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Workforce board asks legislature to fund extra youth‑services hours as WIOA expands to age 24
Summary
Tompkins Workforce New York and the Workforce Development Board presented a largely maintenance 2017 budget but requested an OTR to buy an additional 7.5 hours/week of County Youth Services staff time to expand monitoring and technical assistance for youth up to age 24 under WIOA.
Tompkins Workforce New York and the Workforce Development Board told legislators they are recommending a maintenance‑level county contribution while asking for a targeted over‑target request to strengthen youth services.
Julia Maddock, Workforce Development Board director, said the board’s recommended budget includes $72,059 in local funding and that the career center’s county amount is $69,921. She told the legislature that most funding remains federal and that the program will maintain existing service levels while adding a grant‑funded disability resource coordination (DRC) halftime position at the career center.
Maddock said an OTR would purchase additional…
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