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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1990.08.09 - 18191I -. . . Miscellaneous Resolution # cloifi7 June 28, 1990 BY: Hubert Price, Jr., County Commissioner-District #8 RE: Social Services-Indigent Health Care Costs TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS Oakland County's indigent health care costs have continued to rise over the past several years with expenditures now reaching more than $4 million; and WHEREAS while the County's budget appropriation is consistently raised from year to year, the actual expenditure historically has seriously exceeded the anticipated allocation; and WHEREAS it is futile to continue to try to reduce indigent health care costs with wishful budget projections. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby appoints a five-member ad hoc committee to be comprised of the Director of the Department of Social Services, Chairperson of the General Government Committee, two members of the Finance Committee (including one minority party Commissioner) and a designee of the County Executive to analyze indigent health care costs and recommend cost reduction and control measures which can be accomplished without lessening medical service delivery and patient care, such recommendation to be made to the Finance Committee for its consideration in the 1991 budget process. Mr. Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing u ert Price, Jr. ( resolution. County Commissioner, District #8 REPORT August 9, 1990 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE-G. William Caddell, Chairperson RE: Miscellaneous Resolution #90167, Social Services- Indigent Health Care Costs TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Lathes and Gentlemen: The Finance Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted with the following amendments: In the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph, change "five-member ad hoc committee" to "six-member ad hoc committee" and change "a designee of the County Executive" to "two designees of the County Executive;" and add, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Finance Committee will appoint the Finance Committee representatives." Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. (i.t044,(Z, FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT August 9, 1990 BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE- Richard G. Skarritt, Chairperson RE: Miscellaneous Resolution #90167, Social Services- Indigent Health Care Costs TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted with the following amendments: In the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph, change "five-member ad hoc committee" to "six-member ad hoc committee" and change "a designee of the County Executive" to "two designees of the County Executive;" and add, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners will appoint the Finance Committee representatives and designate the Chairperson of the ad hoc committee." Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE RESOLUTION # 90167 August 9, 1990 Moved by Skarritt supported by Price the resolution be adopted. Moved by Skarritt supported by Price the Finance Committee and General Government Committee Reports be accepted. A sufficient majority havingvoted therefor, the reports were accepted. Moved by Caddell supported by Price the resolution be amended as recommended in the Finance Committee Report. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried. Vote on resolution as amended: AYES: McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Oaks, Olsen, Pappageorge, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Wolf, Aaron, Caddell, Chester, Crake, Ferrens, Gosling. Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, R. Kuhn, Law, McConnell. (23) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted. STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on August 9, 1990 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of thepunty of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 9th day16*-1 -4641.0kaSt 19:91L tele (L.X140.4 LynpFD. Allen, County Clerk