HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2000.06.15 - 26069June 15, 2000
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #00139
BY: General Government Committee, Shelley Goodman-Taub Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - GRANT APPLICATION FOR
REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS funding is available in the form of vouchers to be redeemed for
children's books from Reach Out and Read for the purpose of implementing literacy
promotion in the Child Health Clinics (CHC); and
WHEREAS vouchers are being applied for by the Oakland County Health
Division in the amount of $1,687.50 to obtain books that will be given to
children as a part of every CHC visit from six months to five years of age; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Health Division will partner with community
agencies to distribute the books obtained under this program; and
WHEREAS no additional personnel are being requested; and
WHEREAS acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any
future commitment; and
WHEREAS the grant agreement has been submitted through the County
Executive's Contract Review Process; and
WHEREAS additional donations of books from Oakland Schools and the Detroit
Free Press have been accepted using the Procedure for Acceptance of a Gift
Donation (MR#83204).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners approves the application for funds for the Reach Out and Read Grant
in the amount of $1687.50.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that services associated with this program be
contingent upon continued grant funding at a level sufficient to maintain
the program.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Dingeldey and Patterson absent
Resolution #00139 June 15, 2000
Moved by Colasanti supported by Jensen the resolutions on the
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Appel, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman, Dingeldey,
Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton,
Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolutions on the
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports accepted).
Llooks Patterson, County Executive
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 June 15, 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 15t4 day 9f June, 2000.
G." William Caddell, County Clerk