The Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors today voted 19-2, with Ken Clark and Andy Meyers opposed, to negotiate 2018 contracts with Outreach Strategists in the amount of $170,000 and Savage Brands in amount of $530,000.

The contracts provide for strategic counsel, community outreach, media relations and graphic and digital/web design for Workforce Solutions and the Gulf Coast Workforce Board.

The board voted unanimously to accept $206,000 from San Jacinto College to provide two Workforce Solutions ombudsman positions to assist students in utilizing the services of the college.

The board voted unanimously to approve appointments to the following committees:

Gulf Coast Workforce Board

Danielle Scheiner

H-GAC Energy Purchasing Corporation

Terry Henley
Andy Meyers
Chuck Engelken
Nate McDonald

Regional Flood Management Council

Jorge Alba
Guillermo Salcedo (alternate)
Ronnie Bollom
Gwyn Teves (alternate)

All other agenda items were approved unanimously. Agenda

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