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City approves $42,000 maintenance services agreement with CEO after staff outline transitional work‑crew pilot
Summary
City staff and the Center for Employment Opportunities described a seasonal transitional work‑crew model for reentry workforce development and recommended a 26‑week three‑day/week crew at an estimated $42,000 season cost; the maintenance services agreement for $42,000 was included on and approved in the consent agenda.
City staff, the Downtown Development Authority and representatives from the nonprofit Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) presented a partnership to provide transitional work crews that pair immediate paid work with workforce training and wraparound supports for people returning from incarceration.
Connor Lawrence, a senior associate with CEO, described the program model: a paid orientation and job‑readiness training, transitional work crews that provide daily pay and daily coaching, and ongoing case management and retention support to help participants secure full‑time…
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