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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1976.12.16 - 14075Miscellaneous Resolution NO 7764 December 16, 1976 BY: IN RE: APPROPRIATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS_ ACT, TITLE II COUNTER-CYCLICAL FUNDS TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMISSIONERS Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, Title II of the Local Public Works Act of 1976 provides funds to qualified local units of government; and . WHEREAS, the government of Oakland County qualifies to receive Title II, counter-cyclical funds; and WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Act is to prevent lay-offs and maintain local community services; and WHEREAS, the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, Title X grant award funds will soon be exhausted necessitating the termination of over 200 employees;, and WHEREAS, it is in the interest of Oakland County to continue to provide meaningful employment for these individuals. • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the expenditure of local Public Works Act Title .TT, counter-cyclical funds, in an amount not to exceed $440,375 for the purpose of providing continued meaningful employment for current Title X enrollees, consistent with the attached budget. Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Commissioner District 238 $331,376 $103,934 January 4, 1977 $449,375 March 3, 1.977 7INATION DATE. ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC WORKS ACT TITLE II COUNTER CYCLICAL FUNDS TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES currently funded under all Title X Pr grams TOTAL TITLE X FUNDS AVAILABLE as of the pay period ending 11/19/76 CURRENT EXPENDITURE RATE based upon bi-weekly payroll draw against TITLE X funds PROJECTED TERMINATION DATE * of all TITLE X employees, taken as a whole, based upon available TITLE X funds PUBLIC WORK ACT TITLE II funds available to supplement TITLE X funds NEW PROJECT base6 funds * These dates reflect projections based upon current payroll expenditures. As these payroll expenditure rates are adjusted to reflect possible turnover and salary increases, the program 'termination date will be adjusted to coincide with the exhaustion of funds. BACKGROUND, RE: PROPOSED USE OF TITLE II COUNTER-CYCLICAL FUNDS By Board of Commissioners Resolutions #7419 and 7420, dated January 22, 1976, grants for Public Works Improvement Projects under Title X were accepted in the total amount of $1,198,896, Subsequent resolutions authorized hiring as many Maintenance Laborers as required to complete the projects and expend the funds by December 31, 1976. Currently, there are 238 people employed by Oakland County under these grants. As of December 31, 1976, approximately $45,000 of these funds will be unexpended, The Federal Government has indicated that it will extend the periods of the grants beyond December 31, 1976 to permit use of unexpended funds. In the last few days, we have been informed that Oakland County will receive "counter-cyclical" funds in the amount of $440,000 for the first two quarters of 1977 with an estimated $300,000 for the rest of the year. These funds are restricted in use with the main thrust being to preserve employment and avoid lay offs. • The administration believes that the optimum use of these funds, consistent with the intent of the grant, is to continue the employment of as many as possible of the people funded by the original Public Works Improvement grants. The counter-cyclical funds of $440,000, plus the $45,000 of the unexpended funds, should provide continued employment for approximately 238 people at the outset, and assuming noimal attrition and no replacement hiring, it should be possible to continue employment at least until March 1, 1977. The employees will be working on needed projects in addition to completing the work undertaken in the original grants. Examples of these are beginning the restoration of the old hospital for eventual use as administrative offices, painting and clean-up of machine and equipment rooms in all County buildings, and fence repairsin County parks. #7764 December 16, 1976 Moved by Wilcox supported by McDonald the resolution be adopted. Discussion followed. The Chairman vacated the chair. The Vice Chairman took the chair. Moved by Pernick supported by Simmons the resolution be referred to the Personnel Committee, Discussion followed. Vote on referral: AYES: None. (0) NAYS: Roth, Simmons, Wilcox, Wilson, Aaron, Button, Daly, Dearborn, . Douglas, Dunleavy, Fortino, Gabler, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper, Lennon, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Murphy, Nowak, Olson, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick., (26) PASS: Price. (1) A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed. Moved by Dearborn -supported by Pernick the resolution be amended: "the proposed resolution be funded through February 1st until reviewed by the. Finance Committee and the Personnel Committee.". AYES: Wilson, Aaron, Button, Daly, Dearborn, Douglas, Fortino, Hoot, Perinoff, Pernick. (10) NAYS: Wilcox, Dunleavy, Gabler, Houghten, Kasper, Lennon, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Murphy, Nowak, Olson, Page, Patterson, Roth, (15) PASS: Simmons, Price, (2) A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed. Vote on resolution: AYES: Wilcox, Wilson, Aaron, Daly, Dearborn, Douglas, Dunleavy, Fortino, Gabler, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper, Lennon, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Murphy, Nowak, Olson, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Roth, Simmons. (24) NAYS: None. (0) MSS: Page, Price, (2) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) 1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of Resolution #7764 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners evaose0000as000.00•000.0 •••••n ••••••.0•0•000 0000 ••n••04066,81n ••n 50.-110-0000-66.00 at their meeting held on December 16, 1976 ses.000-0•0000•••••••000•,"01/1“-uof • • vs, v*0 Oa 000 ••• PO 0••••••• .......... 0 • f• with the original 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 ..... day of..E1qcqr ..... Lynn D. Allen.............. ........ Clerk By..... ........ ........ ....... ....Deputy Clerk