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Council authorizes up to $1.5M for workforce training contracts, requests Q1 report‑back
Summary
The council authorized a citywide aggregate contract cap of $1,500,000 to fund multiple apprenticeship and eligible training providers, with staff explaining funds will pay for individual contracts and wraparound services; a resident called the agenda item 'extremely vague' and council requested a follow‑up report in Q1 2026.
Long Beach — The City Council voted Dec. 9 to authorize execution of contracts and any necessary documents with eligible training providers and apprenticeship programs on the state’s Eligible Training Provider List, up to an aggregate cap of $1,500,000 citywide.
A public commenter, Rogelio Martinez, told the council the item was the single largest line on the agenda and criticized the staff packet as insufficiently…
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