HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution #4011 RESOLUTION NO 4011
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, the City, by the duly elected Mayor and City Council and pursuant to the Tax
Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/11-74.4 et. seq., approved the first amendment to
the Canton International Harvester (IH) site project area taac and permit financing district by Ordinance
No. 2052 on the 22"d day of November, 2011, thereby adding public and private TIF eligible project
costs and renaming the TIF district as the "Canton #1 Downtown/Fifth Avenue TIF District"; 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 WorkKeys 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, on November 16, 2010, the Canton City Council passed Resolution No. 3944,
which authorized up to $6,000 for WorkKeys testing and training; and
WHEREAS, between November of 2010 and September 7, 201 l, Spoon River College
incurred $1,858.50 in costs for WorkKeys testing and training and was paid pursuant to the terms of
Resolution No. 3944; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2011, the Canton City Council passed Resolution No. 3974,
which authorized up to $4,500.00 for WorkKeys testing and training; and
WHEREAS, between November 2011 and November 1, 2012, Spoon River College incurred
$3,605.50 in costs for WorkKeys testing and training and was paid pursuant to the terms of Resolution
No. 3974; and
WHEREAS, additional hiring is expected by Cook Medical and Cook Polymer Technology;
and
WHEREAS, additional job training will be necessary to supply these entities with qualified
applicants; and
WHEREAS, approximately seventeen (17) applicants per month are likely to test between
November 2012 and November 2013 for a total cost of $5,100 ($25 per person X 204 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 approximately 17 applicants a month for one year for a total cost
not to exceed $5,100.
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 approximately seventeen (17) WorkKeys tests
per month between November 2012 and November 2013.
2. Spoon River College will incur WorkKeys fees not to exceed five thousand one hundred dollars
($5,100) between November 2012 and November 2013.
3. Upon receipt of paid invoices from WorkKeys, SRC personnel will pay the invoices and submit
requests for reimbursement to the City Administrator.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and approved by the Mayor thereof this 20
day of November, 2012, upon a roll call vote as follows:
AYES: Aldermen Pickel, Hartford, Schenck, Pasley, West, Fritz, Ellis, Nelson
NAYS: None
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ABSENT: None . > 1
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Kevin R. Meade, Mayor
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Diana Pavley, Cit lerk