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PROPOSED INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
Department(s): Bureau of Economic Development
Other Part(ies): Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Board Approval
Good(s) or Service(s): Services to implement Cook County Workforce Ordinance
Agreement period: This Agreement shall commence upon execution by both parties and continue until 5/1/2018.
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Summary/Notes: The Cook County Workforce Resource Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) was approved by the Board on 2/8/2017. The Ordinance is intended to facilitate the recruitment, training and placement of Cook County residents to fill position vacancies that are created as a result of industrial and commercial development, rehabilitation or expansion. The Ordinance requires recipients of tax incentives to enter into Workforce Resource Agreements with the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (“Partnership”) to accomplish such intended goals.
Under the proposed Agreement, the Bureau of Economic Development will notify the Partnership of the receipt and approval of applications from employers for tax incentives and provide information to the Partnership regarding such employers. The Partnership will facilitate the recruitment and placement of Cook County residents in various businesses that are recipients of applicable County Tax Incentives under the Ordinance.
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