ORANGE, COUNTY OF SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY

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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 See. 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 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 678,500, 34 CFR 361.500, and 34 CFR 463.500, and in Federal guidance. Additionally, the sharing and allocation of infrastructure costs among AJCC Partners is governed by WIOA sec. 121(h), its implementing regulations, and the Federal Cost Principles contained in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) at 2 CFR part 200, 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 County of Orange Social Services Agency ("SSA"), a collocated one -stop AJCC Partner located at the Santa Ana WORK Center, 801 W. Civic Center Drive, Suite 200, Santa Ana, CA 92701. 3. PURPOSE The purpose of the MOU is consistent with the provisions of WIOA see, 121(c)(1), to establish a cooperative working relationship between the SAWDB and SSA, the 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. 4. DURATION The term of this MOU shall commence on July 1, 2023, and end on June 30, 2025, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 32 of this MOU; however, the Parties shall be obligated to perform such duties as would normally extend beyond this term, including, but not limited to, obligations with respect to indemnification, reporting and confidentiality. This MOU will be reviewed not less than once every two 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 Paragraph 32occurs. MA-063-230111379