HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROCLAMATION re Workforce Development Professionals Month JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
REGULAR AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Adiel McKnight,Deputy Clerk of the Board
DATE: SEPTEMBER 2,2025
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming September 2025 as Workforce Development
Professionals Month
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) recognizes September as
Workforce Development Professionals Month nationally. The Olympic Workforce Development Council
reviewed this initiative and supports bringing forward county-level proclamations to highlight the
contributions of local workforce development staff.
The Olympic Workforce Development Council requests the Board of County Commissioners to approve a
proclamation approving September as Workforce Development Professionals Month. This proclamation
honors the vital role workforce professionals play in supporting businesses,job seekers, and youth across
our region.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NONE
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Proclamation re: Proclaiming the month of September 2025 as Workforce Development
Professionals Month.
REVIEWED BY:
Josh . Peters, County Administrator Date
PROCLAMATION
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS' MONTH
WHEREAS,the ability for businesses and industries throughout the Olympic Region and its
surrounding communities to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy hinges on the
availability and quality of a skilled workforce and robust talent pipeline; and
WHEREAS, it is important to recognize and understand the evolving complexities in today's
economic reality, and to act according to new demands facing employees and employers at every level;
and
WHEREAS, collaboration between the workforce system and businesses, educational
institutions, and private-public partners is critical to effectively align training and workforce needs; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to eliminate economic and employment disparities based on race,
disability, veteran status, or past criminal records by bringing all residents in need of sustainable
employment into the workforce; and
WHEREAS, employers depend on the workforce system to help them recruit and retain
competitive and skilled workers, and continue to upgrade transferable skillsets of their incumbent
employees; and
WHEREAS, the Olympic Region's workforce system remains committed to customer-focused
and community-oriented services with a firm pledge to prioritize equity at the center of all of its work:
NOW, THEREFORE, we, The Commissioners of Jefferson County, do hereby proclaim the
month of September 2025 as;
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS MONTH
BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED, that the Board of Commissioners encourage all citizens to
join in recognizing Workforce Development Professionals for their efforts.
PROCLAIMED this 2nd day of September, 2025.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Heidi Eisenhour, Chair
ATTEST: Heather Dudley-Nollette, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC, Clerk of the Board Greg Brotherton, Member