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Coslinf-y, Chairper;
APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUT(ON
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Miscellaneous Resolution 84114 lifiTy 10, 1984
BY: HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE - Marilynn E. Gosling, Chairperson
IN RE: APPROVAL OF OAKLAND-LIVINGSTON HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted Miscellaneous
Resolution #6662 on May 2, 1974; and
WHEREAS this action established the Oakland-Livingston Human Services
Agency and authorized an inter-local agreement between Oakland County, Livingston
County and the Oakland-Livingston Human Services Agency; and
WHEREAS this agreement has helped improve and coordinate the delivery
of human services in the two counties; and
WHEREAS a Study Committee, comprised of representatives from Oakland
County, Livingston County and the Oakland-Livingston Human Services Agency,
was appointed recently to revise and update the inter-local agreement for
another three (3) year period; and
WHEREAS the Study Committee has completed its work and the Oakland-Livingston
Human Services Agency Governing Board has approved the proposed agreement; and
WHEREAS the Health and Human Resources Committee has approved the proposed
agreement; and
WHEREAS the Livingston County Board of Commissioners is expected to
approve this document at their meeting of May 7, 1984.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
approve the proposed inter-local agreement between Oakland County, Livingston County
and the Oakland-Livingston Human Services Agency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that such agreement shall be for the period of three
(3) years from the date of the last of the two (2) participating County Boards
which approved the inter-local agreement.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Health and Human Resources Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
AND
OAKLAND LIVINGSTON HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY
June 21, 1984
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE
I. PURPOSE OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
II. DESIGNATION AND LEGALITY
III. SERVICE BOUNDARIES
IV. DURATION OF AGREEMENT
V. PURPOSE OF OLHSA
VI. OLHSA GOVERNING BODY
VII. OLHSA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND STAFFING
VIII. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF OLHSA.
IX. FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF OLHSA
X. TERMINATION OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
XI. IMMUNITIES AND EXEMPTIONS
XII. COMPLIANCE
XIII. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF OLHSA
XIV. GENERATED REVENUE
XV. CONTRACT AMENDMENT AND RENEWAL
XVI. ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES
GLOSSARY TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
AND
OAKLAND LIVINGSTON HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY
PREAMBLE
Oakland and Livingston Counties acknowledge the need to
improve human service delivery through effective planning
and coordination, maximum efficient use of resources, and
continued emphasis on the needs of the low income, elder--
ly, and handicapped. County government leadership
in human service is evidenced in the making of this
contract and the creation of a-human service agency.
I. PURPOSE OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
Oakland and Livingston Counties, known as parties to the
agreement, enter into this contract known as an Interlo--
cal Agreement for the purpose ofs (a) delineating the
powers and duties of the participating units of govern-
ment, (b) continuing the existence of the entity, known
as the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency, to
execute the agreement, (c) providing financial support
to Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA), and
(d) setting forth the powers, duties, and constraints of
OLHSA.
II. DESIGNATION AND LEGALITY
Oakland and Livingston Counties hereby do create the
Oakland and Livingston Human Service Agency as a separate.
legal entity to execute the Interlocal Agreement as set
forth in the Urban Cooperation Act, Act 7,- 1967 (Ex. .
Sess.) p. 751; *ff. March 22, 1968, Section 7, item I. -
The Interlocal Agreement shall be approved by
resolutions of both Boards of Commissioners of Oakland'
and Livingston Counties. The terms of the agreement
shall be entered into the Minutes of proceedings of both
County Boards. Prior to the effective date of the agree-
ment, the County of Oakland shall file a copy of the-
Interlocal Agreement with the Secretary of the State of
Michigan as well as with the County Clerk of each County
where a party to the agreement is located.
The County of Livingston hereby designates the supervi-
sion of the execution of the Interlocal Agreement to the
County of Oakland. Through this designation, both Oak-
landand Livingston Counties vest the supervisory autho-.
rity of this Agreement in the County Executive of Oakland
County government.
III. SERVICE BOUNDARIES
The boundaries for-service delivery of Oakland Livingston
Human Service Agency shall be the political jurisdictions
of the Counties of Oakland and Livingston as set forth in •
the Constitution of the State of Michigan. This service
area is coterminous with the Governor's Regional Planning'
Subdistrict 1-A of Regional District 1 as specified by
the Office of Manpower Planning and in effect in March,
1974, in as much as Act 281 of the Public Act of 1945 of
the State of Michigan does not delineate such boundaries.
IV. DURATION OF AGREEMENT
The Interlocal Agreement shall be for the period of.three
(3) years from the date of the resolution of the last of -
the two participating County Boards which approved the
- Interlocal Agreement.
The agreement is subject to annual review and negotiation
of items presented in writing 60 days prior to the anni-
versary date.
V. PURPOSE OF OLHSA
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency shall execute the
Interlocal -Agreement in accordance with the terms of the
contract. •
The purpose of OLHSA shall be to carry out the following
within the designated service boundaries by exercising
its powers as set forth in this agreement:
a. Reducing the causes of poverty;
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b. Improving the well-being of special groups such
as the low income, elderly, and handicapped;
c. Serving as the agent for improving delivery sys-
tems in the areas of health (support services),
education (preschool, compensatory education, and
educational change), child care, outreach, trai--
- ning & employment, elderly, handicapped, tran-
sportation (as it relates to human service deli--
very), energy, and housing. The agent shall
stimulate better use of resources by: (1) aiding.
the community to be better informed of human
service needs, (2) assisting the community to be
more responsive to these needs in the use of its
resources, and (3) causing greater institutional
sensitivity to community needs and interests,
(4) maximizing coordination arrangements and
cooperative written agreements with services and
funding sources;
d. Generating new and better approaches by building
effective communication bridges into the
community for solving people problems through
local initiative with emphasis on local problems.
having locally developed solutions with broad com-
munity involvement;
e. Assuring the representation and development of
the low income, elderly, handicapped and the
consumers of services in the planning, conduct
and evaluation of services in order that the
- consumer can have an orderly and meaningful
influence on community planning;
4. Acquiring, constructing, and operating of
revenue-producing facilities, provided that the
activities of such facilities further the
purposes of OLHSA as provided in subsections (a) -
through (e) of this section. ,
VI. OLHSA GOVERNING BODY
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency shall be required
to have a governing board with its provisions to be ,
stipulated in bylaws. Should changes in the bylaws of
OLHSA be necessary, which would alter the Interlace' -
Agreement, concurrence of the parties to the agreement
shall be required. The OLHSA Governing Hoard is the -
policy making body of OLHSA.
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A. Membership
The OLHS4 Governing Board members shall be
comprised of residents of both Oakland and
Livingston Counties.
OLHSA Governing Board membership shall be for the
duration of one (I) year, commencing from the
time- of seating by the Chairman of the OLHSA-
Governing Board at the annual meeting. There
shall be an annual meeting in March unless
another date is agreed upon by the three parties
of the Interlocal Agreement.
The OLHSA Governing Board membership shall be
constituted of three sectors: 1/3 private, 113
public, and 1/3 consumers of services. The
definition of each sector is as followsz
1. Public Sector: Elected or appointed
officials, or other designees including
heads of local service departments, as
• well as parties to the Interlocal
Agreement. Emphasis is placed on
• selecting elected officials rather than
• appointed ones. Appointed officials may
• only serve if there are not enough
, available -elected officials. Elected
- .officials may select representatives to
serve in their places. The elected
• official is to provide a letter to OLHSA
, when a representative is designated to
• serve in place of the elected official.
Z. Private Sector: Representation from
business, industry, labor, religions,
minority, education, volunteers and other
major gyoups and interests in the
community.
3. Consumer Sectors Clients of human
services delivered in Oakland and
Livingston Counties, such as persons
• eligible for single or special purposes
programs, such as Weatherization,
• Employment & Training, Senior Citizens,
etc.; members of advisory councils of the
• OLHSA; and representatives of programs
funded to OLHSA, which mandate
• representation as grant requirement, such
as Head Start.
The private and public sector membership shall be
appointed by the parties to the Interlocal -
Agreement ,L whereas, the consumer membership shall -
be elected.- The pubkic and private sectors'
representatives will represent a broad community
cross-section to meet priority needs of the OLHSA-
Governing Board.
In the event petitions for membership to the
public and private sectors are submitted to the
OLHSA Governing Board, they will be reviewed by•
the Nominating Committee in accordance with
Procedural Rules governing the submission of-
petitions. This review will take into account
the goals and priorities of the OLHSA Governing
Board. These petitions will be-reviewed after •
such time as the OLHSA Governing Board has
approved the public and private sector slots.
The consumer sector elections in Oakland County
shall be either county-wide in one convention or -
by sections of the County; the selection o+
either procedure to be determined by the -
Nominating Committee and approved by the OLNSA
Governing Board based on the most satisfactory
means to arrive at equitable representation. If
the elections are by sections, the boundaries and
number of seats +or each section would be .set
forth by the Nominating Committee based on
concentrations, program participation,
and advisory council membership with emphasis on
the poor. The consumer sector election for
Livingston County would be county-wide due to the
limited concentration of population. •
Each year a Nominating Committee of nine persons
(threw from each sector) shall be appointed by
the OLHSA Governing Board Chairman and shall be
ratified by the OLHSA Governing Board.
1. The Nominating Committee is a recommend-
ing body to the parties of the Interlocal
Agreement through the County Executive 04 ,
• Oakland County relative to the represen-
tatives for the public and private.
sectors. In making recommendations, the
committee will consult with the OLHSA
• Governing Board and parties to the Inter-
local Agreement and take into account the
agency goals and priorities during the
• term of office +or which OLHSA Governing
• Board members are to be selected. The
Nominating Committee recommendations are
to be submitted to the OLHSA Governing
Board for approval, then forwarded by the-
OLHSA Governing Board Chairman -to the
. Oakland County Executive and the Living-
ston. County Clerk, Livingston County
informs the Oakland County Executive of
the appointments. The Oakland County
Executive then forwards the appointments
of both counties to the OLHSA Governing-
Board Chairman.
2. The Nominating -Committee Chairman gives
notice of the election to those advisory
councils and consumer groups which are
related to the OLHSA Governing Board's
priorities and which reflect the concerns
of low-income persons. The Nominating
Committee oversees and certifies that
consumer sector elections have been
conducted fairly and in accordance with
the Bylaws, Interlocal Agreement, and
- Procedural Rules for Consumer Sector
, Elections. These elections shall take
- place no later than one month prior_ to
the annual meeting.
Z. The Nominating Committee notifies parties
of the Inter-local Agreement immediately
of public and private sector vacancies
• and makes recommendations for -replace-
ments. Vacancies shall be filled within
, two months of the determination of such
• vacancy.
4. The Nominating Committee convenes at such
. time as consumer vacancies occur and
• determines from the alternates the appro-
priate replacement(s). The recommendation
- will go to -the Governing Board for app.°-
, val. Vacancies shall be filled within
: two months of the determination of such
vacancy.
5. The Nominating Committee recommends a
, slate of nominees for the Executive
- Committee and the Officers of the OLHSA
Governing Board at the annual meeting.
6. At the annual meeting the public and
• private sectors are seated as appointed
. and the consumer sector as elected,
unless challenged by an OLHSA Governing
Board member based upon the Interlocal
Agreement . and OLHSA Bylaws. The
challenge shall be sustained by a
majority of the OLHSA Governing Board.
B. Board Size
CLHSA shall be governed by a Board of twenty-one
(21) members.
Because the total population of Livingston County
is significantly less than Oakland County, one
(1) seat per sector is designated for Livingston
County representation. The balance of six (6)
seats per sector is designated for Oakland County
representation.
C. Purpose and Responsibility of the OLHSA
Governing Board
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The OLHSA Governing Board is the policy making
body of OLHSA within the limitations set forth by
the Interlocal Agreement and assures that the
necessary funds are sought, received, and
disbursed for OLHSA operation. The OLHSA.
Governing Board assures program development and -
operations in accordance with the InterlocaI
Agreement.
The OLHSA Governing Board is empowered to do the
followingi
1. Administer the Interlocal Agreement; .
2. Employ an Executive Director, who in turn
hires and, deploys staff in accordance ,
with funded program components, and
personnel practices, policies and
requirements of OLHSA;
3. Approve overall program plans and
priorities;
4. Conduct its business in regularly
scheduled OLHSA Governing Board meetings
and sets up standing and ad hoc commit-
tees to carry out its work. The standing
- committees are Executive, Personnel, .
Bylaws, and Nominating. The OLHSA
- Governing Board is a continuing and
effective mechanism for securing broad
community involvement in the programs;
5. Determine major personnel, fiscal, and
program policies;
B. Apply for Federal, State, private and
other grants-in-aid within the
responsibilities of this agreement and as
. forth by funding source(s)
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-requirements.
7. Assure compliance with grant conditions;
B. Assure participation of area residents in
the development and implementation of
all programs and that the consumers of
services (including the low income,
, -elderly and the handicapped) are able to
influence the character of programming; .
9. Keep parties to the Interlocal Agreement
informed of program plans, accomplish-
ments, and fiscal status and financial
- needs;
10. Make contracts (a) with agencies, units
of government, etc. for the purchase of
- OLHSA services, and (b) with agencies,
institutions, etc. for purchase of
services to be delivered to complement
program efforts;
it. Incur debts, liabilities, and obligations
within the limits of its grants, none of
• -which constitute obligations of the
, parties to the Inter local Agreement;
12, Levy no taxes or bonds; .
13. Maintain a management information system
to facilitate monitoring and evaluation
responsibilities;
14. Receive grants for program operation.
D. Expenses and Mileage
All OLHGA Governing Board members may be
reimbursed for expenses incurred in accordance
with the regulations of the respective agencies
from which funds such expenses are normally
reimbursed and at the discretion of the OLHSA
Governing Board while in attendance at official
OLHBA Governing Board meetings, standing and ad
hoc committee meetings of the Board. Allowable
expenses are babysitting and mileage at the
current rate extablished by OLHSA Governing
Board. There shall be no duplication of
reimbursement.
E. Conflict of Interest,
No person shall hoLd-a paying position with OLHSA
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while he/she or a member of his/her immediate.
family serves on the OLHSA Governing Board.
A member of an immediate family shall include any
of the following persons:
Husband Wife -
Father Father-in-law-
Mother Mother-in-law,
Brother Brother-in-law-
Sister Sister-in-law
• Son Son-in-law
Daughter Daughter-in-law
In the event proposed OLHSA Governing Board
members (whether in public, private, or consumer
sectors) should have been former employees of
OLHSA or OCCEO, their names shall be submitted to
the Nominating Committee fourteen days prior to
appointment or election. The Committee Shall -
make its recommendations as to such prospective
OLHS4 Governing Board members at least seven days
prior to the date of appointment or election.
The OLHSA Governing Board shall determine what
constitutes conflict of interest, except as
otherwise provided by law. In the event a person
is seated and later determined to have a conflict-
of interest by a majority of the OLHSA Governing
Board, a termination shall be required and be
effective immediately.
F. Advisory Councils of the OLHSA Governing Board
Advisory councils shall be maintained to provide
consumers of services an opportunity to make
-recommendations to the OLHSA Governing Board and
aid in the mobilization of resources where•
advisory members can influence such resources.
Advisory councils may have representatives from
public and private agencies or the community at
large, in accordance with Governing Board.
approved Mission and Responsibility Statements. •
In some cases, advisory bodies are mandated from-
the program funding sources, such as Head Start,
Senior Citizen Nutrition under the Older
Americans Act, and shall be organized as mandated.
Advisory councils will be scheduled on the OLHSA
Governing Board agenda when there are- problems,
information, or concerns requiring OLMSA
Governing Board attention in accordance with the
mission and responsibility statements. There
will be, however, .a standing agenda item- 4or
consumer sector concerns, which need not be
scheduled in advance on the agenda.
G. Legislative Activities
The OLHSA Legislative Committee, an ad hoc
committee, will continue to study legislation
related to human services. The Legislative
Committee Chairman shall keep the Oakland. County
Legislative Committee and the Livingston Board of
Commissioners informed of major social -
legislative matters.
VII. OLHSA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. AND STAFFING
The OLHSA Governing Board shall employ the Executive
Director of OLHSA. The Executive-Director, as the chief
administrator, shall be empowered to employ staff in
accordance with budgets and an organizational structure,
both of which have been approved by the OLHSA Governing
Board. The deployment of staff shall be vested in the
Executive Director as an administrative function. The
deployment of staff shall relate to (a) the mission and
responsibility and (b) the operational areas of OLHSA,
and (c) adopted personnel practices, policies and
requirements of OLHSA.
VIII. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF OLHSA•
Programming shall be developed and executed based on (a)
local concerns of units of government, agencies, and
community groups, (b) needs assessments, (c) planning and
coordination efforts, and (d) available monies (Federal,
' State or Local). Program location shall be determined by
the OLMSA Governing Board based on the four
considerations above.
OL4S4 shall provide leadership in the counties of Oakland
and Livingston for the improvement and delivery of human.
services by developing coalitions, stimulating.
involvements, and securing commitments of resources which
address the program areas specified in this Interlocal
Agreement.
The major responsibilities around which the Oakland ,
Livingston Human Service Agency shall program for
improved human service delivery are as follows: ,
a. Encouraging and/or effecting comprehensive
planning and programming of human service
delivery to meet the needs of the consumers of
services, and the low income, elderly and handi-
capped, as stated in the Purpose of OLHSA;
b. Utilizing a,systems approach for delivering human
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services which maximizes the existing resources,
fills service gaps by developing new resources,
and modifies service arrangements -through a
coordinated planning and implementation effort;
c. Conducting pilot projects to demonstrate needs
and for spin-off by strengthening existing
resources and/or developing new resources;
d. Mobilizing local, State, Federal, and private
resources;
- e. Providing programs and services that focus on the
problems of the low income, elderly and
handicapped;
f. Bringing about institutional and agency
responsiveness, sensitivity, and constructive
changes as it relates to human needs with
-emphasis on the low income, elderly and handi-
capped;
g. Working with local citizen groups to assess human
service problems of the respective area, to
stimulate better use of local -resources, to-
inform the community of human needs, to assist
the community to be more responsive to these
needs, and to encourage broadly based coalitions
to develop working relationships with agencies
and units of government for the purpose of
solving human problems;
h. Maintaining capability to define problems
consistent with program priorities in specific
demographic terms and to collect and analyze data
as a support service to program development,
resource mobilization, and program monitoring;
i. Informing the community of human service needs
and -problem areas based on operational data,
needs assessments, resources, etc.;
j. Fostering training for agencies, units of govern-
ment and citizens in (a) human service delivery
systems and (b) the role of citizen
participation;
k. Providing and advocating technical assistance to
agencies, institutions, units of government, and
- community groups in the area of solving human
problems and the delivery of services; -
1. Maintaining an accounting system and internal
controls that are considered adequate according-
, to accepted accounting standards to safeguard the
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assets of the agency, check the accuracy and
reliability of accounting data, promote
operational efficiency, and encourage adherence
to prescribed management policies;
m. Assuring compliance of all current operating
contractual agreements; -
n. Preparing budgets, financial reports, progress
reports, and annual reports;
o. Monitoring and evaluating OLHSA operations;
The OLHSA shall operate on a system of Management
by Objective (MHO). The MBO system allows
program operations to be accountable in terms of
its commitments, deployment of staff, application
of resources, and impact on problems. There will
be a -Management Information System (MIS) to
complement the MBO system for accountability and
planning purposes. These two inter-related
systems are the basis for monitoring and
evaluating OLHSA operations. The Evaluation
Committee of the OLHSA Governing Board will
execute its responsibilities in the monitoring
and evaluating of OLHSA programs.
p. Being accountable;
OLHSA operations -shall produce documents which
shall be distributed according to the chart on
page 15. The primary documents shall be:
1. Problem Statements and Objectives
-2. Treasurer's Reports
• 3. Audits
4. Program Progress Review (PPR) Highlights
5. Certificates of Insurance
6. Organizational Chart
• 7. Bylaws -
S. Corporate Charter
9. Program Proposals through 4-95 Review
Process
10. Health and Human. Resource Committee Semi-
, annual-report
The 'flow chart on the following page specifies
the frequency of -preparation, the responsible .
party for preparing, to whom the documents are
submitted, and approval action required: In
addition to these records, minutes are kept on
file of the OLHSA Governing Board meetings and
its standing committees meetings. Also, the
ACCOUNTABILITY DOCUMENTS
PREPARED SUBMITTED
'DOCUMENT CONTENTS FREQUENCY illY 10 A PPROVED • ___..._
Problem Statement's Demographic detail According to Senior MINA Governing
and Objectives of problem to be Funding Soureea Executive Staff 01,11SA Governing Board via Board , addreoned & meaator- ile Evaluation Committee able objectives
OLIISA Governin
Treanurer's Entitling & expendi- Monthly Business & Parties of the interlace! Agreement OLBSA Governing
ileporta lures by program acct. Finance Div. via 041SA Board mallinge Board
Audits Steins of all program Annuaity Contractual (HASA Governing Board
°commie lit accounting audit firma and Partice of the luterlocal ' procedures _Agreement '
Program Progrens Quentitntive & quail- 6th month of ' Senior 01.IISA Governing Board vie °LUSA Governing
nettle* lath's results of operation _ Executive . its Evaluation Committee Board '
operations & annually Staff - Portion or Agreement and Chairmen of
Prortram Progress ' Significance of Annually Senior Oakland County Ilealth & 'Inman itesourcee
rtevliret Highlights accomplishmente • Executive Staff Committee and I ,IvIngelon County Unman ,
- ..._ nesourceei Committee ,
Organizational Staffing pattern Annually Office of 011.IISA Cloverning Board
:Mart Executive Mr. _.
OLIISA Governing Board and Parties Bytaws fourth 'structure, Period of Date, E*el. & of the Agreement via the Bylaws own Governing purpoee, member- Intertocat Program Div. Board Committee ship Agreement - -
Certificates or Certification of Annually Div. of Parties of the interlocet Agreement 01..11SA Governing Insurance coverage Business Board
• 4 Finance
Corporate Charter Corporate statue ' Fillet Annually DI v. of Available to Governing Board
Fee Certificate Business
& Finance -- ......
Grant Work Programs and According to Assigned A-95 Review Process and Funding 01.IISA Governing
Applic.atione other funding Grant Periods OLIISA Staff Agents Board
requirements -
lealth and Human Funded Programs Semi-Annually Aseigned Health and Human Resources • '
teeoure e Comm!. t tee OINSA Star f Committee
teport
current operational - -manuals and Personnel
practices are stored in the OLHSA library.
OLHSA shall carry out these accountability
functions and report to the appropriate parties
as outlined an page 15.
OLHSA shall procure adequate insurance coverage.
to safeguard its interests and shall name- the
parties of the Interlocal Agreement as additional
insureds as their interests may appear, and shall •
provide evidence of such coverage to the partiesL
of the Inter-local Agreement. -
The operational year shall be the same as Oakland
County's fiscal year of January 1 through
December 31.
q. Controlling financial responsibilities. OLHSA
shall maintain its own fiscal control staff to
carry out financial responsibilities. Fiscal
accounting will be maintained as a double entry
system. The Oakland County Treasurer shall serve
as the fiscal agent of OLHSA funds. In
accordance with the directives of the OLHSA
Board, the fiscal agent shall Cl) establish and
maintain separate bank accounts as required, (2) •
. receive and disburse funds, and (3) prepare-
reports. -
OLHSA shall establish property control procedures
as an integral part of its accounting system.
Equipment and supplies acquired under this con-
tract for the execution of the Inter-local Agree-
cent and under the amount of *500 per item shall
be considered the property of OLHSA. Dispersion
of property in excess of that value shall be with
written approval of the funding source. Condi-
tions of grants relating to equipment and-
supplies shall be met as stipulated by the
funding source.
OLHSA shall expend funds according to the
approved budgets. Any desired modifications of
budgets, except for the flexibility of guidelines
as provided by the funding source shall carry the
OLHSA Board approval as well as the funding
source(s) approval, •
The principles of financial control techniques as
specified in CSA Guidance 6801-1, August 1968, -
shall be followed for financial program
structure, liabilities, assets, expenditures,
procurements, Personnel and payrolls, taxes,
delegate agency control, maintenance of financial
records, internal financial statements and
reports. .
A written policy for meeting travel expenses of
staff and Board members shall be maintained
within OLHSA.
Brant funds shall not be obligated prior to the
effective date or subsequent to the termination
date of the grant. Obligations outstanding as of
the termination date shall be liquidated within
three (3) calendar months after the termination
date of the grant period.
The Employee fringe benefit package- of OLHSA-
shall be reciewed annually and improvements are
subject to OLHSA Personnel Committee approval
based on available funding and approved budgets. •
IX. FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF OLHSA
The financial support of OLHSA will have many sources.
- The support for Oakland Livingston Human Service
Agency shall be forthcoming from Livingston and
County Boards of Commissioners pursuant to a
ratio as determined by the most current SEMCOG'popu-
lation p1-ojections.
OLHSA shall request these funds in writing at the
inception of this contract and each year thereafter
in accordance with the fiscal year of each County.
The respective counties shall indicate their •
financial support by County Board Resolution.
- Funds for special interest programming may also be
approved by each County Board of Commissioners as
needs are identified (i.e., senior citizens, child
care, etc.) and as funds are available.
OLHSA may contract its services to units of special
purpose government, agencies, institutions, and
others as the need for such services is identified.
- OLHSA may accept gifts (cash or inkind), which
facilitate operations. Also, inkind contribution of
space, equipment, volunteer services, etc. may be
accepted as related to program efforts.
OLHSA shall retain the right to control additional
revenues generated through its activities.
- All financial and inkind support shall be subject to
appropriate accounting procedures and audit.
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- The carry-over of funds shall be permitted at 5% of
the funding level and reprogrammed as approved by the
OLHSA Governing Board and the county administrators.
- In the event of the termination of the Interlocal
Agreement, the disposition of unexpended funds shall
be specified and written into the termination
agreement.
- In addition to the actual contractual obligation,
parties to the Agreement may appropriate other funds,
supplies, facilities, properties, or personnel
services to OLHSA. Parties to the agreement may
contract with OLHSA for program planning, operation,
monitoring, evaluation, or act as a fiduciary of
same.
- OLHSA, as the legal separate entity to administer the
Interlocal Agreement, shall be eligible to receive
funding, (a) under Number 230 of the Public Acts of
Michigan, 1981 and the Community Services Block.
Grant as amended throughout its duration and, (b) -
OLHSA also shall be eligible to receive other
public and private funding.
X. TERMINATION OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
Should conditions prevail' that necessitate the
termination of the InterIocal Agreement prior to the
contractual period, -the termination shall be by mutual
agreement of the parties to the Interlocal Agreement and
OLHSA. The notice of intent to terminate shall be in ,
writing no less than 1B0 days prior to the date of
termination once the mutual agreement has been
established in order that an orderly phase out can be
XI. IMMUNITIES AND EXEMPTIONS
No employer benefits of Livingston and Oakland Counties-
accrue to the employees of.OLHSA nor does the reciprocal
apply.
Should any copyrightable material result from this
contract, the author shall be free to copyright the work
but parties to the agreement and OLHSA reserve a royalty-
-Free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce,
publish, or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use
all copyrighted material.
Debts, liabilities or obligations incurred within or
outside of the Interlocal Agreement by OLHSA-shall not
constitute the debts, liabilities, or obligations of
either of the parties to the agreement.
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XII. COMPLIANCE
No covenants shall be undertaken by OLHSA which are in
conflict with Federal, State, or local laws, resolutions
or ordinances.
XIII. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF OLHSA-
In addition to the powers delegated to OLHSA through the
Interlocal Agreement and in accordance with Act 7 1 OLHSA
may make and enter into contracts in its own name; employ
agencies or employees; acquire l , manage, maintain or
operate buildings; acquire, hold, or dispose of property;
incur debts, liabilities, or obligations; sue and be
sued; and generate revenue from its operations.
XIV. GENERATED REVENUE
Any financial gain accrued to OLHSA from its operations
shall be retained by OLHSA for maintenance and
improvement of its operations.
XV. CONTRACT AMENDMENT AND RENEWAL
The amending of the contract shall be carried out in the
same manner as the original contract was made.- The
Oakland County Executive and the Livingston County Clerk
are informed by OLHSA of the needed changes. Review of
proposed amendments are done by the appropriate
committees of both Boards of Commissioners and approval
by resolution is given by the respective. County Boards of
Commissioners;
There will be a nine member Study Committee to review the
Interlocal Agreement each three years prior to its ,
expiration. The composition of the Study Committee will
be as follows:
2 OLHSA Board members,
OLHSA staff member,
2 Members of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners,
2 Staff members representing the Oakland County
.Executive's Office,
--1 County Clerk of Livingston County,
I Member of the Livingston County Board of
Commissioners appointed by the Livingston
County Board Chairman.
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XVI. ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES"
In the -event either -party to the agreement and/or
separate legal entity fails to comply with any part of
the Interlocal Agreement and the matter(s) is(are) not
resolved to the satisfaction of one or all of the
participating parties, the following procedure shall be
adhered to:
A. The dispute shall be specified in writing and
mailed to all aggrieved parties;
B. Within ten days of the written dispute, a meeting
shall be held between the parties of the disputes
with appropriate administrators (i.e., County
Executives, OLHSA Executive Director) to resolve
the stated matter(s);
C. Should the meeting in (S) fail to render a
solution:
1. the respective County Board(s) involved
shall designate a committee of its
members (e.g., Oakland County Health &
Human Resource Committee), and
2. the OLHSA Board, if involved, shall have
its chairman appoint three members of the
Executive Committee, and
3. the respective committees shall convene
in special or regular session to resolve
the .matter(s) at hand The appropriate
administrators shall be included in this
meeting of the Board(s).
XVII. ADDENDUM
In accordance with the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners' amendment to Resolution No. S4114 of May
10, 1984. The following action is added to the
Inter-local Agreement:
"OLHSA agrees to defend, idemnify, and hold the County of
Oakland and County of Livingston harmless from any and
all liability arising from the acts or omissions of
OLHSA, its agents or employees in the performance of this
Agreement. OLHSA agrees to purchase and keep in effect
at all times relative to this Agreement, a policy of
insurance for General Liability and further agrees to
name the County of Oakland and the County of Livingston
as named insured on said insurance policy."
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GLOSSARY TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
The terms included in this glossary reflect definitions
applicable to the Interlocal Agreement.
ADVISORY COUNCILS - An organized body for citizens to
collectively define their concerns, decide on courses of action
and carry out that action. They also provide direct information'
to and representation on the Board from the areas served.
BOARD - The OLHSA Governing Board.
CARRY-OVER-FUNDS - Monies carried over from one program year to
another.
COALITION - Linkage between agencies, institutions, units of
-government, and people to meet the problems of poverty.
COTERMINOUS SERVICE AREA - Having the same boundaries.
DELEGATE AGENCY - Party with whom a grantee contracts.
GRANT-IN-AID - Represents grants or subsidies in funds from
Federal, State, private or other sources.
HUMAN SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM planned and coordinated network
approach to providing the types of services necessary to meet
people problems by linking related service areas.
INKIND CONTRIBUTION - Contributions of services or the use of
property. ,
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT - A contract or agreement entered into by
the Counties of Oakland and Livingston creating the Oakland
Livingston Human Service Agency as set forth in the Michigan
Statute, the Urban Cooperation Act, Act 7, 1967.
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES - A system whereby priority concerns for
programming purposes are developed into problem statements and
measurable objectives established.
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM - A system developed to provide
management with meaningful feedback (usually statistical)
relating to activity on project objectives.
OAKLAND LIVINGSTON HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY (OLHSA) - A separate
legal entity established by the Counties of Oakland and
Livingston as set forth in the Urban Cooperation Act, Act 7,
1967, Section 5c.
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OLHSA GOVERNING BOARD - Is the policy making body of the OLHSA
with the limitations set forth in the Interlocal Agreement.
PA230-PUBLIC ACT 230 - Number 230 of the Public Acts of 1991
being 5400.1101 et see of the compiled laws of the State of
Michigan, that assured that 907. of all Community Services Block
Grant (CSEIG) funds allocated by the Federal eovernment to
Michigan will be passed to Community Action Agencies. The CSBG
is the federal program that provides funds to community action
programs and replaces the categorical program as administered by
the Community Services Administration.
PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT - Makers of the.contract or in this
agreement refers to the Counties of Oakland and Livingston.
SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY - As stipulated in the Urban Cooperation
Act, a separate legal entity created for the purpose of executing
the agreement and having the powers delineated in an Interlocal
Agreement manifested in that body.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - The providing of experienced personnel
with skills relating to programmatic and operational areas of the
HSA.
URBAN COOPERATION ACT - Known as the Urban Cooperation Act,
Act 7, 1967, this act provides for interlocal . public agency
agreements and standards for such agreements, as well as provides
for additional approval and for the filing and status thereof.
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this contract to be executed by affirmation of the signatures
below as of the day and year indicated below:
COUNTY or OAKLAND,
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Corporation
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. Commissioners
STATE or MICHIGAN) ss
COUNTY. OF OAKLAND)
On this'/5t day of :121/0,E.... 1984, before me, a
Notary Public in and for said County, personally appeared
Richard R. Wilcox, known, who, being by we duly sworn,
did for himself say that he is the Chairman of the Board of
Commissioners of the County of Oakland, the corporation
named in and which executed the within Contract, and that
said Contract was signed and sealed on behalf of said
corporation by authority of its Board of Commissioners by
and the said Richard R. Wilcox acknowledged said Contract to
be the free act and deed of said Corporation.
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ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
#84114 May 10, 1984
Moved by Gosling supported by Sue Kuhn the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Gosling supported by Calandra the resolution be amended
by adding the following paragraph after paragraph XI on page 16 of the Revisions
to Interlace' Agreement: nOLHSA agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the County
of Oakland harmless from any and all liability arising from the acts or omissions
of OLHSA, its agents or employees in the performance of this Agreement. OLHSA
agrees to purchase and keep in effect at all times relative to this Agreement,
a policy of insurance for General Liability and further agrees to name the
County of Oakland as a named insured on said insurance policy."
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Moore, Nelson, Olsen, Price, Rewold, Wilcox, Aaron, Calandra,
Foley, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McDonald,
Moffitt. (18)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as
amended, was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OP 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
Miscellaneous Resolution #84114 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on May 10, 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