HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2000.11.30 - 26197November 30, 2000
REPORT (Misc . #00293)
BY: General Government Committee, Shelley G. Taub, Chairperson
RE: MR #00293 HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee having reviewed the above-mentioned resolution on November 13, 2000
recommends to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners the resolution be amended and adopted.
Amend the last BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph to read as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners lay-ltoemppext-Of-ttliC-reSolution
expresses its commitment-support to develop a program as described above."
Amend the first BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph as follows:
Add the words, "to the Board of Commissioners" after the word "recommendation".
Further to correct a typographical error in the fifth WHEREAS paragraph; ...."because their income was either te too
great to qualify for government health care ...."
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 Law absent
Miscellaneous Resolution # 100293
BY: Frank H. Millard, Commissioner-District #4
IN RE: HEALTH CARE PLAN FOR SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYEES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, Oakland County government has long been known for it's focus on quality services
and innovative leadership which makes Oakland County a desirable place to live and work; and
WHEREAS, Oakland County has experienced unprecedented economic expansion in no small part
due to the efforts of the County Executive, his staff, and the cooperative efforts of the Board of
Commissioners in their support of development and funding of various programs designed to enhance and
encourage such expansion; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that continued economic expansion will be inhibited by this
county's ability to attract and retain a sufficient work force to fill the anticipated job vacancies created by
Oakland County's economic growth; and
WHEREAS, Oakland County has over 58,000 small businesses which employ fewer than 100
employees, many of which cannot afford to offer a health care program as a benefit of employment due to
the high cost involved in providing such coverage; and
WHEREAS, other counties throughout the United States have developed programs which make
basic health care affordable for employees of small businesses that did not offer health care as a benefit of
employment and would not otherwise have a health care program available to them because their income
was either to great to qualify for government health care programs or too little to afford the high cost of
private care insurance for themselves and their families; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, in an effort to make health care
available to a wider range of its citizens supports this concept and the County Executive's initiative to
develop and implement a program designed to assist small business employers in providing their
employees affordable health care thereby enhancing the desirability of Oakland County as a place to work
and live; and
WHEREAS, it may be necessary to make funds available to conduct the necessary planning and
development to establish such a program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Oakland, through its Board of
Commissioners, does hereby let it be known that it supports the development of a program designed to
make affordable health care available through small business employers for their employees.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the office of the County Executive is supported and
encouraged to continue his efforts to determine the feasibility of such a program and to report his
recommendation as to those requirements necessary to establish such a program in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners by its support of this resoluf n
expresses its commitment to develop a program as described above.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of myself and those who have otherwisg signed with their sig:fPort, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resoAtition.
Resolution #00293 November 2, 2000
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.
TIE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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Resolution #00293 November 30, 2000
Moved by Taub supported by Millard the General Government Report
Committee be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Taub supported by Millard the resolution was adopted.
Moved by Taub supported by Millard the resolution be amended to
coincide with the recommendation in the General Government Committee report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen,
Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Patterson,
Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell. (22)
NAYS: Palmer, Buckley. (2)
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 November 30, 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 3S1th daywof November, 2000.
. William Caddell, County Clerk