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REPORT (Misc. #98022) March 5, 1998
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - NANCY DINGELDEY,
CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MR #98022 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - (SUPPORT) COMMUNITY
SERVICES BLOCK GRANT REAUTHORIZATION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above
referenced resolution on February 23, 1998, recommends approval of
the attached suggested resolution with the following amendment:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners does hereby support the
reauthorization of the Community Services Block Grant
Program FOR FISCAL YEARS 1999-2002, AS PREVIOUSLY
AUTHORIZED AND ADMINISTERED, as a necessary component to
help implement welfare reform in our communities and
urges the Michigan Association of Counties and the
National Association of Counties to also support the
reauthorization of the Community Services Block Grant
Program.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the acceptance of the foregoing Report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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19 NANCY DIN
SHELLEY TAW, District 412
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #98022'
BY: Donn Wolf, District. #19;. Nancy Dingeldey, District #11;
Shelley Taub, District 412; Ruel McPherson, District #25
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - (SUPPORT) COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK
GRANT REAUTHORIZATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS There are more than 1,135 local Community Action
Agencies (CAA's), primarily private non-profit, serving more than
96% of all counties nationwide; and
WHEREAS Community Action Agencies received $489.6 million in
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding in fiscal year 1997;
and
WHEREAS Community Action Agencies leveraged nearly $4 of
state, local and private resources for every $1 of CSBG funding;
and
WHEREAS Community Action Agencies provide service to as many
as 27% of Americans living in poverty including individuals,
families, children, working poor or retired worker families; and
WHEREAS the Community Action Agency network utilized 25
million hours of volunteer service, equivalent to more than 12,250
full time employees, which would be worth in excess of $100 million
at 1995 minimum wage levels; and
WHEREAS Community Action Agencies are required to have a tri-
partite board consisting of equal parts of private sector, public
sector and low income community representatives in order to
collaborate on developing responses to local needs;
WHEREAS counties depend on the low-income services provided by
the Community Services Block Grant and the CSBG network, primarily
community action agencies, in assisting low-income individuals to
achieve self-sufficiency.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby support the reauthorization of the
Community Services Block Grant Program as a necessary component to
help implement welfare reform in our communities and urges the
Michigan Association of Counties and the National Association of
Counties to also support the reauthorization of the Community
Services Block Grant Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to Oakland County's federal and state legislators, NACO, MAC, OLHSA
and the County's legislative agencies.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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RUEL MCPHERSON, District #25
*Ch.
Resolution #98022 February 12, 1998
The Chairperson referred the resolution :o the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution 498022 March 5, 1998
Moved by Dingeldey supported by McPherson the General Government Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Dingeldey supported by McPherson the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Dingeldey supported by McPherson the resolution be amended to
coincide with the recommendation in the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
AYES: Gregory, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar,
Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers,
Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
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 March 5, 1998 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 5th day of March 1998. c7-
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n D. Allen, County Clerk