HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2000.07.20 - 26024July 20, 2000
REPORT (Misc . #00162)
BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas A. Law, Chairperson
RE: MR #00162 Community & Economic Development/Planning & Economic Development Services
Creation of Two (2) Senior Business Development Representative Positions
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Personnel Committee having reviewed the above-mentioned resolution on July 12, 2000, recommends to
the Oakland County Board of Commissioners the resolution be amended and adopted as follows:
In the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph; add the word Senior to the Business Development
Representative positions.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
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Personnel Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote with Moffitt absent
June 15, 2000
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #00162
BY: PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE, CHARLES E. PALMER, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES - CREATION OF TWO (2) SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Business Development Unit in Planning and Economic
Development focuses on the attraction and retention of Oakland County
businesses; and
WHEREAS the unit consists of one Supervisor and two Senior
Business Development Representatives; and
WHEREAS a new business retention strategy has been developed
which includes conducting more retention visits and working with local
communities to develop their own business retention strategies; and
WHEREAS a staffing level comparison study indicates that Oakland
County has four times less staff than the average economic development
office based on a ratio of staff to existing business; and
WHEREAS the current staffing for the Business Development unit is
not sufficient to continue current economic development activities and
to implement the new business retention strategy; and
WHEREAS funding for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2000 is
available from the division's professional service line item to cover
the cost of the two positions; and
WHEREAS funding for Fiscal Year 2001 and beyond will come from
the General Fund.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners authorizes the creation of two (2) GF/GP Business
Development Representative positions in the Community and Economic
Development Department, Planning and Economic Services Division,
Business Development Unit to assist the county with economic
development initiatives and implementation of a new business retention
strategy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding for the positions for the
remainder of Fiscal Year 2000 will come from the Planning and Economic
Development Division's professional service line item and that funding
from Fiscal Year 2001 and beyond will come from the General Fund.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Planning and Building Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll
call vote with Gregory absent.
Finance Committee
FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #00162) July 20, 2000
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES - CREATION OF TWO (2) SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of the Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the
above referenced resolution and finds:
1. Business Development Unit in Planning and Economic Development
focuses on the attraction and retention of Oakland County
businesses.
2. A new business retention strategy has been developed which
includes conducting more retention visits and working with local
communities to develop their own business retention strategies.
3. The current staffing for the Business Development unit is not
sufficient to continue current economic development activities
and to implement the new business retention strategy.
4. It is recommended that two (2) GF/GP Senior Business Development
Representative positions be created to assist the county with
economic development initiatives and implementation of a new
business retention strategy.
5. The annual cost of the two positions totals $138,908 of which
$97,792 is for Salaries and $39,116 is for Fringe Benefits.
6. Funding for Fiscal Year 2001 and 2002 will be included as an
amendment to the 2001-2002 Recommended Budget.
7. The cost for each position for the balance of FY 2000 is $10,531,
$7,522 in salaries and $3,009 in fringe benefits.
8. Funding available from the division's professional services line
item.
9. The 2000 Adopted Budget is amended as follows:
Expenditures 2-19-221000-10000-
3348 Professional Services $(21,062)
2001 Salaries 15,044
2074 Fringe Benefits 6,018
$ 0
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Obrecht, Friedman
Appel and Causey-Mitchell absent.
Resolution #00162 July 20, 2000
Moved by Palmer supported by Galloway the Personnel Committee Report be
accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Palmer supported by Galloway the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Palmer supported by Galloway the resolution be amended to
coincide with the recommendation in the Personnel Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht,
Palmer, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell,
Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as
amended, was adopted.
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 July 20, 2000 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 20th day' of July, 2000.
. William Caddell, County Clerk