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IlL cen'tl;~i¥1~a Private Industry Council (PIC) 1) * 2) 3) Reappointed 4) urr nt M mber hi Cabarrus County has four (4) members on the twenty (20) member Private Industry Council. The Cabarrus County Commissioners will select and approve nominations for PIC members based on the slate of nominations presented by the appropriate agencies and organizations listed under "General Information". Each PIC member is appointed to serve a two-year term. Upon approval by the county commissioners, individuals may be reappointed. Term Name Representin(3 Expires Attendance. (w/proxies) Jim Lunsford Education 6/30/95 60% Johnny Fowler Organized Labor 6/30/94 10% James Polk Social Services 6/30/95 100% Tonia Black-Gold Private Sector 6/30/94 100<'/o B. General Information The Private Industry Council (PIC) membership categories are mandated by Federal legislation. While other individuals may be appointed to replace current members whose terms are expiring, they must be selected from and according to the conditions for the categories listed below. Private Sector representatives shall be selected from among individuals nominated by general purpose business organizations in the county. The number of nominations shall be at least 150 percent of the number of private sector individuals to be appointed in the county. Such nominations, reasonably represent the industrial and demographic composition of the business community. Whenever possible, at least one-half of such business and industry representatives shall be representatives of small business (500 or fewer employees), including minority business. All private sector representatives must be active with their company or business (non- retiree).' Private sector reprresentatives, who shall constitute a majority of the membership of the PIC, shall be operating officers of nongovernmental employees, or other private sector executives who have substantial management, recruitment, hiring, or policy responsibility. Education representatives shall be selected from among individuals nominated by local educational agencies, vocational education institutions, institutions of higher education, or general organizations of such agencies and institutions, and by private and proprietary schools or general organizations of such schools in the county. Labor representatives shall be selected from individuals recommended by recognized State and local labor federations. The remaining members of The council (Vocational Rehabilitation, Public Assistance, Economic Development, Public Employment Service) shall be selected from individuals recommended by interested organizations. New Requirement - Representatives of organized labor and community-based organizations shall constitute not less than 15 percent of the membership of the council (Total for all 6 Centralina SDA counties). The Centralina Private Industry Council meets every other month and makes decisions about the allocation of funds, choice of service providers, monitoring activities, and coordination of various local job training efforts (including JTPA) to further workforce preparedness in the county.