HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.06.10 - 22877June 10, 1993
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #9310
BY: Jeff Kingzett, District #7
IN RE: Community Mental Health Services Board--Appointment
Process
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF CUMM1551UNER
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Community Mental Health Services
Board (CMHSB) was created by resolution of the Oakland County Board
of Supervisors in September, 1963, in accordance with Public Act 54
of 1963; this act being later revised and incorporated into the
Michigan Mental Health Code of 1974; and
WHEREAS the CMHSB is a policy-making body whose purpose is to
assess the mental health resources of the County, and to develop,
fund and oversee all needed public mental health services in the
County; and
WHEREAS with adoption of Full Management authority by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners in MR 93092, the role of the
CMHSB is more critical as it will assume responsibility for funding
and oversight of all public mental health services in Oakland
County, regardless of whether those services are rendered by the
State, the County or other contractual providers; and
WHEREAS from time to time vacancies occur on the CMHSB
requiring appointment of interested citizens to the CMHSB by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS a systematic approach to selecting appointees to the
CMHSB is necessary to ensure that 1) interested and qualified
citizens are advised of a vacancy or vacancies on the CMHSB and 2)
the procedure allows the Board of Commissioners to review the
administrative experience, clinical expertise and leadership skills
of each prospective applicant to the CMHSB.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners authorizes the General Government Committee, when
filling a vacancy or vacancies on the CMHSB, to:
1. Advertise that a vacancy exists on the CMHSB in a
newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in Oakland
County, and request that interested citizens submit, to
the General Government Committee, letters of application
and resumes for consideration of appointment to the
CMHSB.
2. Request applicants to complete and return a questionnaire
citing their approach to issues facing the CMHSB.
3. Evaluate each applicant's qualifications based upon
fulfillment of at least one of the following criteria:
A. Substantial management experience in business
administration, public administration or health
care administration.
B. Substantial clinical expertise in mental health or
a related field.
C. Leadership of a widely recognized advocacy group.
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4. Interview a representative number of qualified applicants
in a public forum.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that appointments to the CMHSB comply
with all applicable provisions of the Michigan Mental Health Code
of 1974
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Government Committee
shall base their recommendations for appointment to the CMHSB on
the results of the foregoing process.
I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
JEFF KINGZETT