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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1984.03.08 - 16876Miscellaneous Resolution # 84067 March 8, 1984 BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - John E. Olsen, Chairperson RE: SUPPORT OF HB 4959 ELIMINATING THE SEPTEMBER, 1984 SUNSET DATE ON 100% STATE FUNDING FOR COUNTY ADMINISTERED SPECIALIZED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, Public Act 423 of 1980 amended the Mental Health Code to allow community mental health boards to create special fund accounts to receive patient fees and insurance reimbursement for services rendered; and WHEREAS, these special fund accounts are considered part of the 10% county match required to receive state mental health funding; and WHEREAS, Public Act 423 also provided for 100% state payment of the costs of specialized residential services rather than 90% state funding and 10% county match as was previously the case; and WHEREAS, the 100% funding will expire on September 30, 1984 because of the sunset provision in Act 423 and, unless this act is amended before that date, funding will return to the 90-10 arrangement; and WHEREAS, House Bill 4959 provides such an amendment by eliminating the sunset date, thus assuring the continuation of 100% state funding to counties for residential services developed by community mental health boards. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners take a position supporting HB 4959. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all state legislators representing Oakland County and to the county's legislative agent. Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE #84067 March 8, 1984 • lh Moved by Olsen supported by Jackson the resolution be adopted. AYES: Foley, Fortino, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McPherson, Moore, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Doyon. (20) 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 Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their meeting held on March 8, 1984 with the orginial 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 8th day of Alp Marc 19 84 diV_ -4 IR ta I ALLEN' Couqy Clerk/Register of Deeds