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APRIL 1, 1982
Miscellaneous Resolution
BY: Hubert Price, Jr., County Commissioner, District I/8
Walter Moore, County Commissioner, District #7
IN RE: COUNTY FUNDED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes that unemployment
has reached epidemic proportions as evidenced by the most recent available report from the
Michigan Employment Security Commission indicating a rate of 13.2% for the County of
Oakland; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Government reported a surplus of over 5.6 million for
fiscal year 1981.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that one million of the above-referenced surplus
be appropriated for purpose of initiating an Oakland County funded Public Works Program for
Oakland County residents thereby creating 217 new jobs located in local units of government
and private non-profit institutions within Oakland County (see Attachment A for cost analysis).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Employment and Training
Administration administer this program utilizing existing staff and resources. The Oakland
County Employment and Training Administration is further directed to legally constitute in
collaboration with Civil Counsel the appropriate legal entity enabling Oakland County to
attract private funds from either corporate or foundation sources to be utilized in the creation
of jobs for County residents.
MR. CHAIRPERSON, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
ATTACHMENT A
$4,500 Wage cost per participant ($4,50/hr, x 1,000 hours maximum)
414 Fringes per participant (Workers Comp, FICA, not eligible for
unemployment insurance) 9,2947 total
-0 - Administrative costs - contributed by Oakland County CETA
- 0 - Legal Fees - contributed by Oakland County Civil Counsel
200 Cost of 80 hours of Job Club per participant (doesn't include
participant wages which are covered under "Wage Cost" above)
$5,114 Maximum total cost per participant
$4,602,60 Cost per participant assuming overage participation time of 900 hours
217 Number of participants served with $1,000,000 using average participation
time of 900 hours
Participants to be placed with public and private non-profit organizations
located in eligible communities in Oakland County
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Moved by Price supported by Moore the resolution be adopted.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Public Services Committee.
There were no objections.