HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1960.01.18 - 19229January 18, 1960
RESOLUTION RE: TRANSFER OF FUNDS.
BY: WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE.
TO THE OAKIAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:
MR. IRKAN, 'PIES AND GENTLEMEN:
When your Ways and Means Committee began consideration of the 1959
final budget near the end of the year 1958, we were face ,! with the very
good possibility of an operating deficit of more than hlf million
dollars. Although our normal relief load is around 1200 cases, we had
more than 3000 in each of the last three months of 1958. This load con-
tinued to rise eaaly in 1959 to over 3300 cases in March, and the picture
of general relief appeared to be very bad. We were facing what could be
a very desperate situation. However, later during the year 1959, and
even when there were still prospects of a prolonged steel strike, we
were very surprised to find that the general relief load began to drop.
During the last six months of 1959 expenditures ran over $450,000 less
against the same period for 1958.
A similar picture prevailed with respect to hospitalization costs.
Although there had been an average increase of 10% in the per diem rate
paid in 1959 over 1958 rate ;ccounts, there was a saving of over $60,000
during the last six months of 1959 as compared with the last six months
of 1958. Had the relief load continued in 1959 at the same rate as it
did in the last six months of 1958, we would now be facing a deficit
instead of a surplus.
In addition to these factors, the Board, as a part of the austerity
program, curtailed the number of new employees and followed through with
other economies during the budget year. We had a complete review of the
welfare cases with the cooperation and assistance of the County Welfare
Board and Welfare Committee, which also had the effect of lightening the
wefare load. This has brought about a generally improve4 picture with
re pct to non-tax receipt collections and will permit the County to
et certain obligations previously incurred.
$ 20,000.00
150,000.00
14,000.00
5,000.00
470.00
You will recall that certain funds were borrowed during the year
1959 from other funds as follows:
From Building Fund for Road Construction
From Indigent Housing
From Parking Lot Fund
From Royal Oak Market Fund
From Utilities Fund for Construction of Steam
Lines to Road Commission Buildings
Total Funds Borrowed $ 228.470,00
You will also recall that a plan was filed with the County Clerk
by the Board of County Road Commissioners for certain emergency work
needed on township roads which would require the expenditure of at least
$100,000.
In addition, we let the contract last year for the First Unit of
the Court House, At the time of the letting of the contract, about
two-thirds of the amount of money needed was available in the County
Building Fund and it was contemplated that iJ.tional funds would be
appropriated from time to time so that we could meet our contract obliga
tions as they became due. At this time your Ways and Means Committee
recommends that $500,000 of these non-tax (miscellaneous) receipts be
transferred to the County Building Fund. We had hoped that sale might
be made of surplus County owned properties to meet these obligatirns.
However, there has been a decline in the market on these properties and
it now appears desirable to withhold sale until a later date.
Your Ways and Means Committee met on December 23, 1959 and, after
receiving the report from the County Boar,: auditors in respect to the
anticipated year-end budget condition, adopted a resolution calling for
the following;
Repay funds borrowed $228 9 470
Appropriate for County road
emergency uses 100,000
Transfer to County Building Fund 500,00e
All funds used are to come from non-tax (miscellaneous) receipts
of the County for the year 1959.
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MR. CHAIRMAN, I OFFER THE FOLLOWINr,
BE IT RESOLVED that the action of th.,, and Xwt; Committee
taken at its meeting on December 23 1 1959
funds the following:
Building Fund for Road Construction
Indigent Housing
Parking Lot Fund
Royal 0.iW Narket Fund
Utilities Fund for Construction of Steam Lin ,s
to Road Co1.ssion Buildings
Total
$ 20,000.00
150 1 000.00
14,000.00
5 1 000.00
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$22$0 470.00
repay from 1959 non•tax
and to appropriate $500,000 of 1959 non-tax receipts for transfer to
the Building Fund toward obligations previously incurred on the First
Unit of the Court House, be approved, ratified and confirmed by the Board
of Supervisors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the recommendation to appropriate
$100,000 of non-tax receipts for
back to the Ways and Means Commi
1:U county Local Road r3yr, be referred
for fier hearing awl consideration.
MR. CHAP p on behalf of the Ways a
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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adopted,
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