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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1997.09.25 - 25206September 25, 1997 REPORT BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE - SHELLEY G. TAUB, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: M.R. #97177 Community Mental Health - Censure of Oakland County Community Mental Health Board TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Public Services Committee, having reviewed M.R. #97177, on September 16, 1997, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted with the following amendment: Add the words AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORTHWITH' to the end of the first BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing Report. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE August 14, 1997 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #97177 BY: Commissioner Dan Devine, Jr. RE: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH—CENSURE OF OAKLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved Oakland County Community Mental Health entering into a full management contract with the State of Michigan in 1994, in order to improve the delivery of mental health services, and WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has approved the addition and transfer of more than 80 positions to the Community Mental Health operation to assist the Community Mental Health (CMH) Board and its administration to improve mental health services to County residents, and WHEREAS contemporaneously with the full management contract, the Community Mental Health Board entered into an employment contract with Sandra Lindsey as the Director of Community Mental Health, and WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners has appointed numerous task forces and ad hoc committees to assist the CMH Board and its Director to improve the Community Mental Health program, and WHEREAS the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and other County Commissioners have repeatedly met with officials of the State Community Health Department to assist the CMH Board and administration with funding disputes, and WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, acting on citizen complaints has held public hearings on the creation of a CMH Authority, and has taken the initial steps to create such an authority, and WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, acting on citizen complaints has enacted Resolution #97127, which precludes Technical Treatment Innovations, Inc. (no in any fashion from the administration of the Shelter Plus Care Program For Rental Subsidies From the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and rejected the conclusions contained in the May 28, 1997, communication from the Community Mental Health Board that there is no connection between the Wilson Home issue and the use of TTI as a provider, and Thin Daciae, Jr. WHEREAS despite the Board of Commissioners' action through Resolution #97127, the Oakland County Community Mental Health Board took action to endorse TTI as a provider, and has continued to employ them without signed contracts and the CMH administration has purposely stalled the rebidding of expiring contracts in order to keep TTI as a favored provider, and WHEREAS ill-conceived management decisions under the CMH Board and it Director have caused the formation of a collective bargaining unit by long-term CMH employees, and WHEREAS advocacy groups, citizens, and employees have brought complaints against the CMH Board and its Director to the Board of Commissioners, and WHEREAS the request of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners' to defer action on the adoption of a new contract for the Director until after the August 14, 1997 Board of Commissioners meeting was ignored and disregarded by the CMH Board. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby declares that it has no confidence in the Oakland County Community Health Board and its Director. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners hereby requests the immediate resignation of the Oakland County Community Mental Health Board. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk mail certified copies of this resolution to all members of the Oakland County Community Mental Health Board. Mr. Chairman, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Commissioner District #14 Resolution #97177 August 14, 1997 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Public Services Committee. There were no objections. Resolution #97177 September 25, 1997 Moved by Law supported by Kingzett the resolution be postponed until the October 23, 1997 Board meeting. The Chairperson stated a "YES" vote would postpone action; a "NO" vote would not. AYES: Kingzett, Law, McPherson, Millard, Pernick, Wolf, Coleman, Devine, Jensen, Kaczmar. (10) NAYS: McCulloch, Obrecht, Palmer, Schmid, Taub, Amos, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Johnson. (13) A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion to postpone failed. Moved by Palmer supported by Amos the resolution be referred back to the Public Services Committee. AYES: McCulloch, Obrecht, Palmer, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Johnson. (13) NAYS: Law, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Pernick, Coleman, Devine, Jacobs, Jensen, Kaczmar, Kingzett. (11) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried and the resolution was referred to the Public Services Committee.