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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1979.04.05 - 122318920 Miscellaneous Resolution # April 5, 1979 Wallace F.-"Ccibler,'District #12 Chairman, Oakland County Board of Commissioners Kenneth a Roth, District 0 17 Oakland County Commissioner BY: Wallace F. Gabler, Jr., Chairman, John R. DiGiovanni, District #9, County Commissioner, and F. Thomas Lewand, District #11, County Commissioner IN RE: BOYS' CLUB OF ROYAL OAK - OPERATION GAMIT TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is vitally concerned about the prevention of crime and juvenile delinquency throughout Oakland County, and particularly in the more populated regions of the County; and WHEREAS, the Royal Oak Boys' Club has successfully operated a program for the Guidance, Adult Education, Mental Health, Counseling, Inter-Agency Cooperation, and Tutoring (GA MIT) with the aid of an L.E.A.A. Grant, commencing in 1973; and WHEREAS, the program has aided 260 youths, 60% of whom had prior court contact, with a success rate of 85% in making a positive adjustment; and WHEREAS, the Royal Oak Boys' Club and Hazel Park School District provide approximately 50% of the funding for that program for its own privately-raised funds; and WHEREAS, it appears that program is of benefit to all the citizens of Oakland County and will not be able to continue without direct County funding. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby authorize appropriation of $45,000.00 as a direct grant to the Royal Oak Boys' Club to continue funding of Operation GAMIT. Mr. Chairperson the undersigned respectfully moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution. ,....7-6.- hn R. DiGiovanni, District #9 'Oakland County Commissioner Ft Thomas Lewand, bistrict #11 Oakland County Commissioner #8920 April 5, 1979 Moved by Lewand supported by Patterson the resolution be adopted. The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Health and Human Resources Committee and Probate Court. There were no objections.