HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.12.06 - 30900REPORT (MISC. #18410) December 6, 2018
BY: Bob Hoffman, Chairperson, Human Resources Committee
IN RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT — CREATE NEW POSITION TO SUPPORT GREAT
LAKES WATER AUTHORITY ACTIVITIES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Human Resources Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced resolution on November 28,
2018, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
Commissioner Bob Hoffman, District #2
Chairperson, Human Resources Committee
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #18410 December 6, 2018
BY: Commissioner Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT — CREATE NEW POSITION TO SUPPORT GREAT
LAKES WATER AUTHORITY ACTIVITIES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) was created as part of the historic City of Detroit
bankruptcy proceedings via the execution of a memorandum of understanding executed by the County
Executives of Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties, the Mayor of the City of Detroit, the Governor of
the State of Michigan and the duly appointed City of Detroit Emergency Manager dated September 9,
2014; and
WHEREAS the memorandum mandates that the GLWA Board "use its best efforts to manage the
systems for the benefit of all authority customers;" and
WHEREAS the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) was established on June 12, 2015 to lease and
then operate and maintain a regional water and wastewater systems; and
WHEREAS the GLWA annually generates nearly $1 billion in operating revenues while providing water
and wastewater services to nearly 40% of all residents in the entire state; and
WHEREAS a forty (40) year lease was signed between GLWA and the City of Detroit requiring the
payment of $50 million per year to manage the systems; and
WHEREAS there are six (6) voting members on the GLWA Board of Directors, the governing body, with
one board member being appointed by the Oakland County Executive; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County representative, among other duties, acts as a liaison between GLWA
and Oakland County GLWA customers, including the Water Resources Commissioner's Office, and
numerous Oakland County Municipalities by engaging in policy making, negotiations, overseeing
accounting practices and financial analysis of proposals and processes involving all aspects of the water
and wastewater utility operation; and
WHEREAS a Deputy County Executive II is currently filling this appointed role; and
WHEREAS the duties and responsibilities related to governing this billion-dollar GLWA operation have
grown substantially since the creation of the authority and includes participating on multiple task forces,
attending bi-weekly board meetings and other weekly meetings on a regular basis, all of which requires
extensive preparation including extensive financial and policy analysis of hundreds of pages of materials;
and
WHEREAS to ensure the continued protection of Oakland County customer interests related to GLWA
operations it is requested to create one (1) GF/GP full-time eligible Accountant IV position to provide
professional and technical level support to the Oakland County GLWA Board appointee; and
WHEREAS funding for this position is included in the FY 2019 — FY 2021 budget within the General Fund
County Executive Administration Contracted Services line item.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
creation of one (1) GF/GP full-time eligible Accountant IV position, salary grade 14, in the County
Executive Department, Administration Division (#1010101).
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
Commissioner Christine Long, District #7
Chairperson, General Government Committee
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #18410) December 6, 2018
BY: Commissioner Thomas Middleton, Chairperson, Finance Committee
IN RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT — CREATE NEW POSITION TO SUPPORT GREAT
LAKES WATER AUTHORITY ACTIVITIES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. Resolution authorizes creation of one (1) GF/GF full-time eligible Accountant IV position salary
grade 14, in the County Executive Department, Administration Division (#1010101) to provide
professional and technical level support to the Oakland County Great Lakes Water Authority
Board appointee and to ensure the continued protection of Oakland County customer interests
related to Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) operations.
2. The duties and responsibilities related to governing this billion-dollar GLWA operation have grown
substantially since the creation of the authority.
3. Funding for this position is included in the FY 2019 — FY 2021 Adopted Budget within the General
Fund County Executive Administration Contracted Services line item.
4. The FY2019- FY2021 budget is amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2019 FY2020-FY2021
Expenditures
1010101-181000-702010 Salaries $ 47,356 $ 64,802
10101 01-1 81000-722900 Fringe Benefit Adj. $ 28,544 $ 39,060
1010101-181000-730373 Contracted Services ( $ 75,900) ($103,862)
Total Expenditures $ 0 $ 0
Commissioner Thomas Middleton, District #4
Chairperson, Finance Committee
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Kowall absent,
Resolution 18410 December 6, 2018
Moved by Kochenderfer supported by Bowman the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the
amended Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Crawford, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, McGillivray,
Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman. (18)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEFIMAPPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, 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 December 6,
2018, 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 6th day of December, 2018.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County
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