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WHEREAS, by Interlocal Agreement, the counties of Yakima, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Skamania have formed the South Central Consortium to oversee workforce activities; and WHEREAS, the WIOA requires the establishment of a Workforce Development Council to provide policy guidance and oversight with respect to local and regional plan for the local Workforce Development Area; and WHEREAS, RCW 39.34.030(3)(b) provides that public agencies are authorized to create a non-profit corporation comprised only of public agencies for the purpose of implementing the counties' activities through ajoint undertaking; and WHEREAS, counties of Yakima, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Skamania now have agreed that in order to jointly implement and operate workforce investment activities and in order to allow the Workforce Development Council to receive tax exempt funds from sources other than the federal government, it is appropriate form the Workforce Development Council as a non-profit corporation; NOW, THEREFORE, counties of Yakima, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Skamania hereby authorize the establishment of the South Central Workforce Development Council as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Washington, and designate the South Central Workforce Development Council as the fiscal and administrative agent of the South Central Consortium as follows: I. Formation of a Non-profit Corporation, known as the South Central Workforce Development Council A. The Workforce Development Council shall be incorporated pursuant to the authority provided in RCW 39.34.030(3)(b) as a Washington non-profit corporation known as the South Central Workforce Development Council ("SCWDC"). B. The four counties of Yakima, Kittitas, Klickitat and Skamania shall be the only members of the SCWDC. C. The four counties shall fulfill their responsibilities as members of the SCWDC through the South Central Consortium, previously established by Interlocal Agreement among the four counties. 11. Powers of the four county members A. Op erational Responsibiliti The four counties, acting through the South Central Consortium shall: 1. Approve the bylaws of the corporation; 2. Appoint the board of directors of the SCWDC pursuant to nomination and appointment processes established under WIOA and regulations promulgated thereunder, and in accordance with the nomination process prescribed by the SCWDC bylaws; 21Page