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Fiscal Court approves interlocal workforce agreement for 10-county service area
Summary
Montgomery County Fiscal Court approved a resolution authorizing the County Judge/Executive to sign a five-year interlocal cooperative agreement so workforce services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act can continue across 10 Northeast Kentucky counties.
Montgomery County Fiscal Court on March 18 approved a resolution authorizing the County Judge/Executive to execute an interlocal cooperative agreement among 10 counties to continue workforce services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
The resolution, introduced by the court and explained at the meeting by Justin Suttles, covers Bath, Boyd, Bracken, Fleming, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Montgomery, Robertson and Brown counties and would renew an existing agreement for a five-year term. Justin Suttles said the agreement “gives [the judge] the authority to sign your interlocal agreement” and is intended to allow services to be provided throughout the 10-county area.
Why it matters: the agreement enables workforce programs such as occupational skills training, short-term training, youth work experiences and on-the-job training that pays a portion of wages for up to six months. Suttles described partnerships with local education and employers, saying the program helps close local skills gaps and cited a training partnership with MCTC and Nestlé as an ongoing example.
At the meeting Commissioner David Carmichael moved to approve the resolution; Commissioner Parker seconded. The court approved the resolution by voice vote.
Court members and staff also discussed local service delivery: Suttles noted the local Montgomery County office at the Elk Pacific Center and said traffic there has increased; he said the office provides unemployment assistance, training referrals and employer connections. He also described workforce outreach efforts including advertising open positions, screening candidates and developing apprenticeship pipelines for water and wastewater operator roles with local utilities.
The court did not set new funding levels at the meeting; the resolution grants authority to enter the interlocal agreement only. Any funding or program-level decisions would be implemented through the agreement and participating agencies under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 and KRS 55.210, as cited in the resolution.
The motion carried on a voice vote.
