HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.08.05 - 22250MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 4/93154
BY: Kevin Miltner, Commissioner, District 5
IN RE: Department of Institutional and Humar Services -
CouHunity Mental Health - Amend Mental Health Code in
Regard to Employment of the Director of Mental Health
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Mental Health Code empowers the Board of
Commissioners to establish county procedures and regulations
governing the conduct of County Community Mental Health programs;
and
WHEREAS Public Act 139 of 1973 grants the Board of
Commissioners the authority to consolidate departments completely
or in part or to transfer a function from one department to
another; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, on MR 6931 dated May 1974,
created a Community Mental Health/County Executive administrative
reporting structure through the Department of Institutional and
Human Services; and
WHEREAS the effectiveness of this administrative structure can
be greatly enhanced by the transfer of the authority to employ the
director of Community Mental Health from the Community Mental
Health Board to the County Executive.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports legislation to amend section 230 of the
Mental Health Code which would, in counties organized underP.A.
139 of 1973, grant the county executive the authority to appoint
the director of community mental health programs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent
to the Governor and Oakland County's delegation of state
legislators.
I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
KEVIN MILTNER