meeting of the Workforce Development Board was scheduled for Thursday,
February 16 at
As
there was no new or old business, the meeting adjourned at
Jill Hazel, President
Date Approved
E.U.P.
Workforce Development Board
Prepared by Kim Wilcox
