HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1976.08.19 - 14061Miscellaneous Resolution No. 7665 August 19, 1976
Hubert Price, Jr., Chairman
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE - Hubert Price, Jr., Chairman
IN RE: C.E.T.A. Title III Grant Application: Handicapped
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners by Miscellaneous
Resolution #6546 applied for and was granted the designation by the U.S. Department
of Labor as Prime Sponsor to administer the provisions of the Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act of 1973; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Labor has recently established a
program for funding pilot/demonstration projects which focus on serving
significantly disadvantaged groups such as the handicapped, women, youth, rural
labor force members and other groups having special disadvantages in the labor
market; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Labor regulations limit applications
to CETA Prime Sponsors; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Manpower Advisory Council and the Manpower
staff have identified handicapped as a severely disadvantaged group; and
WHEREAS, the Manpower staff, in conjunction with Oakland County offices
of the Michigan Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, has prepared a program
which would substantially increase the services to handicapped and in particular
provide job placement for a minimum of 100 handicapped persons.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners approves the filing of CETA Title III pilot/demonstration grant
application consistent with the attached program summary and budget.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
approves the transmittal of the grant application prepared by the Pontiac School
District to the Department of Labor for its review and consideration.
The Public Services Committee, by Hubert Price, Jr., Chairman, moves
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
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PROPOS,kL
72ocP,Ai;4 FOR SELECTED FO-PUT-;,1-2Tf71, ST=T
CETA TITLE III
Oaklana County, Michigaa
Prime Sponsor
Subcontractor
Michigan Department of Vocati6ni Rehabilitation
July 1916
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n4REATIVE
a. Specific groups to be served under the handicapped pr Tot -.1.d,
Section 1. Needs and Objectives .
A. Need for Program
1. Demands for vocational rehabilitation
The local need and demand- tor vocational rehabillitation ser7:ics
far exceed local resources and capabilities especially with the
specific segments of the community. In Oakland County with a
population of 1,000,000 it is estimated that 10% of said 1,000,000 -
- (10,000) exist as clients. This is a conservative estimate in .
light of the 260,000 handicapped persons in the State. The
current number ofhandicapped persons being served per year is
3,000.
2. -Objectives
a. To find placements for 100 handir7—ipped individuals on job
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assistance. To rehabilitate and employ approximately 20 deaf
handicapped persons.
b. To facilitate, rehabilitate and employ approximately 100
clients. .
c. To reduce the number of handicapped persons on the welfare roles.
d. Promotional program of employability of handicapped among -local.
and private sectures.
. Segment of population identified
include the deaf, mentally and emotionally impaired, youth,
disabled youth, veterans, public assistance and minority handi-
capped.
.4, 4 , 13sutts,
5) Food
Section 1. Needs and Objectives (Cont'd.)
A. peed for Program (Cont'd.)
h. Primary barriers to employment
a. Employer resistance to hiring the handicapped due mostly to
social, legal_ana economic biases. Etployers need to be
Public Law 503 - 504 regarding affirmative action far the
handicapped and Public Law 183 regarding second injury
certification for disabled rkers. (Public Law . 133 -
workman's compensation benefisl
b. Other barriers to employment ve-ald be psychological barriers,
job engineering, neea for prof,,----7-nal guidance to overcome•
handicapped persons own resistance to employt
5. Local economic labor force conditions - please refer to Enc -
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6. Fmpioz
a. Type of occupations considered for the employment of handi-
capped. would be on priority basis. The folloiwng are examples
of the types of employment available:
1) Clerical
2) Mechanical
3) Custodial
11-). Sales
. 6) Domestic
b. All institutional and skilled training is directed to the
• immediate employability for the clients.
Section 1. Needs and Objectives (Contd.)
A. Need for Program (Cont'd.)
6. Employment (Cont!d.)
c. Vocational rehabilitation services is the primary and sole
agency responsibile for delivering vocational services to the
handicapped. We coordinate all (-Aller vocational rehabi litation
services with other agencies.
d. The reasons for the selection of this specific segment
handicapped job increase penetration into the labor market
regarding the employability of the handicapped for the above
-job categories. • •
e. A greater need for special vocational rehabilitation skill
training to enhance employability was selected because of
handicaps who are socially and economically disadvantaged.
Section 2. Results or Benefits Expected
A. Enhancement of employability
1. To make employers more aware of the advantages and benefits of
hiring handicapped population, the provisions for the total
counseling services to include prevocational medical •skillecl
training, job readiness training which will lead to job placement
assistance.
2. Enhance employment opportunities by increased PR and promotional
propaganda with regard to hiring the handicapped anong local
service groups.
Secondary benefits - fulfilling the employment needs by elimina-
ting barriers to employment. Assisting the employers and meeting
the obligations under 5O3 -5O1 for affirmative action with the
handicapped. Public relations for the employment and availability
of handicapped Persons with local, public private and service
- National Prog72 -, or -•
CETA III - Oekl-nd County,
July 1)-
ADDENDUM
Nailative:
Section 3 addition to "Other ActivitieS" - Add as Page- 8a and 8b
Other Activities - Continued
1) irIeer Partici-oati'Dn in P -rora.
One of the unique features of this program is the use of volunteers to ass
and promote program objectives and to provide maximum program efficierey
effectiveness. Specifically, the program will identify and recruit a minimum
of 20 volunteers. - On an average, each volunteer will work 5 hours per week
which will generate approximately 5,000 hours of free.staff/program assistance
for the one-year grant.
The proposed use of volunteers is based on the knowledge that the needs of the
handicapped far exceed existing and foreseeable resources to address these
needs. Further, although this grant application is limited to one year,
future continued funding under. other titles of CETA is at present uncertain.
Thus, it is essential that this pilot program establish sufficient community
volunteer- resources and citizen awareness and interest in order to leave a
legacy of interest and support which both the County Prime Sponsor and the
Michigan-. Department of Vocational Rehabilitation can draw upon in the future.
Volunteers will be identified and recruited through the efforts of the proposed
job developer staff referenced in this application as well as additional efforts
made available through the Prime Sponsor Manpower administrative staff. Also
assisting in this effort will be many community based and private non-profit
agencies which are either funded by or providing volunteer assistance to the
Prime Sponsor's Manpower program such as the Oakland County Volunteer Bureau,
the Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency, and many of the agencies listed
elsewhere in this presentation. Recently the Prime Sponsor established a
program which provides part-time jobs for senior citizens -throughout the
County. This'program should provide ready access to many seniors able and
willing to volunteer to assist the handicapped.
Specifically, the volunteers will be engaged in the following:
I. To identify companies, corporations, businesses, as well as private
non-profit organizations that are able and willing to provide on-the-job ,
training as well as job opportunities for handicapped.
2. Identify potential employers who have taken the necessary steps to
provide barrier free access for the handicapped and disabled.
3. To assist in the development, promotion and dissemination of public
information regarding the advantages of hiring the handicapped.
4. Assist in the clarification of the responsibilities and potential
liabilities incurred for an employer when hiring the handicapped.
Specifically, the volunteers will assist the staff in dispelling many
myths regarding workmen's compensation liabilities, attendance, etc.
8a
Other Activities - Continued
b. Volunteer Participation in Program (continued)
S. Volunteers, when necessary, will be utilized in providing transpor-
tation for the handicapped to and from places of employment either
on an interim or continuing basis, in order to assure maximum
mobility for the handicapped enrollee.
6. Since the volunteers will he drawn from all areas of Oakland County,
be '.,ncou.-r.-aged ta ‘Tark with their 10,cai
organL7,ations, 4fld prtvate flon-profit a[j4encies (irder to irietitiy
their handicapped neighbors and assist in the programs recruitment -...
effort.
7. Wherever possible, the use of retired executives as volunteers will
also allow for their job expertise and contacts to provide valuable
assistance as well as to "open doors".
8. Volunteers will be employedto establish contact with the various.
newspaper, radio and T.V. media in order to provide maximum public
infolmation and awareness regarding the program .offerings as Well as
the need to "get involved".
Thus, through the use of a volunteer corps, the program seeks to achieve a
staff multiplier effect which should yield greater - program activities which
can be measured in the number of job placements andeclients served and, more
specifically, in a bare-bones minimal cost for client services and minimum unit
cost for client job placements.
The use of volunteers when coupled with the fact that the overwhelming majority
of administrative overhead costs will be borne by the Michigan Department of
Vocational Rehabilitation, results in a program which has over 96% of program .
money going directly for client services. The administrative costs identified
are minimal and are resultant from the Prime Sponsor's administrative cost and ,
the necessary printing, publication, and mileage costs in order to sustain the
volunteer and public information components - of this program.
Finally, as noted above, we believe that such a use of volunteers represents
a Unique approach which can be proven successful in Oakland County and wh.i.h . .
could establish trends both within Oakland, County and elsewhere for reducin7,
program costs and providing 'greater community involvement and awareness in
serving the needs of not only the handicapped but all disadvantaged groups.
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25,000
$ 1,000
1 )500
744
-C -3;275
C; 6 ,549 -
$30,000
$ 6,519
--$30;000
C.E.T.A. TITLE III Cil--ZANT - APPLICATION
SPECIAL PROGRX,I FOR. TiE, HANDICAPPED
MICIIGAN DEPART= OF V(1YCATION_AL REHABILITATION
I. SERVICES
A, Sheltered -orkshop Services
B. Related Rehabilitation Costs
(Medicals, Physical Restoration,
Equipment) _
--Total Services -$50 ,000 $50,000 _
Salaries &Fringe Benefits
Salaries Benefits -Total
2 Counselors („c -1% e"-f!'.e) $25,584 $5,116 ,$30,700
1 Job Developer 12,792 2,558 15,350
(Pontiac Office)
1 -Secretary 8,944 1,969 10,913
. (Pontiac Office)
1 Job Developer 12,792 2,558 15,350
' (Royal Oak Office)
1 Secretary 8,91 1,969 10,913
(Royal Oak Office)
$69,053 $14,170 $83,226 $83,226
_II. ADMINISTRATION
Publishing (Advertising)
Pm:rotional Literature (Printing
Mileage for Volunteers
Prime Sponsor Administration
Total Administration
III. CASE SERVICE
(2%)
$169,775 PROGRAM TCX'ALS
PROPOSAL
CETA T_Lia, III
Oaklana County, Michigaa
Prime Sponsor
Sub-:,contractor:
Pontiac Adult and Continuing Educatioa
July 1916
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'PART II - PROGRAM NARRATIVE
Section 1
Needs and Objectives
This program will reduce the high level of unemployment and underemploy- , _
WOrat7t Oak:Land County,. 3y providi7..-13 spec tiL :r
in prevocational and employability skills, this pr:. enhance the compe-
titive position of its female clients in the job market.
The program will serve 300 full-time female clients during the 1976-77
program year. The clients will be women who are unemployed or,vomployed
because of their - marginal skills. The Oakland County . Manpower Division in
cooperation with the staff of the Pontiac MESC office will screen and refer
clients to the program. Pontiac Schools program staff will evaluate clients in
terms of their prevocational and employability skills, and prepare and deliver _
individualized educational programs based upon the clients needs. More specifi-
cally, the program's objectives are to provide:
1) life "coping skills" (problem solving and decision making)
2) basic and remedial training in language arts skills necessary for
vocational success
basic and remedial training in mathematics skills necessary' for
vocational success and
4) training in how to overcone barriers (employer attitudes, client's self-
confidence) that limit female participation in the labor force and
5) training in how to select, find, secure, maintain and advance in a job.
The State of Michigan, in general, and the Detroit Metropolitan area, in
particular, were hard hit by the recent economic recession. There was a 2.8 per
cent decline in 1974 Real Michigan Personal Income from the 1973 level.
The average jobless rate in Michigan rose from 5.8 percent in 1973 to 8.9 •
percent in 1974 and is projected to 12.1 percent for the 1975 fiscal year (See
Appendix A).
Hidden in the already alarmingly high 12.1 per cent figure are the greater
rates of unemployment for special segments of the Dooulation. The Michigan
E7.1Dlayment' Securit:y Co;f1missiort teport:i; tha in 1973, betore the most nc
economic decline, the unemployment rate for non-white (14.2 per cent) was more
than three times that for white (4.2 per cent). Moreover, although females
(7.1 per cent) were more likely to be unemployed than males (5.0 per cent), the
1973J ESC data show the impact on non-white females the greatest (16.7 per -cent).
(See Table 1 in Appendix B.)
Specific data for Pontiac show even higher rates of unemployment. The
Pontiac, Michigan office of MESC reports the October 30, 1975 unemployment rate
at 25.9 per cent, considerably higher than the rate in Oakland County (12.3 per
cent) and neighboring. Waterford Township (16.5 per cent). (See Table 2 in
Appendix B.)
Pontiac, then, is an area of severe employment problems and the
of these problems is felt more by particular segments of the population, namely
disadvantaged and unskilled women. This proposal addresses means of improving
the position of these individuals through prevocational training and employe
bility skills training.
It is reported that 1/2 or more of the women currently working in the Oakland
County Area are employed in low skill, low pay (minimum wage $2.30 per hour) .
occupations which have exceptionally high turn over rates. These jobs include
nurse's aides, waitresses, sales and office clerks, key -punchers, etc. To compound
the issue, most of the job training programs now in existence continue to channel
womc'n into low-paying and otherwise unrewarding occupations.
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The need for adequate basic skills and employability skills training can .
be better understood by reviewing the 1970 census for Oakland County: In 1970
there were a total of 194,791 females in Oakland County. Of that total 12,871
almost cent had not attended high. school,. Of that total almost 57,000
—n2n ,n ha d ,
education. It is clear that many women in Oakland County are unemployed and lack
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adequate training or education to compete in the labor market. This program will ,
aim to decrease the severity, of this problem. The 300 wcmen entering this program
will receive prevocational training in mathematics and language arts, training
in employability skills, on-going career guidance and direct job placement •
services.
UIVi0 JrLks
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$ 23,220.00
2;786,40
- 1,550„0C,
220.i
5(.0,00
r
93,866
11,263.97
7,683.12
11,000.00: -'
4:
15,000,D
_7,000,G
6,00-D.00
1,503.00
0 e
18,947_
600000 .
1,500.00 -
7)7 12
T=7.177°) BIM=
1.0 AD-:432IISTIl'ala:T
1.1_, Administrative
Director of Progra2
1.2. Admiaiztrativ ,3
• In; of:Line Tten.!
I.V.,5urance.
,E=:nt and Trtli..tie
Indirect Co :As
0.030 of '2,.:dta1 BuCLet! 7,872„0?
2.1.-:.WageE,i and Salaries (Staff)
-5 .Teachers, 2 Teacher Assistant . :
Clerical Aideu, 1Socretary
2.2 Fringe Benefits- (Sta-ff):.
° 12% of Line Item 2.1 --,
Insurance -
2.4- Book's and Teaching Aids
Textbooks ,and Workbooks
(Titles and Copies per title
varied) •
2.5 Equipment
Purchase of Reading and
- Math equipment estimated
Life Skill Equipment
2.6 Supplies (Consumable)
Various Consumable ;-1.1pp1ies
2.„.7 Other - Repair of Equipmeat
BUDGET Br.:14:DO'fliq -- 2 •
ni771) B ^,
-
INDIVIDUAL
OWA.C7,5 P;1=IrICIPA'..-;TS
completed by rite spoTor
4.0 SERVICZS TO'PATICTPA:r2S
4.1 Vages and Salaries -(Scvff)
2 Career Aavjsor, 1
jt Cooreirat(,--
her 7 Tuition Research
an Draluation; Tuition -
Estimated 75 G.Z.D. Tests-
administc.red at 515.00 each
Research and Eva-ixation,
1,123400
0,00(7-.M
#7665 August 19, 1976
Moved by Price supported by Button the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Dearborn, Douglas, Dunleavy, Fortino, Gabler, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper,
Lennon, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Murphy, Nowak, Page, Patterson, Perinoff,
Pernick, Price, Roth, Simmons, Wilcox, Wilson, Button, Daly. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
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
1,qt. i.o.n. A7A6.5. ,a.d)p.te.d. joy. .thp. Osok.lond. CoPrity. 13Pa . . Comm issi ot-ers
.the.i.r. Auo.u.st . 39.,. .1976, . . .
with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole ...•-rcaf,
In Testimony Whereof, T have hereunto set ray hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this 19t h d ay o f ,August 1 9,76.>.
Lynn D.
By Deputy Clerk