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Nancy McCoOfiell, District #23
May 7, 1992
MISC. RESOLUTION #92096
BY: COMMISSIONERS KAY SCHMID AND NANCY MC CONNELL
RE: MENTAL HEALTH -- EQUITY IN STATE FUNDING
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, the Governor, by Executive Order, has reduced
Oakland County's Community Mental Health Funds by 4.2%, which
equates to not just a loss of $845,000 but the termination of
services for 844 Oakland County clients, and
WHEREAS, the cessation of on-going treatment for many of
these clients will necessitate hospitalization at a State facility
and will thereby negate much of the savings, and
WHEREAS, the 4.2% reduction represents a much greater
reduction in funding than that for other counties within the State
both by a much larger percentage reduction and by the fact that
Oakland does not have a full-management contract with the State
that would provide any relief from "trade-off" dollars, and
WHEREAS, this untimely reduction further compounds the
existing $16 million shortage in Oakland County receiving its fair
per-capita share of State Community Mental Health funding.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners does hereby urge the Governor to immediately
review and rescind this devastating reduction in Oakland County's
community mental health funding.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
resolution be forwarded to the Governor, Oakland County's
Legislators, Oakland County's Legislative Agent and the Oakland
County Community Mental Health Board.
Mr. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
REPORT (Misc. 92096) MAY 21, 1992
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE -
Richard G. Skarritt, Chairperson
RE: Miscellaneous Resolution #92096, Mental Health--
Equity in State Funding
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 amendment:
change the first WHEREAS paragraph to read,
"the Director of the Michigan Department of
Mental Health has reduced Oakland County's
Community Mental Health funds by 4.2%, which
equates to not just a loss of $845,000 but the
termination of services for 700 Oakland County
clients."
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government
Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Resolution # 92096 May 21, 1992
Moved by Skarritt supported by Gosling the General Government Committee
report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Skarritt supported by Gosling the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Palmer supported by Gcsling the resolution be amended in the 1st
WHEREAS paragraph to read:
WHEREAS the Governor, by Executive Order, has reduced Oakland County's
Community Mental Health Funds by 4.2%, which equates to not just a loss of
$845,000 but the reduction for termination of services for 1600 Oakland County
clients; and (New words underlined)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Aaron supported by Serra the resolution be amended by adding the
following additional paragraph:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Oakland hereby rejects the
concept that money to Community Mental Health to this County can be terminated
by order of the Governor or the Department of Mental Health, and that the County
of Oakland refuses to accept this decision and will withhold support, if
necessary, to ensure that a fair share of money will be received by this County
for our citizens.
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Krause, McPherson, Oaks, Pernick. Price, Serra, Aaron, Ferrens. (8)
NAYS: McConnell, McCulloch, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Olsen, Palmer,
Pappageorge, Schmid, Skarritt, Wolf, Bishop, Caddell, Crake, Gosling, Huntoon,
Jensen, Johnson. (18)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed.
Vote on resolution (as amended by Commissioner Palmer):
AYES: Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, McConnell, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard,
Moffitt, Oaks, Obrecht, Olsen, Palmer, Pappageorge, Pernick, Price, Schmid,
Serra, Skarritt, Wolf, Aaron, Bishop, Caddell, Crake, Ferrens, Gosling. (25)
NAYS: Krause. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY CF 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 .k. Board of Commissioners on May 21, 1992 . . with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County
of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 21st. day of—) May 1992
lynnt. Allen, County Gerk
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