Resolution 153-2005
RESOLUTION NO. 153 - 2005
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, URGING THE SOUTH FLORIDA
WORKFORCE NOT TO CLOSE ANY OF THE
THREE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTERS OR
REDUCE FUNDING IN MONROE COUNTY
WHEREAS, since inception about five years ago, the South Florida Workforce's One
Stop Career Centers in Key West, Marathon, and Key Largo have assisted almost 20,000
Monroe County Citizens obtain vocational training, labor market information, and assistance
with unemployment claims, resumes, as well as many other employment related services; and
WHEREAS, the centers are now located fifty miles apart, in Key West, Marathon, and
Key Largo; and
WHEREAS, the centers operated by the Florida Institute for Workforce Innovation have
operated since 1985 and delivered quality services to our citizens while meeting all performance
goals set by South Florida Workforce; and
WHEREAS, the closure of centers will create a hardship to those seeking services and
places services at a distance of one hundred miles apart; and
WHEREAS, the centers are currently being considered for closure by the South Florida
Workforce are due to budget cuts; and
WHEREAS, the current funding falls below the 6 percent liability indemnification of
Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, due to its vital contribution to the citizens of Monroe County, the closure of
any One-Stops or any funding reduction is strongly opposed by the County Commission of
Monroe County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, that:
1. The County Commission urges the South Florida Workforce not to close any of the One-
Stop Career Centers due to the undue distance impact on and hardship created to the
citizens of Monroe County.
2. This Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption herein.
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3. The Clerk is directed to mail copies of this resolution to the Executive Director of South
Florida Workforce, Representative Ken Sorensen, and the Miami-Dade County Workforce
Attorney Peter Tell.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
at a regular meeting on said Board on the 18th day of Kay, A.D., 2004
Mayor Dixie M, Spehar
Mayor Pro Tern Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Conunissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner George Neugent
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