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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 SUBJECT: INCREASE THE ANNUAL PURCHASE ORDER WITH CALIFORNIA-NEVADA JOINT APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000, FOR A REVISED TOTAL PURCHASE ORDER OF $80,000 ISSUE: Consider approving an increase in the annual purchase order with California-Nevada Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee in the amount of $35,000, for a revised total purchase order of $80,000. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Approve an increase in the annual purchase order with California-Nevada Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee in the amount of $35,000, for a revised total purchase order of $80,000; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a new agreement with California- Nevada Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. BACKGROUND: As part of the hiring process for Riverside Public Utilities Electric Apprentice Trainees, enrollment and continued satisfactory progress in a formal Utilities Electric Apprentice training program has been established as a requirement for continued employment. This is in alignment with the IBEW MOU Article 11 Employment Development and the Employment Agreement each new hire signs. In order to satisfy this requirement, the requirements established by the State of Californ Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), and to continue offering consistent training previously offered to legacy employees, Riverside Public Utilities has utilized the training program offered by California-Nevada Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC). The California-Nevada JATC is a non-profit association designed to systematically train unionized workers for the outside electrical construction industry. The California-Nevada JATC is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Board is made up of eight members; four to represent the Western Line Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), and four members of the