HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1985.04.18 - 11086Miscellaneous Resolution 85177 April 18, 1985
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: HOUSE BILL 4367 (SUPPORT) FORGIVING COUNTIES OF 10 96
COMMUNITY PLACEMENT OBLIGATION PRIOR TO
SEPTEMBER 30, 1984
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, in 1977 the State Department of Mental Health began establishing
community placement homes for mentally impaired and developmentally disabled
residents with little, or no, notification to county governing bodies, thereby
prohibiting proper consideration and inclusion in the county budget process; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Mental Health subsequently claimed
that county governments have a retroactive liability for the share of the costs of
these community placement services based on the matching funds requirement of
the Mental Health code; and
WHEREAS, this claim of the state agency is contrary to the provision
of the Uniform Budget Act which prohibits county governments from adopting
deficit budgets and requires strict adherence to the appropriations process; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 4367, introduced last month, presents a reasonable
approach to the community placement funding issue by forgiving counties of any
financial liability for community placement services prior to September 30, 1984.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners takes a position supporting House Bill 4367.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to
all state legislators representing Oakland County and to the County's Legislative
Agent.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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#85122 April 18, 1985
18th day of 19 85
ALLEN
y Clerk/Register of Deeds Co
Moved by Olsen supported by Webb the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Caddell, Calandro, Doyon, Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart, R. Kuhn,
S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson, Moore, Nelson, Olsen, Page,
Perinoff, Pernick, Rewold, Skarritt, Webb, Wilcox. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
PASS: Moffitt. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
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
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at
their meeting held on April 18, 1985
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
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