The role of the WIB staff is to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Workforce Investment Act, and implement policies and goals set by the Board of DirectorsStrategic Plan
At the annual Strategic Planning Retreat, TCWIB Board Members, the local elected officials and the TCWIB administrative staff meet to assess the previous year's work.  Retreat participants review the goals and objectives set forth in the strategic plan and make necessary changes to address local economic conditions, workforce data and legislative directives.
Strategic Planning Retreat Summary 2004-2005

Five Goals
- Improve the workforce development data  collection and dissemination system
- Improve the Board Structure and increase member participation
- Ensure the CareerLinks meet specific county needs while maximizing the benefit of the overall three county system
- Market the workforce development system and CareerLinks to increase utilization
- Create closer links to economic development

The Duties of the Board
- Development of the Local Plan
- Approving training activities under Title I
- Identifying eligible providers for adults and  dislocated workers
- Approving Training and Intensive Services
- Approving Youth Council recommendations
- Identifying and certifying One-Stop Career Centers
  in the Tri-CountyWorkforce Investment Act (WIA)

Board CompositionSection 117 (d) of the Workforce Investment Act Outlines the duties of the WIB as:

(1) LOCAL PLAN. Consistent with section 118, each local board, in partnership with the chief elected official for the local area involved, shall develop and submit a local plan to the Governor.
(2) SELECTION OF OPERATORS AND PROVIDERS.
(A) SELECTION OF ONE-STOP OPERATORS. Consistent with section 121(d), the local board, with the agreement of the chief elected official
(i) shall designate or certify one-stop operators as
described in section 121(d)(2)(A); and
(ii) may terminate for cause the eligibility of such operators.
(B) SELECTION OF YOUTH PROVIDERS. Consistent with section 123, the local board shall identify eligible providers of youth activities in the local area by awarding grants or contracts on a competitive basis, based on the recommendations of the youth council.
(C) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF TRAINING SERVICES. Consistent with section 122, the local board shall identify eligible providers of training services described in section 134(d)(4) in the local area.
(D) IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF INTENSIVE SERVICES. If the one-stop operator does not provide intensive services in a local area, the local board shall identify eligible providers of intensive services described in section 134(d)(3) in the local area by awarding contracts.
(3) BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATION.
(A) BUDGET. The local board shall develop a budget
for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the local board under this section, subject to the approval of the chief elected official.
(B) ADMINISTRATION.
(i) GRANT RECIPIENT.
(I) IN GENERAL. The chief elected official in a local area shall serve as the local grant recipient for, and shall be liable for any misuse of, the grant funds allocated to the local area under sections 128 and 133, unless the chief elected official reaches an agreement with the Governor for the Governor to act as the local grant recipient and bear such liability.
(II) DESIGNATION. In order to assist in the administration of the grant funds, the chief elected official or the Governor, where the Governor serves as the local grant recipient for a local area, may designate an entity to serve as a local grant subrecipient
for such funds or as a local fiscal agent. Such designation shall not relieve the chief elected
official or the Governor of the liability for any misuse of grant funds as described in subclause (I).
(III) DISBURSAL. The local grant recipient or an entity designated under subclause (II) shall
disburse such funds for workforce investment activities at the direction of the local board, pursuant to the requirements of this title, if the direction does not violate a provision of this Act. The local grant recipient or entity designated under subclause
(II) shall disburse the funds immediately on receiving such direction from the local board.
(ii) STAFF. The local board may employ staff.
(iii) GRANTS AND DONATIONS. The local board may solicit and accept grants and donations from sources other than Federal funds made available under this Act.
(4) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT. The local board, in partnership with the chief elected official, shall conduct oversight with respect to local programs of youth activities authorized under section 129, local employment and training activities authorized under section 134, and the one-stop delivery system in the local area.
(5) NEGOTIATION OF LOCAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES.The local board, the chief elected official, and the Governor shall negotiate and reach agreement on local performance measures as described in section 136(c).
(6) EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS SYSTEM.—The local board shall assist the Governor in developing the statewide employment statistics system described in section 15(e) of the Wagner-Peyser Act.
(7) EMPLOYER LINKAGES. The local board shall coordinate the workforce investment activities authorized under this subtitle and carried out in the local area with economic development strategies and develop other employer linkages with such activities.
(8) CONNECTING, BROKERING, AND COACHING. The local board shall promote the participation of private sector employers in the statewide workforce investment system and ensure the effective provision, through the system, of connecting, brokering, and coaching activities, through intermediaries such as the one-stop operator in the local area or through other organizations, to assist such employers in meeting hiring needs.