College says request was forwarded to Vice President Liss but knows of no progress being made on it
Scott Jablow, Sedona City Council
On August 14, 2018 Executive Verde Valley Campus Dean James Perey and Vice President Clint Ewell appeared before the Sedona City Council. Perey and Ewell were there to explain why the College failed to explain to the Council the reasons such an increase was needed prior to the vote that was taken by the Governing the Board to approve it in May 2018.
During the wide-ranging discussion, Councilor Scott Jablow asked Dean Perey about the progress the College had made on his specific request regarding training for plumbers, HVAC service people, and carpenters on the east side of the County. He reminded Perey that the request was made 18 months ago.
Jablow said that there is an “urgent need for qualified workers.” He also said that Perey promised 18 months earlier he was going to do “outreach to these different groups.” Jablow concluded that he was not seeing “any improvement” by the Community College in response to his request and asked what progress had been made.
Perey responded that “I haven’t done much on that front. That project is being overseen by Dr. Ron List. . . . I passed that information on to him in regard to reaching out to those individuals.” Perey went to say, “I understand your concern.”
The exchange between Councilor Jablow and James Perey on this issue is posted below. The clip is a part of the 45 minute presentation at the Sedona City Council meeting and you can view the entire discussion on the City of Sedona web site by clicking here.