CLEOs

The Chief Local Elected Officials, or CLEOs, are comprised of a designated County Commissioner from Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Venango, and Warren counties, and the County Executive of Erie County.

Roles

Approve funding per Local Plan and annual budget.
Designate organization to provide and support staffing to the WDB and serve as the board of that entity.

Responsibilities

Appoint members, (totaling no less than 19 people with at least 50% representing the private sector and at least 20% workforce representatives) to the Workforce Development Board to assist in carrying out the provisions of the Act.
Approve the annual budget for all WDB operations for the workforce system in collaboration with the WDB.
Designate the Fiscal Agent for the region.
Approve the local and regional plan in partnership with the WDB.
In agreement with the WDB, approve the PA CareerLink® Operator Model for the region’s PA CareerLink® sites.

The County of Venango is the Fiscal Agent. However, the CLEOs are considered the grant recipient and are liable for any misuse of grant funds.

Restructuring Local Workforce Development Area

The CLEOs have worked diligently and impetuously in developing a new model for the Northwest WDA. Checks and balances have been incorporated into the new Workforce Development Board bylaws and policies. The new Workforce Development Board will be operating under a totally restructured program. The CLEOs are committed to making the Northwest WDA a “Best in State” of Pennsylvania, if not the nation.

For more information on the structure of the Northwest WDA, check out our Organizational Chart.

Chief Local Elected Officials