HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.10.07 - 23897REPORT October 7, 1993
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-Donald W. Jensen, Chairperson
RE: M.R. #93154, DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL & HUMAN SERVICES-
COMMUNITY 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:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above
resolution reports with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted with the following additional language to be inserted
between NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph and final BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports the proposed amendment in SB 689, which
would, in counties organized under PA 139 of 1973, grant the County
Executive the authority to appoint the director of community mental
health programs, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners opposes the proposed amendment in SB 689, which
would, in counties organized under PA 139 of 1973, transfer the
authority for appointing the members of the Community Mental Health
Board from the Board of County Commissioners to the County
Executive, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that passage of this resolution
rescinds those portions of Res. #93136, adopted August 5, 1993, in
whole or in part, which are in conflict with this resolution, and
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #93154
BY: Kevin Miltner, Commissioner, District 5
IN RE: Department of Institutional and Human Services -
Co unity Mental Health - Amend Mental Health Code in
Regard to 51uployment 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 under P.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
Resolution #93154 October 7, 1993
Moved by Jensen supported by Miltner the General Government Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Jensen supported by Miltner the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Jensen supported by Miltner the resolution be amended to coincide
with the General Government Report, by inserting the following between the NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph and final BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph:
"BE IT FURTHER •:SOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
supports the proposed amen.u-nt in SB 689, which would, in counties
organized under PA 139 of 1973, grant the County Executive the authority
to appoint the Director of Community Mental Health programs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
opposes the proposed amendment in SB 689, which would, in counties
organized under PA 139 of 1973, transfer the authority for appointing the
m-noers of the Community Mental Health Board from the Board of County
Commissioners to the County Executive; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that passage of this resolution rescinds those
portions of Res. #93136, adopted August 5, 1993, in whole or in part,
which are in conflict with this resolution; and"
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion to amend carried.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Garfield, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch,
McPherson, Miltner, Moffitt, Oaks, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf,
Aaron, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas. (21)
NAYS: Gosling, Kaczmar, Pernick, Price. (4)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
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 October 7, 1993 with the original record
thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and ,!ffixed the seal of ,the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 7th day of Octokie 1993, _
Lynn/i. Allen, County Clerk