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Vernon County committee forwards workforce consortium agreement despite $386,600 repayment exposure
Summary
After a Western Wisconsin Workforce Development presentation, the General Government Committee voted 3–2 to forward a revised Chief Elected Officials Consortium Agreement to the full County Board; the committee heard state denials may require consortium counties to repay $33,821.84 (2022) and $352,778.16 (2023).
The Vernon County General Government Committee voted Feb. 4 to forward a revised Chief Elected Officials Consortium Agreement to the full County Board after a presentation on compliance problems with the Western Wisconsin Workforce Development Board (WDA #9).
Sarah from the Western Counties Association told the committee that the state identified administrative compliance gaps beginning in 2022 and had denied cost reimbursements, leaving consortium counties potentially liable for…
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