COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING 1) LEGAL AUTHORITY The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ("WIOA") sec. 121(c)(1) requires that each Local Workforce Development Area develop and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding ( "MOU") with each America's Job Center of California ("AJCC") Partner, consistent with WIOA Sec. 121(c)(2). This requirement is further described in the WIOA; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State Plans, Performance Accountability, and the AJCC System Joint Provisions: Final Rule at 20 CFR 678.500, 34 CFR 361.500, and 34 CFR 463.500, and in Federal guidance. 2) PARTIES The parties to this MOU are the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Workforce Development Board ("SAWDB"), and the Community Action Partnership of Orange County, a non -collocated one -stop AJCC Partner. 3) PURPOSE The purpose of the MOU is consistent with the provisions of WIOA sec. 121(c)(1), to establish a cooperative working relationship between the SAWDB and Community Action Partnership of Orange County, the non -collocated AJCC Partner, and to define their respective roles and responsibilities concerning the operation of the AJCC as it relates to shared services and customers. It serves to establish the framework for providing services to employers, employees, job seekers and others needing workforce services. It also serves to establish a framework to support the established service delivery through the sharing of resources and costs. It is expressly understood that this MOU does not constitute a binding financial commitment, but rather an intent to commit specific resources in the future as the parties' allocations and budgets are known and the America's Job Center of California system evolves. 4) DURATION This MOU shall become effective as of the date of fall execution of the MOU by all Parties ("Effective Date") and terminate June 30, 2022. This MOU will be reviewed not less than once every three years to ensure appropriate funding and delivery of services and to identify any substantial changes that require modification of this MOU. This MOU will remain in effect until the termination date, unless one of the conditions in section 32 occurs. 5) MODIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS This MOU and its Attachments 1, 2, 3, and 4, constitute the entire agreement between the parties, and no oral understanding not incorporated herein shall be binding on any of the parties hereto. This MOU may be modified, altered, or revised, as necessary, by mutual consent of the parties, by the issuance of a written amendment, signed and dated by the parties, which may require approval by the governing body of each Party. Assignment of responsibilities under this MOU by any of