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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (WDB)

Of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties

Meeting Minutes

Broome Center

4119 N. Saginaw Street

Flint, MI  48505

Friday, June 29, 2007

8:00 a.m.

 

 

PRESENT:     Marilyn Allor, Harry Blecker, Edward Donovan, Lewis Driskell, Erik Eastman, Cheryl Gifford, Margaret Gulick, Robert Hardy, Kevin J. Keane, Jimmy King, Ivan Love, Willie W. Middlebrooks, David Miller, Lawrence E. Moon, Vera Perry, Cheryl Peterson, Jerry Ragsdale, Cunesha Sanders, Mary Sumpter, Sheryl Thompson, Katie Wolf, Micheal Zelley

 

ABSENT:       Alan Harter (excused), Suzanne Howell (excused), Jerry Ragsdale (excused), Khalil Saab (excused), and Gary Smith (excused)

 

STAFF PRESENT:  Tanesha Malone, Edythe Brown, Tammie Wren, Koya Murphy, Brenda Thomas, Angela Work, Tammy Irving, Ashley Latchison, Daphne Epps, Audra Moore, Janet Haggard, Marliyn Manning, Peggy Wingfield, Carmen Robinson, Martres Brown, Nichole Taylor, Michelle Buckner, Pam Beebe, Michelle Zemla, Sharon Brown

 

OTHERS PRESENT:  Mr. Peter Goodstein and Mr. Abner Tansil

 

              I.      Meeting called to order at 8:03 a.m.

 

           II.      ACTION ITEMS

 

A.        Approval of WDB Minutes of May 18, 2007: A motion to approve the WDB minutes of May 18, 2007 was made by Mr. Ivan Love and supported by Mr. Kevin Keane.

 

MOTION PASSED

                                   

B.         Administrative Changes:

A motion that Pam Loving, President & CEO would be placed on administrative leave was made Mr. Lewis Driskell and supported by Ms. Vera Perry.

 

MOTION PASSED

 

C.        A motion to move Mr. Craig Coney to position of Interim CEO was made by Mr. Jimmy King and supported by Mr. David Miller with Mr. Lawrence Moon abstaining.

 

MOTION PASSED

 

D.        A motion to hire an independent Auditor to assist with issues of concern was made by Mr. Moon and supported by Mr. Miller.

 

MOTION PASSED

 

E.         Motion to appoint a Board Action Team to work with staff, state and auditor to develop a short term action and recommendations was made by Mr. King and supported by Mr. Keane.

 

MOTION PASSED

 

         III.                  STRIVE UPDATE – Mr. Peter Goodstein

 

Mr. Goodstein gave a brief description of CAI’s issues with STRIVE.  He stated that it appears STRIVE had a contract to pay funds to a vendor for service.  CAI paid STRIVE however STRIVE did not pay the vendor.  CAI has reported the situation to the state.  STRIVE is trying to set up payment arrangements with the vendor to pay these monies back.  That agreement was not accepted. 

 

A.                 Mr. Ivan Love asked if this situation has also been turned into the U.S. Attorneys Office.  Mr. Goodstein said that we have turned it over to United States Department of Labor (USDOL).

B.                 Mr. Zelley informed the board that there was no action needed for this.

 

        IV.                  PUBLIC COMMENT:

 

Mr. Jon Manning of STRIVE stated that STRIVE had not done        anything illegal and that it was their desire to resolve this issue locally with Career Alliance, Inc.  He further stated that when everything is resolved we will find out that all they did was pay a vendor late.

 

           V.                  NEXT MEETING DATE – August 24, 2007

 

   VI.                ADJOURNEMENT – Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 a.m.                                  

 

 

                                                                        Lewis E. Driskell

                                                            _________________________________________

                                                            Mr. Lewis Driskell

                                                            Vice Chair, Workforce Development Board

 

                                                            Date:  October 10, 2007

 

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