GONZALES — The Gonzales City Council will meet tonight at 6 p.m. Among the items they will consider is an opportunity to create an intern position for the Gonzales Economic Development Corporation (GEDC).
At their last meeting, GEDC discussed the possibilities of a “Grow Gonzales” internship program that could serve as a model for community-wide workforce development program.
City officials say that the Grow Gonzales program has the potential to encourage local youth to consider returning to town to develop their professional skills, invest in local job and business creation, volunteerism and entrepreneurship. In doing so, GEDC will invest in “growing” an educated and experienced workforce and economy.
The GEDC board has approved $2,000 of workforce funds to establish the program for the 2015-16 fiscal year. The internship would be a summer program, running May-August with board members serving as mentors and GEDC President Genora Young responsible for daily direction and oversight.
The board is already looking at a student from Texas A&M that needs study in this field to satisfy course requirements for her degree in tourism sciences. Councilmen will have a final say if this is implemented tonight.
Among other agenda items, council will: