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May 13, 1999
REPORT (Misc. #99093)
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE -Shelley G. Taub, Chairperson
RE: MR #99093 Environmental Infrastructure Fund Disbursement Policy
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee having reviewed the above mentioned resolution on May 3, 1999,
recommends to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with McPherson absent
REPORT (Misc. #99093) May 13, 1999
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE - SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIR
IN RE: MR #99093 - ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
DISBURSEMENT POLICY
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee, having reviewed the above referenced
resolution on May 6, 1999, reports with the recommendation that the
resolution be adopted with an amendment to the BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED paragraph, enumerated item 14), to strike the word
"Annual" from the paragraph as shown.
14) Annual Environmental Infrastructure Fund appropriation
decisions shall be made by the Board of Commissioners based
upon the best interests of the County and the needs of its
citizens. The Board of Commissioners expressly reserves the
right to terminate the Environmental Infrastructure Fund
project at any time they, in their sole discretion, believe it
to be in the best interest of the County at large.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the
acceptance of the foregoing Report.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99093
BY: Nancy Dingeldey, District #11; John P. McCulloch, District #22
IN RE: ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND DISBURSEMENT POLICY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County has experienced tremendous growth in industrial, commercial
and residential development; and
WHEREAS the population in Oakland County has increased from 396,000 in 1950 to 1.2
million in 1998; and
WHEREAS this development within Oakland County has stressed drain and sewer capacities
creating potentially hazardous conditions affecting public health and the environment; and
WHEREAS Oakland County will continue to work with the Federal and State of Michigan
governments to increase the share of dollars flowing into infrastructure projects for the County and
its cities, villages and townships (CVTs); and
WHEREAS the National Association of Counties estimates that nationally, CVTs will be
required to spend $138 billion over the next 20 years to comply with Federal mandates involving
clean water and storm water safety requirements; and
WHEREAS the County of Oakland has indicated its intent to transfer $5.0 million annually
for five years from the County's Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund into an Environmental
Infrastructure Fund to assist CVTs in addressing clean water and storm water needs; and
WHEREAS the portion of the annual Environmental Infrastructure Fund appropriation
available upon proper application to each Oakland County CVT has been established by formula set
forth in the 1999 General Appropriations Act adopted by the Board of Commissioners;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that CVT project expenses eligible for
reimbursement from the Environmental Infrastructure Fund are limited to those CVT expenses that
the County is authorized by law to financially support and are limited to expenses incurred in
connection with environmental remediations or improvements relating to ground and/or surface
water, water supply, sewer and/or drainage systems. Additionally, water pollution control efforts
incurred as part of CVT road projects shall be eligible for reimbursement as provided herein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following process shall be followed in seeking
reimbursement:
1) The Environmental Infrastructure Fund established by the Board of Commissioners
shall be maintained by the Department of Management & Budget, Fiscal Services
Division as a separate fund to be utilized to help protect the health, safety and welfare
of the People of Oakland County.
2) Each CVT shall submit project expense reimbursement requests to the Fiscal
Services Division, which shall be reported to the Board of Commissioners. Requests
shall state the project purpose and scope, estimated costs, including any support
detail, to insure compliance with policies established for fund disbursements.
3) In order to secure an Environmental Infrastructure Fund funding commitment at the
outset of a project (pre-project authorization), a CVT may, utilizing the procedures
set forth herein, request reimbursement authorization prior to project completion with
the understanding that the actual disbursement of funds shall not occur until after a
CVT demonstrates that it has actually incurred the expenses eligible for
reimbursement under this resolution.
4) The Fiscal Services Division shall maintain accounts within the Environmental
Infrastructure Fund for each Oakland County CVT. Utilizing the appropriate formula
adopted by the Board of Commissioners, the accounts shall reflect the amount of the
total annual Environmental Infrastructure Fund appropriation(s) apportioned to each
CVT, less any authorized disbursements. At least annually, the Fiscal Services
Division shall report the status of the Environmental Infrastructure Fund to the Board
of Commissioners.
5) Each CVT request for reimbursement of eligible expenses shall be accompanied by
a resolution authorizing the reimbursement request adopted by the CVT's legislative
board or council.
6) CVT's shall direct all requests for reimbursement of amounts expended or to be
expended by the CVT in connection with project expenses eligible for reimbursement
to the Fiscal Services Division.
7) The Fiscal Services Division shall notify the County Commissioner(s) representing
a CVT of receipt of the reimbursement request. Fiscal Services shall process the
reimbursement request and recommend to the General Government and Finance
Committees of the Board of Commissioners the approval of a disbursement request
that is supported by an existing Board of Commissioner appropriation and meets the
requirements of law and this resolution.
8) In addition to providing a copy of the governing body's adopted resolution
authorizing the reimbursement request, CVT's shall support their reimbursement
request by providing Fiscal Services with documentation sufficient to allow the
Division to ascertain that the reimbursement requested complies with Board of
Commissioner approved policies for the Environmental Infrastructure Fund and is
otherwise authorized by law.
9) Recognizing that Michigan law imposes differing voting requirements for
authorizing County financial participation in projects eligible for reimbursement
under this resolution, no CVT shall receive any disbursement from the
Environmental Infrastructure Fund until their authorized request has been approved
for disbursement by the Board of Commissioners, via a resolution sponsored by the
Commissioner(s) representing the CVT and adopted by the affirmative voting margin
required by law.
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10) The Environmental Infrastructure Fund shall not be used for CVT bonding.
11) All undisbursed Environmental Infrastructure Fund amounts apportioned to a
particular CVT shall be carried forward into the following fiscal year and shall
remain available to the particular CVT upon proper application. It is the intent of the
Board of Commissioners to appropriate Environmental Infrastructure Funds in fiscal
years 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003 and 2003-2004.
12) Any undisbursed amount(s) remaining after the fiscal year 2004-2005 time period
shall be returned to the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund, except that reimbursements
authorized under Section 3 above (pre-project authorization), by application filed not
later than September 30, 2004, shall be maintained in the Environmental
Infrastructure Fund until finally disbursed in accordance with the procedures set forth
herein.
13) Prior to the time the full Board of Commissioners authorizes a particular
disbursement as provided herein, nothing in this resolution creates or is intended to
create any binding obligation or duty on behalf of the County to appropriate funds
for the Environmental Infrastructure Fund in any fiscal year or creates or is intended
to create any binding obligation or duty on behalf of the County to fund or participate
in funding any particular CVT project.
14) Annual Environmental Infrastructure Fund appropriation decisions shall be made by
the Board of Commissioners based upon the best interests of the County and the
needs of its citizens. The Board of Commissioners expressly reserves the right to
terminate the Environmental Infrastructure Fund project at any time they, in their
sole discretion, believe it to be in the best interest of the County at large.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
John P. MqCul1od6, District #22
Resolution 499093 April 15, 1999
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government and
Finance Committees. There were no objections.
Resolution #99093 May 13, 1999
Moved by Taub supported by Suarez the General Government Committee Report
be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Taub supported by Suarez the Finance Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Taub supported by Suarez the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Taub supported by Suarez the resolution be amended to coincide
with the recommendation in the Finance Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Colasanti, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield,
Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht,
Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
I HEREBY,AOACIfE.,1).T it FORE(nmin RPSOLUTION
L. Brooks Pihttfii-o----n. County Executive Date
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, 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 May 13, 1999 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 13*1 dam/tof May, 1999.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk