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REPORT April 9, 1974
BY: BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE - Patrick M. Nowak„ Chairman
!N RE; MISC. RES. #6548 - MANAGEMENT STUDY OF
FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS DIVISION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mi, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Buildings and Grounds Committee reports Miscellaneous
Resolution #6548 without recommendation.
The Buildings and Grounds Committee, by Patrick M. Nowak,
moves the acceptance of the foregoing report.
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE
Miscellaneous Resolution fr.548 January 24, 7974
Lew L. Coy, County CoMmissioner, District
BY: Lew L. Coy
IN RE: MANAGEMENT STUDY OF FACILITIES & OPERATIONS DIVISION,
BOARD OF AUDITORS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Facilities & Operations Division of the Board of Auditors is
responsible For the maintenance and care of County facilities and planning for renovation
and/or construction of County facilities; and
WHEREAS higher costs than anticipated were borne by the County for renovation
of the County-owned Social Services Building at 196 Oakland Avenue, Pontiac, Michigan;
and
WHEREAS the correction of the Court House marble fallout problem and roof
repairs required additional funds over and above planned cost estimates; and
WHEREAS the recently completed addition of 8,000 sq. Ft, to the County Center
Health Building does not have toilet facilities or drinking fountains, and
WHEREAS repairs and installation by the Facilities & Operations Division of new
sidewalks to the Auditorium entrance were poorly made, causing excessive heaving, thus
endangering life and limb and making the County liable for negligence;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a management study be made of the
Facilities & Operations Division of the Board of Auditors in the interests of better manage
meat efficiency and control to the mutual welfare of the taxpayers, cost of such study not
to exceed $20,000,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the funds needed for said management study be
derived from the $154,000 remain i ng in the 1973 Summer Employment Program,
MR. CHAIRMAN, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
P6548
Moved by Coy supported by Hoot the resolution be referred to the
Finance Committee and Buildings and Grounds Committee. There were no objections.
46548
Moved by Nowak supported by Quinn the report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Coy supported by Root the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Mx. Nowak requested that Daniel T. Murphy, County Executive and Chairman
of the Board of Auditors be allowed to address the Board regarding this matter
after the Board had completed its own discussion on this matter. There were no
objections.
Discussion followed,
Moved by Houghten supported by Dearborn the resolution be amended to
read that $20,000 be derived from the 1974 unappropriated Surplus Funds.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Mr. Daniel T. Murphy addressed the Board.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Lennon, Vogt, Berman, Burley, Coy, Dearborn, Douglas, Dunleavy,
Hobart, Hoot. (10)
NAYS: Houghten, Kasper, Mathews, Montante, Nowak, Patnaies, Pernick,
Richardson, Brotherton, Gabler. (10)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the resolution as
amended, was not adopted.