HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1996.02.15 - 24747MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 196029 February 15, 1996
BY: Public Services Committee - Shelley Taub, Chairperson
IN RH: Community Mental Health-Macomb Oakland Regional Center Privatization
and Intention of Oakland County CMH to contract with MORC, Inc.
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in July of 1995, the Michigan Department of Mental Health
Director, James K. Haveman, Jr. initiated a process designed to transfer the
current system of programs and services operated through Macomb Oakland
Regional Center (MORC) to the auspices of a private non-profit entity and,
WHEREAS Mr. Haveman named the MORC Futures Planning and Steering
Committee of MORC staff, advocates, consumers, CMH Board representatives and
DMH Central Office personnel that began work in August of 1995, and this
steering committee made favorable recommendation back to Mr. Haveman on
December 15, 1995 in a report covering deliberations regarding the
privatization effort and,
WHEREAS Mr. Haveman accepted the work of the Committee and requested
that the MORC Director, Gerald Provencal and the Committee continue the
planning process anticipating that the actual transition of MORC to private
status will occur October 1, 1996 and,
WHEREAS Mr. Haveman did announce on January 23, 1995 that the state
operation known as Macomb Oakland Regional Center will transfer under the
control of the private non-profit organization known as MORC, Inc. effective
October 1, 1996 and,
WHEREAS the Oakland County Community Mental Health Board presently has
944 Oakland County citizens receiving residential and community support
services from Macomb Oakland Regional Center (numbers based on projected and
budgeted census as of 9/30/96) and,
WHEREAS the Oakland County Community Mental Health Board spends
approximately $33.3 million (numbers based on projected and budgeted census as
of 9/30/96) through state facility billing each year to provide such services
and,
WHEREAS the Oakland CMH Board is concerned for the welfare of consumers
and their families that will be affected by such a change and desires to
create as little upheaval as possible during this time of transition and,
WHEREAS the leadership of MORC, Inc, is to continue under the current
director, Gerald Provencal and senior administrative staff of the organization
with every effort being made to transfer as much of the workforce as possible
into the new and private MORC to provide for continuity of management and care
to consumers served by the agency and,
WHEREAS the service provided by Macomb Oakland Regional Center has been
of high quality and significant reputation world wide and persons and their
advocates have been pleased with the level and quality of care provided by the
organization and
WHEREAS the short time frame afforded the Oakland County CJ'{ Board by
the State's abrupt announcement of the privatization of the subject programs
has precluded development of substitute vendors for such services; and
WHEREAS there is provision in the County Purchasing Guidelines to sole
source contracts when there is a compelling need to do so that can be
evidenced as is the case in this privatization effort, at least through a
reasonable transition period and,
WHEREAS there presently exists no other agency with the experience or
capacity to provide such highly specialized service and care to the large
number of citizens being affected in the time frame given and.
WHEREAS the steering committee, Mr. Haveman and citizens of Oakland
County potentially affected by such a change and obvious transition period
seek assurances from the Oakland County CMH Board that there will be a
concerted effort by the CMH Board, CMH Administration staff and appropriate
staff of other Oakland County Departments to prepare to negotiate terms of
such an agreement with the private MORC, Inc. prior to October 1, 1996.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners authorizes the Director of Oakland County Community Mental
Health to inform the Michigan Department of Mental Health that it intends,
subject to all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and
subject to continuing state funding, to attempt to negotiate a contract with
MORC, Inc. for a transitional period not to exceed three (3) years and directs
the CMH director to negotiate terms of a contract for the continuation of
existing MORC services and to invite the participation of any other interested
county departments or agencies in this process with a goal of returning a
contract to the CMH Board for approval in a time sufficient to ensure a
continuation of services for the clients affected by the privatization of
MORC.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Oakland County Community
Mental Health shall report to the Board of Commissioners' Public Services
Committee monthly regarding the status of said negotiations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any contract negotiated pursuant to this
resolution with MORC by, or on behalf of, the Director of Oakland County
Community Mental Health be subject to final approval of the Board of
Commissioners.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Resolution #96029 February 15, 1996
Moved by Taub supported by Palmer the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
The Chairperson allowed Community Mental Health Director Sandra Lindsey to
address the Board to clarify some of the issues.
Commissioner Law requested that Bill McMaster be allowed to make a few
comments. The Chairperson denied the request.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: McCulloch, Moffitt, Palmer, Powers, Quarles, Schmid, Taub, Wolf,
Amos, Crake, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson,
Kaczmar. (10)
NAYS: McPherson, Pernick, Kingzett, Law. (4)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
DOLS ROI REQUIRE COUNTY EXEC
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 February 15, 1996 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 February 1996.
D. Allen, County Clerk