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A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF TIF FUNDS
FOR JOB TRAINING THROUGH SPOON RIVER COLLEGE
WHEREAS, pursuant to the TIF Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-2(b), the City has the authority to
promote the health, safety, morals and welfare of the public and to prevent the spread of blight and
deterioration and inadequate public facilities by promoting the development of private investment
property thereby increasing the tax base of the City and providing employment for its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City, recognizing the need to foster the development, expansion and
revitalization of certain properties which are vacant, underutilized or obsolete or a combination thereof,
adopted TIF and created a TIF District known as the Canton International Harvester Site Project Area
TIF District (the "Canton IH TIF District") on July 6, 2004; and
WHEREAS, eligible Redevelopment Project Costs under TIF include "costs of job training
and retraining projects, including the cost of welfare to work" programs implemented by businesses
located within the redevelopment project area" per 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3(q)(5); and
WHEREAS, eligibility to work at Cook Medical requires interested applicants to pass a set of
four ACT WorkKeys; examinations; and
WHEREAS, to date, Spoon River College and Career Link have administered the testing
process for prospective applicants through ACT KeyTrain training and "NorkKeys testing modules;
and
WHEREAS, ACT charges $25.00 per person to score a set of tests; and
WHEREAS, a grant through the Illinois Department of Commencer and Economic
Opportunity was obtained by Spoon River College to test the first 1,000 applicants, but the funds
expired on June 30, 2010; and
WHEREAS, approximately twenty (20) applicants per month are likely to test between
November 2010 and November 2010 for a total cost of $6,000 ($25 per person X 240 people); and
WHEREAS, proof of success from the ACT WorkKeys testing and training will benefit the
community as a whole by having evidence of a skilled and trained workforce; and
WHEREAS, the City agrees the cost of the testing is an eligible TIF expense and will fund the
costs of ACT WorkKeys testing for 20 applicants a month for one year for a total cost not to exceed
$6,000.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois, as
follows:
1. That Spoon River College will administer up to twenty (20) WorkKeys tests per month between
November 2010 and November 2011.
2. Spoon River College will incur WorkKeys fees not to exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000)
between November 2010 and November 2011.
3. Upon receipt of invoices from WorkKeys, SRC personnel will forward the invoices to the City
Administrator for direct payment by the City.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and approved by the Mayor thereof this
16th day of November , 2010, upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen West, Sarff, Reed, Hartford, Pickel, Rivero, Ellis
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Alderman Schenck
Approved:
Kevin R. Meade, Mayo
Attest: ~ ~~ " ~ ~' ~ ~ ~
Diana Tucker, City Clerk