HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3721 RESOLUTION NO. 3721
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
URGING IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING ACT (CETA) PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, cities throughout the State of California administer Compre-
hensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs; and
WHEREAS, these California cities face substantial reductions in CETA
allocations for fiscal year 1980; and
WHEREAS, cumbersome regulations prevent quality program operation and
create innumerable hardships for cities, school districts, community organiza-
tions, as follows:
1. Allowable administrative costs to operate Title II -D have been
reduced from 15 percent to 10 percent as of April 1, 1979. This
has created difficult management problems for both the County and
cities who are responsible for the planning, operating, monitoring,
and fiscal accountability of these funds;
2. Training is mandated under the CETA legislation; however, the De-
partment of Labor has taken the position that supervision which
is integral to training CETA participants must be charged to the
reduced administrative portion of the program;
3. The unrealistic wage ceiling on public service employees limits
the number of jobs available to CETA participants. Available
positions, in many instances, are dead -ended low entry level jobs;
4. Limits on training time allowable for participants can result in
the phasing out of participants before they are job ready; and
5. Duplicative paperwork which must be maintained by the prime sponsor
and contracting cities are costly and prevent effective operation
of the CETA program.
6. The Department of Labor continues to penalize prime sponsor and
subgrantees for under expenditure of funds, when the underexpend-
itures are the result of delays of program start -ups due to gaps
by the Congress in enacting legislation and appropriations, un-
timely publication of regulations and directives and delays in the
receipt of funds;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
City of Downey urges Congress, SECTION 1: The C y y g g , the President, and
the U. S. Department of Labor to cooperate in the immediate resolution of the
aforementioned concerns.
SECTION 2: That a conformed copy of this Resolution shall be sent
by the City Clerk to Congressman Wayne Grisham, Senator Alan Cranston and
Senator S. I. Hayakawa.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September, 1979.
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KENNETH J. M ' , MAYOR
ATTEST:
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ROBERT L. SHAND; CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 3621 was approved
and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 26th day of
September, 1979, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Jackman, Swearingen, Greene, Miller
NOES: 1 Council Members: Mackaig
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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ROBERT L. SHAND, CITY CLERK