HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.07.15 - 22781MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION .#93127 July 15, 1993
BY: Marilynn E. Gosling, District #14
IN RE: Community Mental Health-(Opposition) to 1993-1994 House
Appropriation Bill Amendment
To the 06;dand County Board of Commissioners
Chairperee, Ladles and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the County. of Oakland and its Community Mental Health
Services Board have entered into a Full Management Contract with
the Department of Mental Health, and
WHEREAS, the State of Michigan was most desirous of the County
assuming its full management responsibilities and the County agreed
to do so with the intent that with such full local control, the CMH
Board would be able to manage and direct its affairs in a more
efficient and fiscally responsible manner, and
WHEREAS, the amendment to the 1993 -94 House Appropriations
Bill offered by Representatives Gubow and Harrison, which was
adopted, is as follows:
Sec. 527. (1) From the funds appropriated in section 101,
the department shall make available to the Oakland county
community mental health board for purchase, services for
individuals with developmental disabilities that shall
include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
a. Contract community residential homes
b. Placement services
c. Case management services ,
d. Clinical and consultation services
2. In addition to the duties described in
subsection (1), the department shall also maintain
contacts with community agencies, other than group homes,
for the support of currently enrolled individuals where
appropriate.
3. The services described in this section shall be
offered through the state agency known as the Macomb-
Oakland Regional Center (MORC).
WHEREAS, such action by the State Legislature usurps the
i's authority- to determine the programs and the providers of
1_ health services for its citizens, and violates the spirit
:ent of our Full Management Agreement with the State.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
.dwiessioners does hereby vehemently oppose the above referenced
Iltent on the grounds that it obviates the County's rationale
entering into the Full Management Contract with the State, has
potential to create an undue financial (Headlee) burden on the
liy and is in direct conflict with the State's and County's good
iti. negotiations for the Full Management Contract.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
If
'worded to the Governor, the State Director of Mental Health, the
County's legislators, County Legislative Agent and State Government
Liaison Officer.
Chairperson, _we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #93127 July 15,1993
Moved by Gosling supported by McCulloch the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Aaron, Crake,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gosling, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar,
Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, Miltner, Moffitt, Oaks. (23)
NAYS: Price, McPherson. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution 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 Ouly 15,1993 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 15th. day of July, 1993
Lynn D. Allen, County Clerk