HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1999.01.21 - 25738MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 199007
BY: John P. Garfield, District #9
IN RE: ON-SITE EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County of Oakland has sought out and secured a
highly effective and dedicated workforce to serve the public; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has, for some time, provided employee
wellness programs, including blood pressure screening,
cholesterol screening, smoking cessation education, and nutrition
education to help guard the health of its workforce and enhance
its productivity; and
WHEREAS Oakland County does not provide cardiovascular
fitness training or facilities to its employees on an ongoing
basis or in a central location; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is self-insured, and the cost of
providing health insurance to the County workforce continues to
rise substantially from year to year; and
WHEREAS it has been estimated that every dollar spent on an
employee fitness center can save up to three dollars per year in
enhanced employee productivity and reduced health care costs; and
WHEREAS an employee fitness center could also provide
centralization of other employee wellness programs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners hereby directs the Oakland County Health
Division to solicit proposals for a consultant to study and make
recommendations on the operation of an employee fitness center on
or near the Oakland County governmental campus in Pontiac,
Michigan; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report of the consultant
shall be presented for consideration to the first of the
appropriate committee(s) of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners no later than ninety days from the date of the
adoption of this resolution.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
John P. Garfield
B
January 21, 1999 Resolution #99007
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government,
Planning and Building, Personnel and Finance Committees. There were no
objections.