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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2005.07.28 - 27856REPORT (misc. #05122) July 28, 2005 BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson IN RE: MR #05122 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #05122 on July 11, 2005, reports with a recommendation that the 6th "WHEREAS be amended, as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges all Community Mental Health Directors and Board leadership to share this resolution with other stakeholders in their local communities, such as collaborative bodies, and encourage the endorsement of this resolution or another like it which promotes values, priorities and existing public funding for such programs and services for Michigan children with serious emotional disturbances and developmental disabilities and their families described herein. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing report. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE P/14 4‘,/44,1/1 General Government Committee Vote: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Miscellaneous Resolution # 05 122_ BY: Commissioners Eric Wilson, District #3, Greg Jamian, District #16 RE: Board of Commissioners - Support for Expanding the Window of Opportunity for Children's Services in the Community TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS tax dollars are scarce and should be reserved for important public policy efforts which demonstrate results; and WHEREAS state and local planning efforts for children, families or adults, without the inclusion of all stakeholders, has led to fragmentation and lack of accountability of the systems at the local level leading to poor outcomes for Michigan's children; and WHEREAS state government has expressed a desire to manage its resources based on principles of prioritizing spending and eliminating programs and services that are least valuable to the citizens; and WHEREAS children and families with high service and resource needs depend upon a myriad of different public organizations to be successful; and WHEREAS children with serious emotional disturbances and developmental disabilities in multiple systems are a vulnerable population that the state has a duty to protect and nurture; and WHEREAS the developmental period of children is a vital window of opportunity for growth and to build resiliency which has a lifetime impact; and WHEREAS families are the primary source of nurturing, permanency and support for children and need the support of communities to be successful in raising children with vulnerable/challenging needs to be productive members of their community; and WHEREAS the Governor has recognized the need for coordination of state agency resources for children and has created the Director's Interagency Group and the Children's Action Network; and WHEREAS the Michigan Mental Health Commission identified the need for many service delivery improvements to effectively provide improved access and continuity of care for Michigan's children and youth; and WHEREAS community-based care has demonstrated itself to be the most cost-effective care alternative; and WHEREAS evidence-based practices are emerging for children which demonstrate positive and predictable outcomes worthy of public investment; and WHEREAS collaborative service models such as "Wraparound" or "Family to Family", which coordinate multiple resources on behalf of children and families with multiple needs have demonstrated superior outcomes; and WHEREAS collaborative planning to align local services is an efficient and cost-effective tool which maximizes the value of dollars invested; and WHEREAS early assessment and intervention are proven to further enhance savings by preventing more costly services from being utilized; and Commissioner Eric Wilson Disk* /3 ommissioner District # / / Ay 4111 • - , Corn ssioner G ian Dis rict #16 WHEREAS comprehensive coordinated assessments in a community setting lead to better care planning at the systems level and better coordination of services for the individual; and WHEREAS collaborative systems of care in a community setting are created when planning, training, implementation, outcomes and accountability are generated jointly by all participating stakeholders with overt attention to cultural and racial service competency relative to the children and families needing support; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby agrees that community-based system of care strategies that have demonstrated their efficacy and resources that support them should be protected and prioritized within the appropriations process. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Executive Office is urged to convene state and local planning groups in concert with local collaboration to result in the comprehensive action plan for the coordination and implementation of services to Michigan's children and their families. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recommends that any state policy planning activities for community-based systems of care must include all state and local stakeholders to further enhance the development and maintenance of community systems. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recommends that any community-based care policy initiative that requires local planning and utilizes state financial support should show evidence of the inclusion of all stakeholders. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recommends that blended funding models need to be implemented immediately to further promote local collaboration. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State of Michigan should continue to identify, disseminate and support Evidence-Based Practices specific to children with serious emotional disturbances and developmental disabilities in Michigan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges all Community Mental Health Directors and Board leadership to share this resolution with other stakeholders in their local communities, such as collaborative bodies, and encourage the endorsement of this resolution or another like it which promotes values, priorities and public funding for such programs and services for Michigan children with serious emotional disturbances and developmental disabilities and their families described herein. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk forward a copy of this adopted resolution to Governor Granholm, the Oakland County delegation to the State Legislature, all state department heads whose responsibilities include Michigan children, the Executive Director and Chairperson of the Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority, Oakland County Family Independence Agency Director, Oakland County Family Court Judges, Oakland County Intermediate School Superintendent, the Michigan Association of Counties and Oakland County's lobbyists. Chairpers9n, we move thiradoption of the foregoing Resolution. 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A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted. Moved by Patterson supported by Jamian the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the General Government Committee Report. A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the amendment carried. Vote on resolution, as amended: AYES: Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, KowaII, Long, Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Coleman. (24) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution, as amended, was adopted. •••••• I HEREBY APPRINE TIE MN RESOLUTION STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Ruth Johnson, 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 28, 2005 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 28th day of July, 2005.