HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1986.03.26 - 10713Miscellaneous Resolution # 86075, March 27, 1986
By: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE—Nancy Mcconnell, Chairperson
In Re; HEALTH DIVISION—OPPOSITION TO MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION
FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING PROPOSAL
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF' COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Michigan Association for Local Public Health (MALPH)
was established in August 1985 and initially funded by an appropriation
from the State Legislature and is recognized as the organization representing
local public health departments in dealings with the Michigan Department
of Public Health; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the need for legislative liaison between the
local public health agencies and the Department of Public Health, Oakland
County joined the membership of MALPII; and
WHEREAS MALPH has determined that it requires an initial annual
budget of $150,000 and has proposed a funding method to support the organization
which would skim 1% of the Cost-Sharing Funds from each County prior
to distribution of these funds from the State; and
WHEREAS under this method Oakland County's annual membership
fee would be $19,882; Wayne County's would be $1,849; Macomb's would
be $7,254; Genesee's would be $7,374; Saginaw's would be $5,920; and
some Counties would pay either a minimal amount of several hundred dollars
and in some cases nothing; and
WHEREAS MALPH has as its basic espoused philosophy that the association
is to represent the views of local public health agencies in an equal manner
and that each local health department has an equal voice and vote on the
Board of Directors, but MALPH has further erroneously contended that
this proposed funding method equally distributes the financial support of
the organization.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners does hereby vigorously oppose the MALPH proposed funding
method of 1% of Cost-Sharing Funds as being grossly unfair to Oakland
County.
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lth and' Human Services Committee
I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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Date Dards' T. mutp4; County
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
opposes any funding which automatically siphons money from the Counties
and thus makes participation in this or any other voluntary organization
mandated by manipulation of the Counties' funding sources.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution
be immediately forwarded to Oakland County Legislators, the County's Legislative
Agent, MALPH, the Michigan Association of Counties, and to Dr. Gloria
Smith, Director of the Michigan Department of Public Health.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Health and Human Services Committee,
I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH
FACT SHI:ET
HEAL -1. RE.-.3, MATERIAL
INTRODUCTION:. The Michigan Association for Local Public 'Health was officially formed on
August 22, 1985, and has been recognized via a letter from Dr. Gloria Smith to Don Laf-
ferty, President of MALPH, as the organization representing local public health depart.e .
ments in dealings with the Mi .chigan Department of Public . Health. -
The Finance 'Committee of MALPH has been charged with developing the first year bud-
get for MALPH and with developing a means of financing MALPH during the first and sub-
sequent years.
The Finance Committee consim..s of Bob Scranton, Health Officer, Livingston County;
John Plowman, Chairperson, Shiawassee County Board of Health; G. Jane Marsh, Chairperson,
Kent County Board of Health; Chuck Newell, Health Officer, Shiawassee County health. De-
.partment; and Kent L. Gray, Health Officer, Central. Michigan District Health Department.
The Finance Committee looked at a number of funding formulas that involved fees for
member departments, separate state appropriations, cost sharing and several other alter-
natives,
The Committee has recommended to the Executive Council and to the Board of Directors .
of MALPH that the organization be funded from the cost sharing line item within the Michi-
gan Department of Public Health Budget.
The Michigan Michigan Association for Local Public Health has as its basiVphilosophy that the
associon is to represent the views of local public health agencies in an equal manner .
Lr:1 t.)_Iat each local health department have an equi,.1 voice and vote on the „1?.oaed .
tors; it therefore is reasonable to expect that financial support for the aesoci:ation be
equally distributed among the member departments.
The proposal being recommended by the Finance Committee does that and it does it in
a manner that will not adversely affect the financial operation of any of the local health
_departments. ,
- The Finance Committee recommends that the Michigan Department of:Pnblic Health dis-
tribute up to 1% of the cost sharing line item in its 1985-86 budget to MALPE prior to
distribution of any other cost sharing funds. (This, of course, would be done on the ba-
sis of submission of a budget and budget justification to MDPE. Tentative budget for
MALPH $151,742.)
The following chart shows the impact on the total cost sharing line item by funding
MALPH in the aforementioned manner for 1985-86. -
1984-85 Cost Sharing 1 985-86 Cos- Sh---nr, 1 98=-86 Cost Sharing After 1i4:7
16,888,700 18,206,500 18,05 ,4,758
Because of this increase in cost sharing, the following conditions will exist.
1. Even with the funding of MAIPTI every local health department has the oppcmunity of
receiving more money from cost sharing in 1986 than they did in 1985. (Because of changes
in local bases, there is no guarantee that every department will gain because cost sharing
is increased, but this would be true regardless of whether MALPH was funded from this line
.item or not.) -
2. By funding MALPE it this manner, the costs of MALPB are borne equally by all the
local health departments, which is consistent with the equal jurisdiction representation.
3. An adequate financial base is.established to make MAIPE an effective ongoing or-
ganization thereby enabling MALPH to acquire a quality Executive Director and operate the
association for the benefit of local public health.
4. The amount of money from the cost sharing line item for the support of MALPH for
1985 -86 represents less than 8/10 of 1% which means that 89Z of the increase of funds gain,
between last fiscal year and this fiscal yearwill be distributed to local departments.
5. This method of handling cost sharing funds is exactly the same as that currently
being used for the public health code 1% education and training funding.
6. No local health department will be adversely affected by this means of financing.
OPTION A OPTION B
LOCAL ! $150,000
JURISDICTION 1 48
SPREAD BY
POPULATION
Allegan 3,125
Barry/Eaton 3,125
Bay 3,125 -
Berrien 3,125
Br/Hills/St:Joe 3,125
Chippewa 3,125
Delta/Menoninee 3,125
Detroit 3,125
Dickinson/Iron 3,125
District:1
Calhoun
Cass
Central Mi
3,125
3,125
3,125
MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH
FUNDING FORMULA COMPARISONS
($150,000 Estimated Annual Budget)
1985 COST SHARING .
1986 COST
SHARING BEFORE 1%
OPTION C
1986 COST
SHARING AFTER II
District 3
District 4
District 5
Genesee
Gd Tr/Lee/Benz
Huron.
Ingham
Ionia
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
-Lapeer
Lenawee
Livingston
LEAS
Macomb
Man/Mason
Marquette
Mecosta
Midland
Monroe
Muskegon .
Oakland
Ottawa
Saginaw
St. Clair
Sanilac
Shiawassee
Tuscola
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne
Western UT
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125_
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
3,125
- 3,125
1,320
2,172
1,941
2,774
2,240
.2,292
802
2,395
470
1,055
19,488
631
859
844
-1,200
1,210
1,047
7,294
1,297
590
4,462
839
2,453
3,439
7,199
1,134
1,457
1,624
561
11,249
800
1,200
598
1,192
2,330 -
2,181
2,552
16,386
2,545
3,693
2,248
661
1,152
923
1,062
4,287
18,374
1,261
112,008
147,061
200,665
205,081
142,370
143,885
44,234
152,049
48,067
53,980
.4,723,348
50,662
96,936
99,083
120,330
100,763
92,432
731,820
77,890
52,281
782,610
59,471
136,852
349,752
651,257
. 91,120
95,730
171,310
96,007
816,647
73,421
104,049
34,035
270,147
168,884
258,217
192,375
2,097,998
278,130
453,156 -
177,125
35,301
69,383
65,794
142,083 _
410,679
1,385,640
124,892
126,063
175,738
194,739
221,308
124,001
149,643
143,093
208,930
56,474
53,980
4,964,567
50,662
96,936
99,683
128,237
100,763
96,504
746,592
77,890
54,658
870,634
60,661
167,763
396,153
718,152
101,369
101,001
179,056
96,007
1,000,052
85,457
127,763
45,173
268,423
169,430
262,041
184,735
2,214,708
;2,96,735
447,680
193,612
143,184
88,196
60,438
120,953
505,812
1,471,353
.124,892
125,429
175,160
192,550
220,095
123,126
148,764
42,612
206,974
56,097
53,980
4,922,348
50,662
96,936
99,083
127,577
100,763
96,284
739,218
77,890
54;285 •
863,015
60,060
162,214
394,550
714,574
100,478
100,594 •
176,907
96,007
992,798
85,273
127,010
45,095
264,733
167,232
279,740
163,448
2,194,826
294,322
441,760
192,475
42,962
88,028
59,921 .
119,486
504,2E3
1,469,504
124,892
#86079 March 27, 1986.
Moved by McConnell supported by Gosling the resolution be adopted.
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AYES: Holland, Richard Kuhn, Susan Kuhn, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald,
McPherson, Moffitt, Nelson, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Webb,
Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Doyon, Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
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COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a .seal,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on March 27, 1986
with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, 'I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this 27th day of / ) March 1986
ALLEN
Counky Clerk/Register of Deeds