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OAKLAND COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
April 29, 2020
Meeting called to order by Chairperson David Woodward at 7:15 p.m. via Teleconference.
Roll called.
PRESENT: Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert,
Woodward, Zack. (21)
EXCUSED ABSENCE WITH NOTICE: None. (0)
Quorum present.
Invocation given by Janet Jackson.
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Luebs the minutes of the April 13, 2020 Board Meeting be approved.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the minutes were approved as printed.
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Jackson the agenda be approved as presented.
Discussion followed.
Vote on agenda, as presented:
AYES: Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack,
Gershenson. (11)
NAYS: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub,
Weipert. (10)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the agenda was approved.
Chairperson David Woodward addressed the Board to introduce Hilarie Chambers, Chief Deputy County
Executive.
Hilarie Chambers, Chief Deputy County Executive addressed the Board to give a presentation entitled:
“CARES Act Funding”.
Discussion followed.
Sean Carlson, Deputy County Executive addressed the Board to give a presentation entitled: “Small
Business Stabilization Fund”.
Discussion followed.
April Lynch, Deputy County Executive addressed the Board to give a presentation entitled: “Oakland
Together: Bringing Back Online Services”.
Discussion followed.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds addressed the Board to read a communication from
David Woodward, Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners stating that he has used the
authority granted under the provisions Rules of the Board, Section IX.H.(1) to approve the grant
application for the State of Michigan Public Assistance Grant Program submitted by the Oakland
County Health and Human Services Department/Homeland Security Division.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds addressed the Board to read a communication from
David Woodward, Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners appointing Tameka Ramsey to
serve on the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority Board for a term ending December 31, 2020.
Moved by Long seconded by McGillivray that the communications and presentations be received and filed
and the appointment confirmed.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the communications and presentations were received and filed
and the appointment confirmed.
The following people addressed the Board during Public Comment via e-mails read into the record by
Andrea Powers, Budget Analyst, Oakland County Board of Commissioners: Scott Glenn, Elaine Sabatori
and Yolanda Charles.
Moved by Jackson seconded by Hoffman that the Public Comments be received and filed.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the Public Comments were received and filed.
Moved by Taub seconded by Jackson the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted). The vote for this motion appears on page 191. The resolutions on
this Consent Agenda follow (annotated by an asterisk {*}):
*REPORT (MISC. #20104)
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WEST BLOOMFIELD – SPREADING OF GRAVEL
AND CHLORIDE ON VARIOUS ROADS – PROJECT NO. 55722
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced resolution
on April 22, 2020, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the acceptance of
the foregoing report.
DAVID WOODWARD
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20104
BY: Commissioners Kristen Nelson, District #5; Christine Long, District #7; and Marcia Gershenson, District
#13
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WEST BLOOMFIELD – SPREADING OF GRAVEL
AND CHLORIDE ON VARIOUS ROADS – PROJECT NO. 55722
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners:
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Tri-Party
Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and townships (CVTs) with the
construction, maintenance and repair of roads under the supervision, direction and control of the Road
Commission for Oakland County (RCOC); and
WHEREAS on December 12, 2019, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution
#19411 which designated $4,602,324 in fund balance for the Tri-Party Road Improvement Program for
projects managed by the RCOC; and
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WHEREAS the Charter Township of West Bloomfield, along with the RCOC, has identified a project and
said project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the RCOC has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the funding for the project in the Charter
Township of West Bloomfield and said appropriation has been transferred to a project account; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of West Bloomfield has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third
(1/3) share of the funding for the project and has executed a contract for payment with the RCOC; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2020 authorized amount of Tri-Party
Road Improvement funding for Project No. 55722 in the Charter Township of West Bloomfield is $50,000;
and
WHEREAS funding is available in the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2020 and prior
funding (account #383510) for Project No. 55722 in the amount of $50,000.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
the project submitted by the Charter Township of West Bloomfield and authorizes the release of Tri-Party
Road Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County Assigned Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED additional project costs, not greater than 15% from the original agreement,
which are consistent with the project as originally approved, will be paid when invoiced and appropriated in
the quarterly forecast resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional project costs exceeding 15% of the original agreement will
require a separate resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the Charter
Township of West Bloomfield.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the FY 2020 budget will be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2020
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance $50,000
Total Revenue $50,000
Expenditures
9010101-153010-740135 Road Commission Tri-Party $50,000 Total Expenditures $50,000
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
KRISTEN NELSON, CHRISTINE LONG,
MARCIA GERSHENSON
Copy of Correspondence from Thomas G. Noechel, Programming Supervisor, Copy of Correspondence
from Shannon J. Miller, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board, Cost Participation Agreement and Exhibit A
– Estimated Project Cost Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*REPORT (MISC. #20105)
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WATERFORD – RESURFACING OF
ANDERSONVILLE ROAD – PROJECT NO. 55711
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced resolution
on April 22, 2020, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the acceptance of
the foregoing report.
DAVID WOODWARD
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20105
BY: Commissioner Eileen Kowall, District #6
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WATERFORD – RESURFACING OF
ANDERSONVILLE ROAD – PROJECT NO. 55711
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners:
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Tri-Party
Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and townships (CVTs) with the
construction, maintenance and repair of roads under the supervision, direction and control of the Road
Commission for Oakland County (RCOC); and
WHEREAS on December 12, 2019, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution
#19411 which designated $4,602,324 in fund balance for the Tri-Party Road Improvement Program for
projects managed by the RCOC; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Waterford, along with the RCOC, has identified a project and said
project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the RCOC has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the funding for the project in the Charter
Township of Waterford and said appropriation has been transferred to a project account; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Waterford has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3)
share of the funding for the project and has executed a contract for payment with the RCOC; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2020 authorized amount of Tri-Party
Road Improvement funding for Project No. 55711 in the Charter Township of Waterford is $76,667; and
WHEREAS funding is available in the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2020 and prior
funding (account #383510) for Project No. 55711 in the amount of $76,667.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
the project submitted by the Charter Township of Waterford and authorizes the release of Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County Assigned Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED additional project costs, not greater than 15% from the original agreement,
which are consistent with the project as originally approved, will be paid when invoiced and appropriated in
the quarterly forecast resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional project costs exceeding 15% of the original agreement will
require a separate resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the Charter
Township of Waterford.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the FY 2020 budget will be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2020
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance $76,667
Total Revenue $76,667
Expenditures
9010101-153010-740135 Road Commission Tri-Party $76,667 Total Expenditures $76,667
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
EILEEN KOWALL
Copy of Correspondence from Thomas G. Noechel, Programming Supervisor, Copy of Correspondence
from Shannon J. Miller, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board, Cost Participation Agreement and Exhibit A
– Estimated Project Cost Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
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*REPORT (MISC. #20106)
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD – RESURFACING VARIOUS
ROADS – PROJECT NO. 55662
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced resolution
on April 22, 2020, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the acceptance of
the foregoing report.
DAVID WOOODWARD
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20106
BY: Commissioner Shelley Taub, District #12; Marcia Gershenson, District #13
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD – RESURFACING VARIOUS
ROADS – PROJECT NO. 55662
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners:
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Tri-Party
Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and townships (CVTs) with the
construction, maintenance and repair of roads under the supervision, direction and control of the Road
Commission for Oakland County (RCOC); and
WHEREAS on December 12, 2019, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution
#19411 which designated $4,602,324 in fund balance for the Tri-Party Road Improvement Program for
projects managed by the RCOC; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Bloomfield, along with the RCOC, has identified a project and said
project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the RCOC has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the funding for the project in the Charter
Township of Bloomfield and said appropriation has been transferred to a project account; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Bloomfield has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3)
share of the funding for the project and has executed a contract for payment with the RCOC; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2020 authorized amount of Tri-Party
Road Improvement funding for Project No. 55662 in the Charter Township of Bloomfield is $118,908; and
WHEREAS funding is available in the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2020 and prior
funding (account #383510) for Project No. 55662 in the amount of $118,908.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
the project submitted by the Charter Township of Bloomfield and authorizes the release of Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County Assigned Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED additional project costs, not greater than 15% from the original agreement,
which are consistent with the project as originally approved, will be paid when invoiced and appropriated in
the quarterly forecast resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional project costs exceeding 15% of the original agreement will
require a separate resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the Charter
Township of Bloomfield.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the FY 2020 budget will be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2020
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance $118,908
Total Revenue $118,908
Expenditures
9010101-153010-740135 Road Commission Tri-Party $118,908
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Total Expenditures $118,908
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
SHELLEY TAUB, MARCIA GERSHENSON
Copy of Correspondence from Thomas G. Noechel, Programming Supervisor, Copy of Correspondence
from Shannon J. Miller, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board, Cost Participation Agreement and Exhibit A
– Estimated Project Cost Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*REPORT (MISC. #20107)
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF HIGHLAND – SPREADING OF GRAVEL AND
CHLORIDE ON VARIOUS ROADS – PROJECT NO. 55682
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced resolution
on April 22, 2020, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the acceptance of
the foregoing report.
DAVID WOODWARD
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20107
BY: Commissioner Bob Hoffman, District #2
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF HIGHLAND – SPREADING OF GRAVEL AND
CHLORIDE ON VARIOUS ROADS – PROJECT NO. 55682
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners:
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Tri-Party
Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and townships (CVTs) with the
construction, maintenance and repair of roads under the supervision, direction and control of the Road
Commission for Oakland County (RCOC); and
WHEREAS on December 12, 2019, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution
#19411 which designated $4,602,324 in fund balance for the Tri-Party Road Improvement Program for
projects managed by the RCOC; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Highland, along with the RCOC, has identified a project and said
project is ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the RCOC has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the funding for the project in the Charter
Township of Highland and said appropriation has been transferred to a project account; and
WHEREAS the Charter Township of Highland has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3)
share of the funding for the project and has executed a contract for payment with the RCOC; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2020 authorized amount of Tri-Party
Road Improvement funding for Project No. 55682 in the Charter Township of Highland is $39,997; and
WHEREAS funding is available in the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2020 and prior
funding (account #383510) for Project No. 55682 in the amount of $39,997.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
the project submitted by the Charter Township of Highland and authorizes the release of Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County Assigned Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED additional project costs, not greater than 15% from the original agreement,
which are consistent with the project as originally approved, will be paid when invoiced and appropriated in
the quarterly forecast resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional project costs exceeding 15% of the original agreement will
require a separate resolution.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the Charter
Township of Highland.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the FY 2020 budget will be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2020
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance $39,997
Total Revenue $39,997
Expenditures
9010101-153010-740135 Road Commission Tri-Party $39,997 Total Expenditures $39,997
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
BOB HOFFMAN
Copy of Correspondence from Thomas G. Noechel, Programming Supervisor, Copy of Correspondence
from Shannon J. Miller, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board, Cost Participation Agreement and Exhibit A
– Estimated Project Cost Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*REPORT (MISC. #20108)
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – TOWNSHIP OF ADDISON – SPREADING OF GRAVEL AND CHLORIDE ON
VARIOUS ROADS – PROJECT NO. 55692
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced resolution
on April 22, 2020, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the acceptance of
the foregoing report.
DAVID WOODWARD
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20108
BY: Commissioner Michael Spisz, District #3
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – TOWNSHIP OF ADDISON – SPREADING OF GRAVEL AND CHLORIDE ON
VARIOUS ROADS – PROJECT NO. 55692
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners:
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Tri-Party
Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and townships (CVTs) with the
construction, maintenance and repair of roads under the supervision, direction and control of the Road
Commission for Oakland County (RCOC); and
WHEREAS on December 12, 2019, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution
#19411 which designated $4,602,324 in fund balance for the Tri-Party Road Improvement Program for
projects managed by the RCOC; and
WHEREAS the Township of Addison, along with the RCOC, has identified a project and said project is
ready to be undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the RCOC has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the funding for the project in the
Township of Addison and said appropriation has been transferred to a project account; and
WHEREAS the Township of Addison has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3) share of
the funding for the project and has executed a contract for payment with the RCOC; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2020 authorized amount of Tri-Party
Road Improvement funding for Project No. 55692 in the Township of Addison is $19,121; and
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WHEREAS funding is available in the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2020 and prior
funding (account #383510) for Project No. 55692 in the amount of $19,121.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
the project submitted by the Township of Addison and authorizes the release of Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program funds from the Oakland County Assigned Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED additional project costs, not greater than 15% from the original agreement,
which are consistent with the project as originally approved, will be paid when invoiced and appropriated in
the quarterly forecast resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional project costs exceeding 15% of the original agreement will
require a separate resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the Township
of Addison.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the FY 2020 budget will be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2020
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance $19,121
Total Revenue $19,121
Expenditures
9010101-153010-740135 Road Commission Tri-Party $19,121 Total Expenditures $19,121
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
MICHAEL SPISZ
Copy of Correspondence from Thomas G. Noechel, Programming Supervisor, Copy of Correspondence
from Shannon J. Miller, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board, Cost Participation Agreement and Exhibit A
– Estimated Project Cost Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20114
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – COMPREHENSIVE I.T. SERVICES INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the State of Michigan has encouraged governm ental entities to share services with each other
for efficiency and cost savings; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Department of Information Technology has developed numerous
applications to more efficiently conduct governmental operations and is sharing certain applications with
other governmental bodies to improve government efficiency and as a means of cost recovery; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, pursuant to Miscellaneous Resolution #12153, approved the
Department of Information Technology’s Comprehensive Information Technology Services Agreement
enabling the Department to make additional technology services available to public bodies; and
WHEREAS the Agreement enables the County to provide up to fifteen I.T. Services with appropriate fees,
when applicable; and
WHEREAS the following entities have requested services as listed below; and
Agency Name
New /
Renew
In / Out
County
Online Payments
I
OTC Payments
II
Otsego County N Out X X
WHEREAS with the adoption of Miscellaneous Resolution #19007, as amended, the Board of
Commissioners clarified that Agreements for public entities within Oakland County and Agreements with
public bodies outside of Oakland County that are solely for Emergency Support Services and IT Security
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Advice may continue to be signed by the Board Chairperson, while Agreements with public bodies outside
of Oakland County for all other services, shall be reviewed through the Committee process and must be
approved by the Board of Commissioners before they can be signed by the Board Chairperson.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Chairman of the Board to execute the Comprehensive Information Technology Service Agreement
including the following Exhibits for services with the following Public Bodies:
• Otsego County – Exhibits I and II
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of final, executed agreements from the designated agents
or governing body of the public bodies requesting services, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes its Chairperson to execute and enter into these Agreements on behalf of the County of Oakland.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of any such signed, fully executed, Interlocal Agreement shall be
provided to the Elections Division of the Oakland County Clerk for transmission to the Office of the Great
Seal of Michigan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Information Technology will provide a list of all public
bodies agreeing to the attached Interlocal Agreement along with its quarterly report to the Economic Growth
& Infrastructure Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no budget amendment is recommended at this time.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
Copy of Agreement for IT Services between Oakland County and Otsego County, Exhibit I – Online
Payments and Exhibit II – Over the Counter Credit Card Payments Incorporated by Reference. Original on
file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20115
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: SHERIFF'S OFFICE – TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS AGREEMENT
FOR K-9 DOG (TOBY)
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Lonnie Mullins is a Deputy with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, Canine Unit (Unit); and
WHEREAS while Deputy Mullins has worked in this Unit, he has handled the same canine, Toby; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office wishes to retire Toby from the Unit, transfer ownership of
Toby to Deputy Mullins, and release all claims and liability the County may have with respect to Toby; and
WHEREAS this matter has been reviewed by Corporation Counsel and a Transfer of Ownership and
Release of Claims Agreement is attached.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
transfer of ownership and release of claims agreement to transfer K-9 dog Toby to trainer and handler
Deputy Lonnie Mullins.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the County will sell Toby to his current handler for the sum of $1.00 as
outlined in the Release of Claims Agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a budget amendment is not required.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
Copy of Transfer of Ownership and Release of Claims Agreement Incorporated by Reference. Original on
file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
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*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20116
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY – CONTINUATION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING
AGREEMENT WITH OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office has historically provided educational services to the
Oakland Police Academy, a service of Oakland Community College; and
WHEREAS the educational services include legal training for basic police academy students and advanced
training for in-service police officers from area police agencies; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office and Oakland Community College have agreed to enter
into another contract to continue the provision of these services from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020;
and
WHEREAS Oakland County will be reimbursed for services, not to exceed $7,040; and
WHEREAS the attached Memorandum of Agreement has been reviewed by Corporation Counsel.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
attached Police Academy Training Agreement on behalf of the County of Oakland.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this contract will take effect upon execution of the agreement by both
the County of Oakland and Oakland Community College.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a budget amendment is not required as the associated expenditures and
revenue are included in the existing FY 2020 budget.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
Copy of Oakland Community College – Projected Legal Training Dates, Memorandum of Agreement
between Oakland Community College and Oakland County, Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office –
Proposal: Basic Police Academy – Legal Classes and Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office – Proposal:
Advanced Police In-Service Legal Training Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s
office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20117
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: CENTRAL SERVICES/AVIATION DIVISION – AIRPORT LAND LEASE: EJB-OC, LLC
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County of Oakland (“the County”) owns the Oakland County International Airport in
Waterford Township; and
WHEREAS parcels of land are leased to various aviation businesses for the purpose of constructing
hangars, aviation ramps, and related appurtenances for conducting aviation business at the Airport; and
WHEREAS the Aviation Division has agreed to terminate the Land Lease with MR. HANGAR, LLC, dated
September 1, 2018, and agreed to enter into a new Land Lease with EJB-OC, LLC for the same premises,
provided the termination and the new lease will be effective only upon the lease transaction with EJB-OC,
LLC; and
WHEREAS the Land Lease will have a term of thirty years from May 1, 2020, to April 30, 2050, with annual
rent fixed for the first two years at $22,113.56; and
WHEREAS under the Land Lease the County has the right to change the rental payments each and every
two years, as set forth in the Land Lease; and
WHEREAS the Lessee at its sole cost is responsible for any improvements to the property and maintenance
to the grounds including mowing, snow removal, and landscaping; and
WHEREAS the Airport Committee and the County’s Office of Corporation Counsel have reviewed and
agreed to the terms of the Land Lease.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves and accepts the terms and conditions of the attached Land Lease for thirty (30) years with
EJB-OC, LLC.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners directs its Chairperson or
his designee to execute the attached Land Lease and all other related documents between the County
and EJB-OC, LLC.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a budget amendment is not required as the revenue is included in the
FY 2020 – FY 2022 Airport Fund (#56500) budget.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
Copy of Oakland County International Airport Land Lease and Exhibit “A” - Oakland International Airport
Right-of-Way Survey Sketch Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20118
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – PRESCRIPTION FOR A HEALTHY
PONTIAC GRANT ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland University (OU), on behalf of Healthy Pontiac, We Can! (HPWC), was awarded a two-
year grant (August 16, 2019 through August 16, 2021) from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to
support the Prescription for a Healthy Pontiac Program; and
WHEREAS OU intends to subcontract with the Oakland County Health Division (OCHD) to coordinate
health education, material development, and program implementation aspects of the Pontiac Prescription
for Health project; and
WHEREAS the subaward period is February 1, 2020 through July 16, 2021; and
WHEREAS the grant funding for this agreement is $122,058; and
WHEREAS the grant agreement requires the creation of two (2) Special Revenue (SR) Part-Time Non-
Eligible (PTNE) 1,000 hours per year Public Health Educator II positions to fulfill the work outlined in the
subaward Scope of Work; and
WHEREAS there is no grant match requirement; and
WHEREAS the grant agreement has completed the Grant Review Process in accordance with
Miscellaneous Resolution #19006.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby accepts
the grant award for the Prescription for a Healthy Pontiac Program through OU in the amount of $122,058
for the period of February 1, 2020 through July 16, 2021.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to create two (2) SR PTNE 1,000 hours per year Public Health Educator II
positions within the Health Promotion Services unit (#1060241).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is authorized to execute
the grant agreement and to approve any grant extensions or changes, within fifteen percent (15%) of the
original award, which are consistent with the agreement as originally approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future
commitment and continuation of the special revenue positions in the grant is contingent upon future levels
of grant funding.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2020 budget is amended as follows:
NUTRITION AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES (# 29531)
GR0000000921 Bud Ref: 2020 Activity: GLB Analysis: GLB
FY 2020
Revenue
1060241-133420-631799 Reimbursable Contracts $ 122,058
Total Revenue $ 122,058
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Expenditures
1060241-133420-702010 Salaries $ 90,719
1060241-133420-722740 Fringe Benefits 5,234
1060241-133420-730926 Indirect Cost 10,759
1060241-133420-730940 Insurance 250
1060241-133420-731115 Licenses and Permits 1,242
1060241-133420-731388 Printing 3,500
1060241-133420-732018 Travel and Conference 863
1060241-133420-750294 Material and Supplies 2,545
1060241-133420-750399 Office Supplies 250
1060241-133420-774636 Computer Equipment 4,896
1060241-133420-778675 Telephone Communications 1,800
Total Expenditures $ 122,058
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
Copy of Grant Review Sign-Off – Health and Human Services/Health – Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles
Grant/Prescription for a Healthy Pontiac, Oakland University Subcontract for the Research Office,
Attachment 1- Scope of Work, Attachment 2 – Staffing, Oakland County Health Division Budget
Narrative/Justification – Prescription for Health, Correspondence from Paul Hillegonds, President, Michigan
Health Endowment Fund, Michigan Health Endowment Fund – Grant Agreement and Michigan Health
Endowment Fund – Communications and Recognition Guidelines Incorporated by Reference. Original on
file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20119
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: PUBLIC SERVICES/VETERANS’ SERVICES DIVISION – FISCAL YEAR 2020 COUNTY
VETERAN SERVICE FUND (CVSF) GRANT ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency has awarded Oakland County’s Veterans’ Services
Division grant funding in the amount of $363,479 for Fiscal Year 2020; and
WHEREAS this is the second year the County has been awarded the County Veteran Service Fund Grant;
and
WHEREAS the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 grant award represents an increase of $106,873 from previous year’s
award; and
WHEREAS the funding will be used to increase awareness of the benefits and resources available to
veterans and their dependents in the county through a marketing campaign; and
WHEREAS the marketing campaign will consist of advertising through radio, television, social media,
billboards and mailings; and
WHEREAS the grant also provides funding to host open house events, purchase promotional items,
purchase Wi-Fi for both Veterans’ Services Division offices, send new Counseling staff for accreditation
training, and enhance veteran transportation services; and
WHEREAS a portion of the grant funds will be used to create a Risk Mitigation Fund for landlords renting
to homeless veterans. The funding will be used to reimburse landlords who have rented housing to
homeless veterans through Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) or Veterans Affairs Housing
and Urban Development/Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VA HUD/VASH) for any damage caused to
their property by the veteran tenant. The funds will encourage landlords to rent to veterans as it will protect
them should damage occur to their property while the veteran is residing there; and
WHEREAS the grant agreement has completed the Grant Review Process in accordance with
Miscellaneous Resolution #19006; and
WHEREAS there is no County match required with this grant.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepts grant
funding from the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency in the amount of $363,479 for Fiscal Year 2020.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is authorized to execute
the grant agreement and to approve any grant extensions or changes, within fifteen percent (15%) of the
original award, which are consistent with the original agreement as approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future
commitment and continuation of the grant program is contingent upon future levels of grant funding.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2020 budget will be amended as follows:
VETERANS SERVICE FUND (#29252) FY 2020
GR0000000872
Activity: GLB Analysis Type: GLB Budget Reference: 2020
Revenue
1070301-132050-615571 State Operating Grants $363,479
Total Revenues $363,479
Expenditures
1070301-132050-750049 Computer Supplies $ 6,000
1070301-132050-732018 Travel and Conference 10,000
1070301-132050-731338 Printing 20,000
1070301-132050-732633 Rental Property Maintenance 25,000
1070301-132080-732011 Transportation Service 50,000
1070301-132050-730072 Advertising 252,479
Total Expenditures $363,479
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
Copy of Grant Review Sign-Off – Public Services/ Veterans’ Services – 2020 County Veteran Service Fund
(CVSF) Grant, Correspondence from Karen Rowlander, Grant and Contract Specialist, Michigan Veterans
Affairs Agency, Grant Agreement between the Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs,
Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency and Oakland County, Appendix A – Project-Specific Requirements,
County Veteran Service Fund Grant – Reimbursement Request, MVAA Training and Travel
Reimbursement Form, County Veteran Service Fund Grant – Employee Time Sheet, Michigan Veterans
Affairs Agency – County Veteran Service Fund Progress Report, FY 20 County Quarterly Activity Report,
Attachment A - County Veteran Service Fund Grant – Staff Budget Quarterly Report, Michigan Veterans
Affairs Agency – County Veteran Service Fund Grant - Change Notice #1 – Project/Budget Amendment,
Department of Technology, Management and Budget – Vehicle and Travel Services (VTS) Schedule of
Travel Rates for Classified and Unclassified Employees, FY 2020 County Veteran Service Fund Grant –
Grant Application Template, Oakland County Veterans’ Services - Veterans’ Transportation Program,
Alliance for Housing – Risk Mitigation Fund (RMF) Overview and “A Veteran’s Journey” Presentation
Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20120
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER – RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ADVANCE FROM
LONG-TERM REVOLVING FUND TO THE VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION FOR REPLACEMENT OF ITS
SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) SYSTEM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Village’s Sewage Disposal System is served by 16 sanitary sewer lift stations throughout
the Village; and
WHEREAS each lift station is connected to a series of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
units which provide critical “real time” information about the status and operation of each lift station; and
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WHEREAS the existing SCADA system is a complex network of radios, servers, and computers utilized to
monitor the operations of the sanitary sewer system; and
WHEREAS the SCADA system is designed to provide site-specific alarms to Oakland County’s Safety
Dispatch, which is staffed at all times, 24-hours per day, seven days per week; and
WHEREAS the existing SCADA system is more than 20 years old having been installed during the 1990s;
and
WHEREAS the existing SCADA system is dependent on outdated equipment and technology that is no
longer supported by the manufacturer; and
WHEREAS the Village’s existing SCADA system will be decommissioned in October 2020 and replaced
with the new system identical to systems that have been installed in all of the other Oakland County
municipalities where the SCADA systems are operated and maintained by the Oakland County Water
Resources Commissioner’s office; and
WHEREAS the Village’s existing SCADA system must be upgraded to allow uninterrupted and continuing
service to its residents; and
WHEREAS the cost of upgrading the system is estimated to be $350,800; and
WHEREAS the Village of Lake Orion desires to borrow $300,000 from Oakland County’s Long-Term
Revolving Fund; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution No. 02019 authorized that monies be made available for loans to
local units for amounts up to $150,000 and exception is being requested to authorize a loan to the Village
of Lake Orion for the replacement of its SCADA System in an amount not to exceed $300,000; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution No. 89276 states that an interest rate no less than the prevailing six-
month Treasury Bill rate should be charged. The six-month Treasury Bill rate is quite a bit lower than the
average interest rate from the Treasurer’s pooled investments and therefore the rate to be charged will be
the last published Treasurer’s pooled investment average monthly rate for the month of February 2020 is
1.784 percent; and
WHEREAS the loan will be repaid over a five-year period with funds generated from rates paid by customers
of the Village of Lake Orion sewage disposal system; and
WHEREAS funding is currently available in the Long-Term Revolving Fund to issue a loan in the not to
exceed amount of $300,000 to the Village of Lake Orion.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Oakland,
Michigan, as follows:
1. The Board hereby authorizes the advance from the County’s Long-Term Revolving Fund to the
Village of Lake Orion in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to pay the costs of replacement of
its SCADA system, such advance to be repaid by the Village in annual principal installments
over a period not to exceed five years from the date of the advance with interest on the unpaid
balance from time to time as a rate to be determined by the Chairperson of the Board and
County Clerk which determination shall be evidenced by their signatures on the hereinafter
described contract.
2. The advance shall be repaid from the revenue of rates assessed against customers of the
Village’s sewage disposal system and shall be further secured by the full faith and credit of the
Village. The Village may prepay principal installments in whole or in part on any date without
penalty.
3. The Chairperson of the Board and the County Clerk are hereby authorized to execute and
deliver a contract with the Village for the advance of money by the County and repayment by
the Village as described in this resolution, and such contract is hereby approved. The contract
may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall
constitute but one and the same instrument.
4. The contract shall be approved by the County Department of Corporation Counsel prior to its
effectiveness.
5. All resolutions and parts of resolutions insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this
resolution are rescinded.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no budget amendment is required.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
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Copy of Contract for Advancement of Funds and Exhibit A – Oakland County, Michigan – Village of Lake
Orion – SCADA System Replacement – Loan from the Long-Term Revolving Fund – Loan Repayment
Schedule Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 191).
*REPORT (MISC. #20113)
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee
IN RE: MR #20113 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ADMINISTRATION OF SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE
DELINQUENT TAX REVOLVING FUND POLICY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced resolution
on April 22, 2020, reports to recommend adoption of the resolution with the following amendments:
1. Amend the 6th WHEREAS statement, as follows:
WHEREAS establishment of a policy requiring a report by the County Treasurer detailing the
settlement of funds and a full accounting of all contingent costs in the Delinquent Tax Revolving
Fund (DTRF) as authorized by MCL 211.87(b) and MCL 211.78m will:
a. serve to improve transparent reporting of the expenditure of taxpayer funds; and
b. ensure that surplus funds in the DTRF are promptly reported and subject to policies and
procedures of Oakland County.
2. Amend language in Attachment A, (9), as follows:
9) Pursuant to MCL 211.78m(8), following the settlement of each preceding year’s foreclosure
sale, but not later than June 30th, of the second calendar year after foreclosure, the County
Treasurer shall submit a written report to the Board of Commissioners identifying any remaining
balance, for each year’s sale, available following the settlement and detailing all costs
associated with the administration of the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund. All or a portion of any
remaining balance, less any contingent costs of title or other legal claims described in
subdivisions (a) through (f), of the Act may subsequently be transferred into the general fund of
the county by the Board of Commissioners.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee, I move the acceptance of
the foregoing report.
DAVID WOODWARD
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20113
BY: Commissioners Michael J. Gingell, District #1;
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ADMINISTRATION OF SURPLUS FUNDS IN THE
DELINQUENT TAX REVOLVING FUND POLICY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS acting under the authority of the General Property Tax Act, PA 206 of 1893, as amended by
PA 107 of 1968, MCL211.87b, the Board of Commissioners established the Oakland County Delinquent
Revolving Tax Fund (DTRF) in 1974; and
WHEREAS the foremost responsibility of the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund (DTRF) is to ensure 100%
payment of any and all delinquent taxes which are due and payable to any school district, intermediate
school district, community college district, city, township, special assessment or drain district or other
political unit or county agency for which delinquent tax payments are due on settlement day with the county;
and
WHEREAS as noted in the Board’s Resolution “Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund - Fiscal Responsibility Plan
- Revision #1” (MR# 02042), the DTRF was established “to stabilize revenue streams” for local government
entities. The Resolution further states, “Prudent management and fiscally sound utilization policies have
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allowed Oakland's DTRF to not only consistently achieve its goal of revenue stabilization, but also has
allowed it to generate a fund surplus.”; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners annually incorporates into the General Appropriations Act policies
and procedures for accessing surplus funds from the DTRF; and
WHEREAS adoption of a general policy codifying the policies and procedures that govern the administration
of surplus funds in the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund will serve to ensure uniform and consistent
administration of the DTRF by all officers and administrators of county government; and
WHEREAS establishment of a policy requiring a report by the County Treasurer detailing the settlement of
funds and a full accounting of all contingent costs in the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund (DTRF) as
authorized by MCL 211.87(b) will:
a. serve to improve transparent reporting of the expenditure of taxpayer funds; and
b. ensure that surplus funds in the DTRF are promptly reported and subject to policies and
procedures of Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts
the attached, “Policy for the Administration of Surplus Funds in the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund”.
MICHAEL GINGELL
Copy of Attachment A – Policy for the Administration of Surplus Funds in the Delinquent Tax Revolving
Fund on file in County Clerk’s office.
Vote on Consent Agenda:
AYES: Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray,
Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson,
Gingell. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
There were no items to report on the Regular Agenda for the Emergency Operations and Oversight
Committee.
Motion to Discharge MR #19248 – Board of Commissioners – Request Michigan’s Attorney General to
Cease Efforts to Shutdown Enbridge Line 5 from the Legislative Affairs and Government Operations
Committee postponed until the May 13, 2020 Board of Commissioners Meeting as requested by
Commissioner Taub.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20121
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, District #19
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – EXTENDED CONTINUATION OF LOCAL STATE OF
EMERGENCY DUE TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC TO MAY 15, 2020
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS on March 10, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order (No. 2020-4)
declaring a state of emergency due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19); and
WHEREAS on March 13, 2020, County Executive David Coulter declared a local state of emergency in
Oakland County, Michigan pursuant to Section 10 of Public Act 390 of 1976, MCL 30.410, due to the
occurrence and threat of widespread or severe injury or loss of life from the known transmission of COVID-
19 within Oakland County; and
WHEREAS on March 13, 2020, County Executive David Coulter also requested the governor to declare a
state of emergency or state of disaster in Oakland County, Michigan pursuant to Section 12 of Public Act
390 of 1976, MCL 30.412; and
WHEREAS on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation declaring a
National Emergency concerning the (COVID-19) outbreak; and
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WHEREAS on April 1, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed executive order No. 2020-33 declaring a state of
emergency expansion and additionally declaring a state of disaster to address the fast-progressing COVID-
19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of Public Act 390 of 1976, MCL 30.410, the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted MR# 20084 on March 18, 2020, authorizing the
continuation of the local state of emergency declared on March 13, 2020, effective until April 17, 2020; and
WHEREAS the health, economic, and social harms of the COVID-19 pandemic are widespread and severe,
touching all communities and people throughout Oakland County. The local state of emergency declared
by Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter on March 13th due to the threat of widespread spread of the
COVID-19 virus remains an active emergency, requiring appropriate authority for relief, recovery and
response; and
WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of Public Act 390 of 1976, MCL 30.410, the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted MR# 20102 on April 13, 2020, authorizing the
extended continuation of the local state of emergency declared on March 13, 2020, effective until April 30,
2020.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners pursuant to
Section 10 of Public Act 390 of 1976, MCL 30.410, approves the extension of the local state of emergency
declared by the County Executive on March 13, 2020, until May 15, 2020, and authorizes the Chairperson
of the Board to execute any documents associated therewith.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a weekly report on the County’s financial response to the Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak shall be sent to all members of the Board of Commissioners via e-mail,
including a detailed description of amounts expended until further notice.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED no budget amendment is required at this time.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
Moved by Jackson seconded by Zack to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20121
– Board of Commissioners – Extended Continuation of Local State of Emergency Due to Coronavirus
Pandemic to May 15, 2020.
Discussion followed.
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell,
Quarles, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (14)
NAYS: Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman. (6)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20121 – Board of Commissioners – Extended Continuation of Local State of Emergency Due
to Coronavirus Pandemic to May 15, 2020 carried.
Moved by Powell seconded by Miller the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack,
Gershenson, Jackson. (11)
NAYS: Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell,
Hoffman. (10)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20122
BY: Commissioner Helaine Zack, District #18
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ACCEPTING THE CARES ACT FUNDING FROM THE UNITED
STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented situation in the
State of Michigan and Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the COVID-19 outbreak and numerous Executive Orders by the Governor of the State of
Michigan have caused significant economic distress in the business community, and
WHEREAS the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was passed by Congress
with overwhelming, bipartisan support and signed into law by the President of the United States on March
27, 2020; and
WHEREAS the CARES Act administered by the United States Treasury Department is a relief package by
the Federal Government to protect the American people from the public health and economic impacts of
COVID-19; and
WHEREAS the CARES Act provides fast and direct economic assistance for American workers, families,
and small businesses, and preserve jobs for our American industries; and
WHEREAS the funds distributed to state and local governments under the CARES Act can only be used in
the following manner:
(1) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19);
(2) were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of the date of enactment of
this section for the State or government and;
(3) were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30,
2020; and
WHEREAS under the act funding is allowed to be distributed directly to counties and cities with populations
over 500,000; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has received funding of $219,438,710; and
WHEREAS general guidance has been issued by the United States Treasury Department and is provided
in the attached Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners intends to utilize the funding provided to Oakland
County under the CARES Act to further the disaster relief efforts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
acceptance of the federal government funding under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security
(CARES) Act in the amount of $219,438,710.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the monies Oakland County receives from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security (CARES) Act shall be deposited in PNC Bank until otherwise directed by the board and
the administration.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that COVID-19 costs appropriated and incurred to date will be reviewed to
determine eligibility based on the guidelines set forth by the United States Treasury Department.(attached
Exhibit A).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that costs deemed eligible for utilization of the CARES Act funding where
prior appropriations were made by the Board of Commissioners in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
will be allocated back to the accounts from which the respective COVID-19 appropriations were
appropriated.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a detailed budget be submitted to the Board of Commissioners for approval
prior to release of any funds from the CARES Act grant not already incurred, or specifically authorized by
appropriation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that acceptance of the funds and subsequent appropriation is subject to the
statutory powers of the Board of Commissioners as bestowed by Public Act 139 of 1973 and the rules,
regulations and policies of the County of Oakland as adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED there is no budget amendment at this time.
Chairperson, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HELAINE ZACK
Copy of Exhibit A – Coronavirus Relief Fund Guidance for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments
on file in County Clerk’s office.
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Moved by Zack seconded by Weipert to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20122
– Board of Commissioners – Accepting the CARES Act Funding from the United States Federal
Government.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20122 – Board of Commissioners – Accepting the CARES Act Funding from the United States
Federal Government carried.
Moved by Zack seconded by Weipert the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell,
Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson,
Kochenderfer. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20123
BY: Commissioners Gwen Markham, District #9; William Miller, District #14
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE OAKLAND
COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS STABILIZATION FUND
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented situation in the
State of Michigan and Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the COVID-19 outbreak and numerous Executive Orders by the Governor of the State of
Michigan have caused significant economic distress in the business community, and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted MR# 20096, approving the creation of
an Oakland County Small Business Stabilization Fund on March 31, 2020; and
WHEREAS the initial funding of $3,000,000, consisting of $1,150,000 from the Michigan Economic
Development Corporation grant and $1,850,000 in Oakland County appropriated funding, provided small
businesses additional relief beyond the monies awarded from federal government under the Payment
Protection Program; and
WHEREAS it is necessary to ensure Oakland County small businesses affected by the onset of COVID-19
are eligible for disaster relief; and
WHEREAS the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act included funding to assist
state and local governments with disaster relief efforts for eligible expenditures incurred from COVID-19;
and
WHEREAS additional funds of $12,000,000 are recommended to further the effort of the Oakland County
Small Business Stabilization Fund during this pandemic crisis; and
WHEREAS funding is available from the CARES Act amount allocated to Oakland County (approximately
$219,000,000) to cover the additional requested amount of $12,000,000 for the Oakland County Small
Business Stabilization Fund; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Small Business Stabilization Fund would total $15,000,000 combining the
previous $3,000,000 approved through MR# 20096 and the additional requested funding of $12,000,000.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
additional one-time appropriation of $12,000,000 from the General Fund (#10100) Assigned Fund Balance
titled Committed to FY 2020 (GL #383438) to further support the small business disaster relief effort and
bring the total funding in the Oakland County Small Business Stabilization Fund to $15,000,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes disbursement of funds to
grantees from the Oakland County Small Business Stabilization Funds contingent upon the implementation
of policies and procedures agreed upon by the County Executive, or his designee, and the Chairperson of
the Board of Commissioners.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any amounts Oakland County receives from any governmental entity for
reimbursement of amounts expended from the COVID-19 Appropriations will be allocated to the Assigned
Fund Balance line items from which the respective COVID-19 Appropriations were appropriated.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2020 budget is amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100)
FY 2020
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance $12,000,000
Total Revenue $12,000,000
Expenditures
9010101-196030-788001-29245 Transfers Out $12,000,000
Total Expenditures $12,000,000
MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (#29245) FY 2020
GR0000000923 Activity: GLB Analysis: GLB Budget Ref: 2020
Revenue
1090101-133095-695500-10100 Transfers In $ 12,000,000
Total Revenue $ 12,000,000
Expenditures
1090101-133095-731598 Regranting Program $ 12,000,000
Total Expenditures $ 12,000,000
Chairperson, we move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GWEN MARKHAM, WILIAM MILLER
Moved by Powell seconded by Miller to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20123 –
Board of Commissioners – Additional Appropriation for the Oakland County Small Business Stabilization
Fund.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20123 – Board of Commissioners - Additional Appropriation for the Oakland County Small
Business Stabilization Fund carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer,
Kowall. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20124
BY: Commissioner Angela Powell, District #10
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – CREATION OF “OAKLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FUND” AND AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATION OF SEED FUNDING
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the economic hardship caused by COVID-19 has been quick and far reaching across Oakland
County; and
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WHEREAS the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused record unemployment in Oakland County
because of the closure of many workplaces and displacement of workers; and
WHEREAS the devastating impacts of COVID-19 on the health of local communities are being
disproportionately felt in many minority, low-income communities - highlighting the need for improved
access to basic services among our most vulnerable; and
WHEREAS the economic health and spread of COVID-19 outbreaks are widespread in Oakland County
and it is incumbent upon our government to leverage available resources for maximum return to support
the needs of our residents; and
WHEREAS the economic security of all residents, workers and their families is a priority for Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESVOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the one-
time appropriation of $10,000,000 as seed funding for a new Oakland County Community Response and
Recovery Fund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the purpose of this fund shall be to help individuals and families financially
struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic by partnering with community nonprofits and other
agencies to provide relief. These services include, but are not limited to, human services agencies in
support of housing/shelter, food, childcare, financial stability, and individual health and mental health
services.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the county administration will submit a plan to the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners for approval on how these funds will be disbursed prior to any expenditures of monies from
the Oakland County Community Response and Recovery Fund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Fund (#10100) Assigned Fund Balance titled Committed to
FY 2020 (GL #383438) is to provide the initial funding of $10,000,000 of which will be allocated back to this
fund balance assignment once the CARES Act funding has been formally recognized with a separate
resolution at a future Board of Commissioners meeting.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2020 budget is amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100)
FY 2020
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance $10,000,000
Total Revenue $10,000,000
Expenditures
9010101-133095-731822 Special Projects $10,000,000
Total Expenditures $10,000,000
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
ANGELA POWELL
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Jackson to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#20124 – Board of Commissioners – Creation of ”Oakland County Community Response and Recovery
Fund” and Authorize Appropriation of Seed Funding.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20124 – Board of Commissioners – Creation of ”Oakland County Community Response and
Recovery Fund” and Authorize Appropriation of Seed Funding carried.
Moved by Powell seconded by Miller the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz,
Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall,
Kuhn. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20125
BY: Commissioner Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Penny Luebs, District #16
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – REQUEST REPORT FROM ADMINISTRATION WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE CONTACT TRACING CAPACITY TO SUPPORT A
COMPREHENSIVE COVID-19 CONTAINMENT STRATEGY IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS according to World Health Organization (WHO), the best approach to contain, manage, and
get through the COVID-19 pandemic is to take the appropriate public health actions that support an
assessment and containment strategy; and
WHEREAS a containment strategy includes widespread testing, contact tracing, and isolation of new cases
to minimize the risks of resurgence while maintaining social distancing measures such as limiting the size
of gatherings to reduce the risk of large-scale transmission; and
WHEREAS contact tracing is a core disease control measure employed by local and state health
department personnel for decades that includes, but is not limited to: tracing and monitoring contacts of
infected people and notifying them of exposure, and if necessary quarantine them, to prevent additional
transmission of the virus, and the use of technology to trace transmission; and
WHEREAS the Center for Disease Control says contact tracing is a key strategy for preventing the further
spread of COVID-19. Immediate action is needed. Communities must scale up and train a large contact
tracer workforce and work collaboratively across public and private agencies to stop the transmission of
COVID-19; and
WHEREAS contact tracing, being part of a containment strategy, is especially important before a vaccine
becomes widely available; and
WHEREAS a thorough containment strategy will allow for a smoother transition of people returning back to
work, re-opening Oakland County services, and our local economy; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s Health Division is an expert in contact tracing as evidenced by its successful
use off this technique in containing and managing a measles outbreak in March 2019; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Health Division has among the most advanced and trained public health
professionals trained to do contract tracing, and is actively exploring how to increase capacity and get to a
scale necessary to protect all of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the performance of the Oakland County Health Division has been an exceptional model for how
public health departments should respond in a pandemic.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Oakland County Board of Commissioners acknowledges that
increasing contract tracing capacity in Oakland County will support a broader COVID-19 containment
strategy and would be the beneficial solution after the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order is relaxed
or lifted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests a report from the
county administration on the county’s existing contact tracing capacity, the capacity we need to manage
and contain COVID-19 across Oakland County going forward, and recommendations to increase our
existing capacity to meet the needs to protect the public health of all in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests to receive the report
with a budget recommendation in 30 days following the board’s adoption of this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners seeks to approve a funding
plan for expanding contract tracing to support a COVID-19 containment strategy in May 2020.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
MARCIA GERSHENSON, PENNY LUEBS
Moved by Quarles seconded by Luebs to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20125
– Board of Commissioners – Request Report from Administration with Recommendations to Increase
Contact Tracing Capacity to Support a Comprehensive COVID-19 Containment Strategy in Oakland
County.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20125 – Board of Commissioners – Request Report from Administration with
Recommendations to Increase Contact Tracing Capacity to Support a Comprehensive COVID-19
Containment Strategy in Oakland County carried.
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Moved by Gershenson seconded by Luebs the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn,
Long. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20126
BY: Commissioner Kristen Nelson, District #5
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – CALLING ON THE PRESIDENT AND FEDERAL
ADMINISTRATORS TO LEAD ON BUILDING ADEQUATE NATIONAL COORDINATED COVID-19
TESTING PROGRAM AND SUPPLIES TO HELP OAKLAND COUNTY RESIDENTS STAY SAFE AND
GET BACK TO WORK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in the absence of a breakthrough treatment or vaccine, public health experts agree that the
widespread availability of COVID-19 testing is a key element for the containment of the virus and the safe
and successful re-opening of our economy and the resumption of public life; and
WHEREAS according to the Harvard Global Health Institute, states performing at least 152 tests per day
per 100,000 residents by May 1, 2020 would be able to re-open their economies; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has been rapidly increasing testing capacity with drive-thru COVID-19 sites
and other testing efforts; and
WHEREAS securing testing supplies and equipment continues to be a challenge in Oakland County’s
efforts to have enough testing capacity to adequately manage the large scale, and still growing demand to
contain the virus; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Executive David Coulter, along with U.S. Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, and
Michigan State Representative Andrea Schroeder wrote a letter to Peter Gaynor, FEMA administrator, and
Alex Azar, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declaring the need for additional
rapid testing machines, testing kits, and expressed our regions need for rapid testing technology and robust
testing capacity; and
WHEREAS as reported in Bloomberg News on April 28, 2020, in the article “Virus Test Shortages
Undermine Drive to Restart U.S. Economy”, public health experts agree that the lack of leadership and
coordination from the federal government on COVID-19 testing has created significant problems, “The
consequence of the lack of federal leadership on U.S. testing strategy to date is a free-for-all among states
that drives up prices, eats up time, and ultimately dictates how many tests a state can do and how prepared
it will be, experts agree.”; and
WHEREAS the article further notes that the President and his administration’s approach of encouraging
competition rather than coordination among states and localities has reduced potential testing capacity by
as much as 50% as crucial supplies like swabs and transport media have been unavailable; and
WHEREAS the call for a more active leadership role from the administration on testing has come from
governors and municipal leaders from both political parties, including Republican Governors Larry Hogan
of Maryland and Mike DeWine of Ohio, and Democratic Governors Andrew Cuomo of New York and Jay
Inslee of Washington; and
WHEREAS the bipartisan U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus has recognized that the federal government
must take the lead on implementing rapid mass testing for the novel coronavirus, rejecting the position of
the President and his administration; and
WHEREAS the health, safety and welfare of Oakland County residents as well as the recovery of our
economy requires the widespread availability of COVID-19 testing to the public. Leadership from the
President and the federal administration for a coordinated, robust national COVID-19 testing program is
necessary to deliver the supplies needed to keep Oakland County residents safe and allow our workers to
get back on the job.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges the
President and the federal administration to provide additional necessary COVID-19 testing equipment with
rapid result capabilities to accurately and adequately serve and protect Oakland County residents to fight
the COVID-19 pandemic.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners joins governors and
leaders of all political parties who have called upon the President and members of his administration to
develop and maintain a robust, coordinated national COVID-19 testing program and provide communities
like Oakland County that have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 virus with testing supplies needed
to protect their residents, re-open their economies and put workers back on the job.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of the adopted resolution to the President of United States, the Secretary of the United States
Department of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland
Security, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and members of the Oakland
County congressional delegation.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
KRISTEN NELSON
Moved by Nelson seconded by Miller to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20126
– Board of Commissioners – Calling on the President and Federal Administrators to Lead on Building
Adequate National Coordinated COVID-19 Testing Program and Supplies to Help Oakland County
Residents Stay Safe and Get Back to Work.
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson,
Jackson, Luebs. (11)
NAYS: Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn,
Long. (10)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20126 – Board of Commissioners – Calling on the President and Federal Administrators to
Lead on Building Adequate National Coordinated COVID-19 Testing Program and Supplies to Help
Oakland County Residents Stay Safe and Get Back to Work carried.
Moved by Nelson seconded by Miller the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Gingell seconded by Long the resolution be amended as follows:
Strike the 7th WHEREAS paragraph:
WHEREAS the article further notes that the President and his administration’s approach of
encouraging competition rather than coordination among states and localities has reduced potential
testing capacity by as much as 50% as crucial supplies like swabs and transport media have been
unavailable; and
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Middleton, Nelson, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gingell, Hoffman,
Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs. (14)
NAYS: McGillivray, Miller, Powell, Quarles, Gershenson, Jackson, Markham. (7)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Miller, Nelson, Powell, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Gingell,
Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Quarles. (2)
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A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20127
BY: Commissioner David T. Woodward, Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS – REVISION OF SECTION XV. – SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS on March 10, 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, issued an executive order (No. 2020-4)
declaring a state of emergency due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
WHEREAS on March 13, 2020, County Executive David Coulter declared a local state of emergency in
Oakland County, Michigan pursuant to Section 10 of Public Act 390 of 1976, MCL 30.410; and
WHEREAS this local declaration is due to the occurrence and threat of widespread or severe injury or loss
of life from the known transmission of COVID-19 within Oakland County; and
WHEREAS on March 13, 2020, County Executive David Coulter also requested the governor to declare a
state of emergency or state of disaster in Oakland County, Michigan pursuant to Section 12 of Public Act
390 of 1976, MCL 30.412; and
WHEREAS this request was due to the fact that the transmission of COVID-19 was beyond the control of
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS on March 13, 2020, the United States President issued a Proclamation declaring a National
Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak; and
WHEREAS Governor Whitmer has issued Executive Directives 2020-15 and 2020-48 providing guidance
to local government bodies on the conduct of public meetings through video and telephone conferencing
technology while providing accessibility for the public to view meetings and participate remotely”; and
WHEREAS Governor Whitmer has issued “Stay Home, Stay Safe” regulations, implementing social and
physical distancing rules to reduce the rate of infection of the COVID-19 virus in Michigan; and
WHEREAS on March 16, 2020, President Trump and leading health officials issued a recommendation that
all public gatherings be limited to no more the 10 individuals.; and
WHEREAS on March 18, 2020, the Board of Commissioners adopted MR #20082, Establishing Special
Procedures During a State of Emergency; and
WHEREAS social distancing regulations and public gathering limitations are likely to be extended until the
COVID-19 virus is successfully contained; and
WHEREAS special procedures are required for the Board to continue operating efficiently and effectively
during an extended period of social distancing limitations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 2019-20 Rules of the Board of Commissioners are amended as
follows:
amend Section:
XV. SPECIAL PROCEDURES DURING STATE OF EMERGENCY
1. The Chairperson of the Board is granted the authority to institute the following temporary special
procedures during the effective period of a state of emergency in the County of Oakland declared
by the County Executive pursuant to Section 10 of Public Act 390 of 1976, MCL 30.410:
a. Establish and enact special rules to accommodate remote participation and voting by members
during committee meetings and full Board meetings of the Board of Commissioners;
b. Establish and enact special rules for public access and participation in the proceedings of the
Board of Commissioners;
c. Appoint an Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee that will temporarily assume the
powers and authority of all standing committees of the Board. This committee shall consist of:
the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners; the Vice Chairperson of the Board of
Commissioners; the Chairperson of the Finance Committee; the Chairperson of the Legislative
Affairs and Government Operations Committee; the Chairperson of the Minority Caucus; and
a designee of the Minority Caucus Chairperson. In the event that the appointed member is
unable to attend, the member serving in their respective successor position may temporarily
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vote in their absence. The appointment of the Emergency Operations and Oversight
Committee shall be effective upon notification to the Board of Commissioners by the
Chairperson of the Board.
2. The institution of temporary procedures special for a state of emergency shall be rescinded at any
time upon any one of the following:
a. Written notice to the Board of Commissioners by the Chairperson of the Board of
Commissioners;
b. A motion approved by the majority of members of the Board of Commissioners, elected and
serving;
c. Expiration of the state of emergency period, declared pursuant to Section 10 of Public Act 390
of 1976, MCL 30.410, in the County of Oakland.
XV. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION
1. The following special procedures may be instituted by the Chairperson of the Board during the
imposition of social distancing public health orders and directives that have significantly impaired
or eliminated the ability of the Board of Commissioners to continue to hold meetings in accordance
with the Rules of Board of Commissioners.
d. Establish and enact special rules to accommodate remote participation and voting by members
during committee meetings and full Board meetings of the Board of Commissioners.
e. Establish and enact special rules for public access and participation in the proceedings of the
Board of Commissioners.
f. Enact a consolidated Board of Commissioners standing committee structure that will
temporarily assume the powers and authority of all standing committees of the Board. The
standing committees shall be:
1. the Pandemic Response & Economic Recovery Committee, consisting of (7) seven
members of the majority party and (4) four members of the minority party;
2. the Finance & Infrastructure Committee, consisting of (6) six members of the majority party
and (3) three members of the minority party;
3. the Health, Safety & Human Services Committee, consisting of (6) six members of the
majority party and (3) three members of the minority party.
g. Appointments to the consolidated Board of Commissioners standing committees shall be
presented at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board for approval.
h. The Chairperson of the Board shall present committee referral and jurisdictional guidelines for
the consolidated standing committees at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board for
approval.
2. The institution of special procedures shall be rescinded at any time upon any one of the following:
d. Written notice to the Board of Commissioners by the Chairperson of the Board of
Commissioners.
e. A motion approved by the majority of members of the Board of Commissioners, elected and
serving.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Section XIII. (D)., the requirement for 5-day written notice to members
to amend the Rules of the Board is hereby suspended.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD
Copy of Proposed Board of Commissioners Standing Committees and Correspondence from David
Woodward, Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners on file in County Clerk’s office.
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Moved by Markham seconded by Jackson to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#20127 – Board of Commissioners – Amendment to the Rules of the Board of Commissioners – Revision
of Section XV. – Special Procedures for Social Distancing and Remote Participation.
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray. (11)
NAYS: Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long,
Middleton. (10)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20127 – Board of Commissioners – Amendment to the Rules of the Board of Commissioners
– Revision of Section XV. – Special Procedures for Social Distancing and Remote Participation carried.
Moved by Gershenson seconded by McGillivray the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Taub seconded by Gingell the resolution be amended as follows:
Amending the following to the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED clause:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 2019-20 Rules of the Board of Commissioners are amended
as follows:
amend Section XV.1.c.1:
XV. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING AND REMOTE PARTICIPATION
1. The following special procedures may be instituted by the Chairperson of the Board during the
imposition of social distancing public health orders and directives that have significantly impaired
or eliminated the ability of the Board of Commissioners to continue to hold meetings in accordance
with the Rules of Board of Commissioners.
c. Enact a consolidated Board of Commissioners standing committee structure that will
temporarily assume the powers and authority of all standing committees of the Board. The
standing committees shall be:
1. the Pandemic Response & Economic Recovery Committee, consisting of (7) seven
members of the majority party and (4) four (7) seven members of the minority party
because the Covid-19 Pandemic does not discriminate between race, color, creed, religion,
sexual preferences or political parties;
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long,
Middleton. (10)
NAYS: Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller. (11)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution, as presented:
AYES: Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray,
Miller, Nelson. (11)
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NAYS: Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long,
Middleton. (10)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as presented, was adopted.
Moved by Quarles seconded by Jackson to receive and file the Distribution of Department Committees.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Quarles, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Hoffman, Jackson, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell. (13)
NAYS: Spisz, Taub, Gingell, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton. (8)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the Distribution of Department Committees was received and
filed.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Quarles, seconded by Gingell to suspend the rules and allow the Minority Caucus to submit
proposed members for the Distribution of Department Committees no later than the close of business on
Friday, May 1, 2020.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and allow the Minority Caucus
to submit proposed members for the Distribution of Department Committees no later than the close of
business on Friday, May 1, 2020 carried.
Moved by Markham seconded by McGillivray to receive and file the Majority Caucus Distribution of
Department Committees.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the Majority Caucus Distribution of Department Committees was
received and filed.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20128
BY: Commissioner Kristen Nelson, District #5
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – CREATING OAKLAND COUNTY TASK FORCE ON COVID-
19 IMPACT ON SENIORS’ SOCIAL ISOLATION, LONELINESS, AND HEALTH
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS social isolation occurs when an individual does not have adequate opportunities to interact with
others, whereas loneliness is a subjective experience stemming from the perception of not having enough
social relationships or contact with other people; and
WHEREAS according to the Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness, research shows social
isolation and loneliness are associated with a 29 percent and 26 percent increased risk of mortality,
respectively, comparable to that of obesity and cigarette smoking; and
WHEREAS approximately 42 million adults over age 45 in the United States are estimated to be suffering
from chronic loneliness, according to AARP's Loneliness Study; and
WHEREAS social isolation and loneliness have been linked to many physical and mental health problems
including heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, and depression; and
WHEREAS loneliness has been estimated to shorten a person’s life by 15 years, equivalent in impact to
being obese or smoking 15 cigarettes per day, according to the same AARP’s Loneliness study; and
WHEREAS today, during the COVID-19 pandemic when the Governor issued the stay home Executive
Orders, more than ever, social isolation and loneliness can be exacerbated for the more than one in four
adults ages 50 to 80; and
WHEREAS Americans who are most at risk of developing severe cases of COVID-19 are the same ones
who report high rates of social isolation: older adults and people with underlying medical conditions; and
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WHEREAS in 2016, the Commonwealth Fund’s research has shown that adults with chronic conditions and
physical or cognitive limitations are more than two times as likely to report feeling socially isolated (37%)
than adults who do not have these health issues (15%).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes creating
an Oakland County Task Force on COVID-19 Impact on Seniors’ Social Isolation, Loneliness and Health
(Task Force) to serve as the leading resource for combating social isolation and loneliness through
education, advocacy, and collaboration.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Task Force on COVID-19 Impact on Seniors’ Social
Isolation, Loneliness and Health leadership will be appointed by the Chairman of the Board of
Commissioners as follows:
(1) Oakland County Commissioner to serve as Chairperson
(1) Oakland County Commissioner to serve as Majority Vice Chairperson
(1) Oakland County Commissioner to serve as Minority Vice Chairperson
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Task Force will appoint a representative
(member) from each of the following to establish the Core Group:
(1) Representative from the Oakland County Health and Human Services Department
(1) Representative from the Oakland County Information Technology Department
(1) Representative from the Oakland County Homeland Security Division
(1) Representative from Oakland County State Legislature
(1) Representative from the Oakland Community Health Network
(1) Representative from the Area Agency on Aging 1-B
(1) Representative from a long-term care facility
(1) Representative from an internet provider and online solutions business
(1) Representative from the education community
(1) Representative of minority groups
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appointments and length of service to the Task Force will be at the
discretion of the Chairperson and will not exceed the term of the County Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED if a vacancy occurs on the Task Force, the Chairperson of the Task Force
will appoint a representative to fill the vacancy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the other interested individuals, community organizations, and nonprofits
may be invited to offer assistance by the Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons of the Task Force.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Task Force shall be authorized to make recommendation to improve
conditions for Oakland County seniors for all the following:
a) Increase public awareness regarding social isolation and loneliness and its effect on health and
well-being.
b) Enhance social services and supports to address social isolation and loneliness.
c) Advance health services and supports that address social isolation and loneliness.
d) Leverage innovative solutions that foster connection and social integration.
e) Advance research to continue to develop the evidence base necessary to design effective
programs and policies.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Board of Commissioners requests the cooperation of all related county
agencies in combating social isolation and loneliness.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies to the Michigan Governor, Oakland state delegation, the National Association of Area Agencies on
Aging, the National Association of Counties.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
KRISTEN NELSON
Moved by Nelson seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20128
– Board of Commissioners – Creating Oakland County Task Force on COVID-19 Impact on Seniors’ Social
Isolation, Loneliness, and Health.
Discussion followed.
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Vote on suspension:
AYES: Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson,
Powell, Quarles. (11)
NAYS: Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long,
Middleton. (10)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20128 – Board of Commissioners – Creating Oakland County Task Force on COVID-19 Impact
on Seniors’ Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Health carried.
Moved by Nelson seconded by Quarles the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Taub seconded by Gingell the resolution be amended as follows:
The Covid-19 Pandemic does not discriminate between age, race, color, creed, religion, sexual
preferences or political parties.
Amend the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED clause to state the following:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Task Force on Covid-19 Impact on Seniors’
Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Health (Task Force) will be appointed by the Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners as follows:
(1) Oakland County Commissioner to serve as Chairperson
(1) Oakland County Commissioner to serve as Majority Vice Chairperson
(1) Oakland County Commissioner to serve as Minority Vice Chairperson
(1) Oakland County Commissioner to serve as Minority member; and
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton,
Spisz. (10)
NAYS: Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson,
Powell, Quarles. (11)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Quarles seconded by Powell to call the question and vote on the resolution as it stands.
AYES: Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson,
Powell, Quarles, Spisz. (12)
NAYS: Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Taub. (9)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as it stands, was before the Board.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Weipert. (15)
NAYS: Gingell, Hoffman, Kuhn, Spisz, Taub. (5)
ABSTAIN: Middleton. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20129
BY: Commissioners Penny Luebs, District #16; David T. Woodward, District #19; Nancy Quarles, District
#17; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Eileen Kowall, District #6; Helaine Zack, District #18; Gwen Markham,
District #9; Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Kristen Nelson, District #5; Shelley Taub, District #12; Thomas
Middleton, District #4; William Miller, District #14; Janet Jackson, District #21
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF MAY 2020 AS ASIAN AND PACIFIC
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month is a national celebration during the month of May
to recognize the tremendous contributions of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; and
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have become the fastest growing population group in the
United States; and
WHEREAS the Asian and Pacific American population grew in the United States by 25.7% between 2010
and 2017; and
WHEREAS the total Asian and Pacific American population in the U.S. in 2017 was 23.8 million; and
WHEREAS the City of Novi Asian population has grown to 23.22% of the overall total; and
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific Americans have enriched our culture, excelling in many fields, including
education, business, science, technology, government, sports, and the arts; and
WHEREAS countless Asian and Pacific Americans have answered the call to protect the cause of freedom
by serving in our Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is home to the second largest Asian population in Michigan and nearly half of
Asians in the tri-county area; and
WHEREAS the City of Troy is home to the largest number of Asians in the region, comprising almost
24.65% of the total population; and
WHEREAS the entrepreneurship and innovation of Asian and Pacific Americans have strengthened
Oakland County's economy; and
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific Americans contribute greatly to the economic, social, cultural and civic life of
Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates May 2020 as Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month in Oakland County and encourages
our citizens, governmental agencies, businesses and schools to celebrate and recognize the achievements
of Asian Americans.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PENNY LUEBS, DAVID WOODWARD, NANCY
QUARLES, GARY MCGILLIVRAY, EILEEN
KOWALL, HELAINE ZACK, GWEN MARKHAM,
MARCIA GERSHENSON, KRISTEN NELSON,
SHELLEY TAUB, TOM MIDDLETON, WILLIAM
MILLER, JANET JACKSON
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
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Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20130
BY: Commissioners Helaine Zack, District #18; Gwen Markham, District #9; Michael Spisz, District #3; David
T. Woodward, District #19; Eileen Kowall, District #6; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Kristen Nelson, District
#5; Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Christine Long, District #7; Penny Luebs, District #16; Janet Jackson,
District #21; and Angela Powell, District #10
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DESIGNATION OF MAY 2020 AS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH
AND MAY 7, 2020 AS CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS mental health is critical for our individual well-being and vitality as well as that of our
families, communities and businesses; and
WHEREAS one in five (25%) of all Americans experience a mental health illness that requires treatment
at some point in their lives; and
WHEREAS one in ten (10%) children has a serious mental illness that, if untreated, can lead to school
failure, physical illness, substance use, jail and even suicide; and
WHEREAS stigma and stereotypes associated with mental illness often keeps those living with such
an illness from seeking treatment that could improve their quality of life and help them manage the
illness effectively; and
WHEREAS the National Institute of Mental Health reports that mental disorders are the leading cause
of disability in the United States and Canada for ages 15 - 44; and
WHEREAS mental health recovery not only benefits individuals with mental health disabilities by
focusing on their abilities to live, work, learn and fully participate and contribute to our society, but
also enriches the texture of our community life; and
WHEREAS mental illness is a biologically based brain disorder that cannot be overcome through "will
power" and is not related to a defect in a person's "character" or intelligence; and
WHEREAS mental health recovery is a journey of healing and transformation, enabling people with a
mental illness to live in a community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full
potential; and
WHEREAS mental health recovery not only benefits individuals with mental health disorders by focusing
on their abilities to live, work, learn and fully participate and contribute to our society, but also enriches
the culture of our community life; and
WHEREAS mental health first aid training teaches participants a five-step action plan to secure care
for the individual; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners stand behind programs like mental health first aid training
which; and
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WHEREAS May has been designated throughout the nation as Mental Health Month, providing a time
for people to come together and display the passion and strength of those working to improve the lives
of the tens of millions of Americans affected by mental illness; and
WHEREAS Children's Mental Health Awareness Day is May 7, 2020 and has been established to
increase awareness and understanding of children and youth living with mental illness and to come
together to advocate for a full array of effective services and supports for children affected by mental
illness; and
WHEREAS the Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN), and its service providers, have
demonstrated a record of inspiring hope, empowering people and strengthening our communities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates May 2020 as Mental Health Month in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby designates May
7, 2020 as Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners calls upon our citizens,
government agencies, public and private institutions, businesses and schools to recommit our state to
increasing awareness and understanding of mental illness, and the need for appropriate and
accessible services for all people with mental illness to promote recovery.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Oakland is directed to submit a copy of
this resolution to the Oakland Community Health Network.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HELAINE ZACK, GWEN MARKHAM, MICHAEL
SPISZ, DAVID WOODWARD, EILEEN
KOWALL, GARY MCGILLIVRAY, KRISTEN
NELSON, MARCIA GERSHENSON,
CHRISTINE LONG, PENNY LUEBS, JANET
JACKSON, ANGELA POWELL
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
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AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20131
BY: Commissioners Michael Spisz, District #3; Penny Luebs, District #16; Gwen Markham, District #9,
Gary McGillivray, District #20; Thomas Kuhn, District #11; Christine Long, District #7; Marcia Gershenson,
District #13; Philip Weipert, District #8; Thomas Middleton, District #4; Helaine Zack, District #18; Eileen
Kowall, District #6; and William Miller, District #14
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CORRECTIONS OFFICER
WEEK — MAY 3 - 9, 2020
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS according to U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistic Bulletin, in December 2016, the number of adults
under correctional supervision nationwide was 6,613,500 persons; and
WHEREAS last year over 16,554 persons were admitted into the Oakland County jail facilities including the
mentally ill, persons awaiting trial, persons pending arraignment, protective custody cases, infirm, persons
awaiting transfer to State, Federal or other jurisdictions, and those already sentenced; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Corrections Deputies are responsible for overall inmate
supervision to ensure safe, secure and orderly facility operations, intake and release of all persons,
identification of special needs and classification of all inmates, inmate and professional visitation, inmate
transport and Court security; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Corrections Divisions are recognized as innovative,
professional and able to operate a very complex and crowded set of multiple facilities, transport and
coordinate an enormous number of inmate movements on a daily basis with a minimal number of
staff/inmate injuries or escapes; and
WHEREAS it is important that all citizens know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards, and
challenges that Corrections Deputies experience each day and during the COVID-19 crisis; and
WHEREAS the week of May 3 - 9, 2020, has been designated as National Corrections Officer Week.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby
acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Corrections Deputies
and the special contribution they make to ensure the public safety of all citizens in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby honor all the
Corrections Deputies of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and Officers nationwide for their unique skills,
abilities and devotion to duty they make each day and during the COVID-19 crisis and pronounce a special
thanks to the Deputies on behalf of the citizens of Oakland County.
Chairperson, we move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
MICHAEL SPISZ, PENNY LUEBS, GWEN
MARKHAM, GARY MCGILLIVRAY, THOMAS
KUHN, CHRISTINE LONG, PHILIP WEIPERT,
MARCIA GERSHENSON, TOM MIDDLETON,
HELAINE ZACK, EILEEN KOWALL, WILLIAM
MILLER
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
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Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20132
BY: Commissioners Christine Long, District #7; Thomas Kuhn, District #11; Marcia Gershenson, District
#13; Gwen Markham, District #9; Penny Luebs, District #16; Michael J. Gingell, District #1; Philip Weipert,
District #8; Thomas Middleton, District 4; David T. Woodward, District #19; Nancy Quarles, District #17;
Eileen Kowall, District #6; Angela Powell, District #10; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Kristen Nelson, District
#5; William Miller, District #14; and Shelley Taub, District #12
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK – MAY 6 - 12,
2020
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since 1991, National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 through May 12; and
WHEREAS May 6th is also known as National Recognition Day for Nurses and May 12th is the birthday of
Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing; and
WHEREAS National Nurses Week, founded by the National Nurses Association, is a time of year to reflect
on the important contributions that nurses make to provide safe, high-quality health care; and
WHEREAS nurses are known to be patient advocates, acting fearlessly to protect the lives of those under
their care; and
WHEREAS nurses represent the largest segment of the health care workforce, with an estimated population
of 3,900,000 registered nurses in the United States; and
WHEREAS nurses are leading in the delivery of quality care in a transformed health care system that
improves patient outcomes and safety; and
WHEREAS the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing report has called for the nursing profession to meet
the call for leadership in a team-based delivery model; and
WHEREAS nurses consistently deliver high-quality care with positive patient outcomes when they are
allowed to work to the full extent of their education and training; and
WHEREAS when nurse staffing levels increase, the risk of patient complications and length of hospital
stays decrease, resulting in cost savings; and
WHEREAS nurses are experienced researchers, and their work encompasses a wide scope of scientific
inquiry including clinical research, health systems and outcomes research, and nursing education research;
and
WHEREAS nurses provide culturally and ethnically competent care and are educated to be sensitive to
regional and community customs of persons needing care; and
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WHEREAS nurses are well-positioned to provide leadership to eliminate health care disparities that exist
in the Nation; and
WHEREAS nurses are the cornerstone of the public health infrastructure, promoting healthy lifestyles and
educating communities on disease prevention and health promotion; and
WHEREAS nurses are strong allies to Congress as they help inform, educate, and work closely with
legislators to improve the education, retention, recruitment, and practice of all nurses and, more importantly,
the health and safety of the patients they care for; and
WHEREAS nurses have been voted as the Nation’s most honest and ethical profession for the past 15
years; and
WHEREAS nurses touch lives from birth to the end of life; and
WHEREAS now more than ever, nurses are rising to the challenge with the COVID-19 crisis making
courageous sacrifices to care for those in need and patients fighting for their lives.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the
designation of National Nurses Week from May 6 -12, 2020, and recognize the exceptional skills, dedication
and lifesaving contributions of nurses to their patients.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners encourage the residents of
Oakland County to show their sincere appreciation for nurses during National Nurses Week and the COVID-
19 crisis for their unprecedented courage, self-sacrifices and perseverance to save lives.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby honor all nurses
in Oakland County and nationwide and offer99 their heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the citizens of Oakland
County.
Chairperson, we move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
CHRISTINE LONG, THOMAS KUHN, MARCIA
GERSHENSON, GWEN MARKHAM, PENNY
LUEBS, MICHAEL GINGELL, PHILIP WEIPERT,
TOM MIDDLETON, DAVID WOODWARD,
NANCY QUARLES, EILEEN KOWALL, ANGELA
POWELL, GARY MCGILLLIVRAY, KRISTEN
NELSON, WILLIAM MILLER, SHELLEY TAUB
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
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Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20133
BY: Commissioners Philip Weipert, District #8 and Penny Luebs, District #16; Michael Spisz, District #3;
Robert Hoffman, District #2; Eileen Kowall, District #6; Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Helaine Zack,
District #18; Gwen Markham; District #9; Kristen Nelson, District #5
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DESIGNATING MAY 2020 AS NATIONAL DRUG COURT
MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS drug courts, also referred as treatment courts, are an essential component of our justice
system, saving vast criminal justice resources and offering an alternative to incarceration all the while
keeping individuals engaged with their communities; and
WHEREAS treatment courts have been restoring lives and families for more than three decades; and
WHEREAS there are now more than 4,000 treatment courts programs nationwide which have served 1.5
million individuals, according to the National Drug Court Resource Center; and
WHEREAS drug courts are the cornerstone of justice reform sweeping the nation and are now recognized
as the most successful justice system intervention in our nation’s history; and
WHEREAS they significantly improve substance use disorder treatment outcomes, substantially reduce
addiction and related crime, and do so at less expense than any other criminal justice strategy; and
WHEREAS treatment courts improve education, employment, housing, and financial stability, promote
family reunification, reduce foster care placements, and increase the rate of addicted mothers delivering
babies who are fully drug free; and
WHEREAS according to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, they save an average of
$6,000 for every individual they serve; and
WHEREAS the hard work and dedication of the judiciary, prosecutors, attorneys, court administration, law
enforcement, clerks of the court, corrections personnel, public health professionals, treatment providers,
treatment court staff and many others have had a positive influence on the Oakland County residents they
serve and the communities they live in; and
WHEREAS Oakland County encourages all citizens to recognize the participants and practitioners who
make drug courts effective and the significant contributions that drug courts have made and continue to
make, in reducing drug use and crime.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners designates the
month of May 2020 as National Drug Court Month in Oakland County and further recognizes the significant
contributions treatment courts have made toward reducing substance abuse, crime and recidivism while
saving valuable resources.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PHILIP WEIPERT, PENNY LUEBS, MICHAEL
SPISZ, BOB HOFFMAN, EILEEN KOWALL,
MARCIA GERSHENSON, HELAINE ZACK,
GWEN MARKHAM, KRISTEN NELSON
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
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A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20134
BY: Commissioners Philip Weipert, District #8; Shelley Taub, District #12; Marcia Gershenson, District #13;
Nancy Quarles, District #17; Penny Luebs, District #16; Robert Hoffman, District #2; Eileen Kowall, District
#6; Christine Long, District #7
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – DESIGNATION OF MAY 1, 2020 AS LAW DAY IN OAKLAND
COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Law Day, held annually on May 1, is a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law; and
WHEREAS Law Day provides an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect our
liberty, strive to achieve justice, and contribute to the freedoms that all Americans share; and
WHEREAS in 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day as a day of national dedication
to the principles of government under law; and
WHEREAS in 1961, Congress designated May 1 as the official date for celebrating Law Day; and
WHEREAS this program continues today and has grown to many countries around the globe; and
WHEREAS every year since 1969, the American Bar Association assigns a theme to Law Day; and
WHEREAS this year’s theme is “Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100”; and
WHEREAS the United States is commemorating the centennial of the transformative constitutional
amendment that guaranteed the right of citizens to vote would not be denied or abridged by the United
States or any state on account of sex; and
WHEREAS the women’s suffrage movement forever changed America, expanding representative
democracy and inspiring other popular movements for constitutional change and reform.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners designates May
1, 2020 as Law Day in Oakland County and encourages local bar associations, courts, schools, youth
groups, and community organizations to provide an opportunity to understand how law and the legal
process protect our liberty, strive to achieve justice, and contribute to the freedoms that all Americans share.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of the adopted resolution to the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Michigan.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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PHILIP WEIPERT, SHELLEY TAUB, NANCY
QUARLES, MARCIA GERSHENSON, PENNY
LUEBS, BOB HOFFMAN, EILEEN KOWALL,
CHRISTINE LONG
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20135
BY: Commissioners Shelley Taub, District #12; David T. Woodward, District #19; Penny Luebs, District
#16, Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Christine Long, District #7; Philip Weipert, District #8; Eileen Kowall,
District #6; Helaine Zack, District #18; Kristen Nelson, District #5
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RECOGNIZE NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
AWARENESS MONTH
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates at least 1 in 7 children
experienced child abuse and neglect last year; and
WHEREAS in 2019, Michigan reported 33,060 children were abused or neglected, totaling 91 children each
day; and
WHEREAS children suffer abuse and neglect in our communities regardless of age, race, gender, or
economic situation; and
WHEREAS child maltreatment increases with critical risk factors like unemployment, poverty, drug and
alcohol abuse, stress, social isolation, and violence; and
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WHEREAS the new health hazards, economic hardships, and social harms of the COVID-19 pandemic
have elevated insecurities and risk factors for caregivers throughout Oakland County and can put additional
pressure on those already vulnerable; and
WHEREAS the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have severe generational impacts
on health and wellbeing over multiple lifetimes; and
WHEREAS we must acknowledge the severe long-term negative effects physical and emotional abuse
have on the trajectory of our children and communities as a whole, and take preventative actions; and
WHEREAS estimates indicate the total lifetime costs associated with child maltreatment to exceed $428
billion; and
WHEREAS the reported maltreatment of children is only a fraction of the real problem. Many cases go
unreported and it is critical to act early to save a child’s life; and
WHEREAS connecting with child caregivers including family, friends, and neighbors can make a difference
in breaking the cycles of abuse by recognizing and addressing challenges while building positive supports;
and
WHEREAS child abuse prevention is a community responsibility dependent on continual collaboration and
advocacy among schools, social service agencies, religious and civic organizations, businesses, and law
enforcement; and
WHEREAS CARE House of Oakland County unites partnerships to resolve local child abuse issues and
applies effective programs to create nurturing environments in the community that improve early
identification, treatment and abuse prevention efforts; and
WHEREAS Children’s Protective Services saves lives receiving toll-free calls 24/7 at 855-444-3911 to
report and prevent further abuse of a child; and
WHEREAS together we can build supportive relationships which advocate for all children to grow and thrive
in a healthy environment filled with joy, hope, unconditional love and acceptance.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners together with
CARE House of Oakland County and its collaborative organizations, hereby proclaim April as Child Abuse
Prevention and Awareness Month in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners calls upon local
government, law enforcement, schools, community-based organizations, and all child caregivers to
heighten awareness of child abuse and neglect, take appropriate protective measures, and seek help to
build resilience with children.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
SHELLEY TAUB, DAVID WOODWARD, PENNY
LUEBS, MARCIA GERSHENSON, CHRISTINE
LONG, PHILIP WEIPERT, EILEEN KOWALL,
HELAINE ZACK, KRISTEN NELSON
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
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AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20136
BY: Commissioners Kristen Nelson, District #5; Gwen Markham, District #9; Helaine Zack, District #18;
Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Gary McGillivray, District #20; David T. Woodward, District #19; Robert
Hoffman, District #2; William Miller, District #14; Nancy Quarles, District #17; Angela Powell, District #10
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – PROCLAIMING APRIL 22, 2020 AS EARTH DAY IN OAKLAND
COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS April 22, 2020 marked 50 years of celebrating Earth Day; and
WHEREAS Earth Day was established to raise awareness about a wide range of environmental issues and
to inspire people to take personal action to address them; and
WHEREAS the first Earth Day in 1970 is credited with launching the modern environmental movement; and
WHEREAS it also launched a wave of actions, including the passage of landmark environmental laws in
the United States such as the Clean Air Acts which include the Air Pollution Control Act of 1955, Clean Air
Act of 1963, Air Quality Act of 1967, the Clean Air Act Extension of 1970, and Clean Air Act Amendments
in 1977 and 1990, as well as the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970; and
WHEREAS today, Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest civic event, marked by more than a billion
people every year as a day of action to change human behavior and create global, national and local policy
changes; and
WHEREAS in 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when the historic Paris Climate
Agreement was open for signature at its headquarters in New York City; and
WHEREAS the theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action because climate change represents the biggest
challenge to the future of humanity and the life-support systems that make our world habitable; and
WHEREAS the Earth Day message about the personal responsibility we all share to “think globally and act
locally” as environmental stewards of planet Earth has never been more timely or important.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners proclaims April
22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County and encourages all residents to take action and make a
difference.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
KRISTEN NELSON, GWEN MARKHAM,
HELAINE ZACK, ANGELA POWELL, MARCIA
GERSHENSON, DAVID WOODWARD, GARY
MCGILLIVRAY, BOB HOFFMAN, NANCY
QUARLES, WILLIAM MILLER
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
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Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20137
BY: Commissioners Gwen Markham, District #9; Kristen Nelson, District #5; Penny Luebs, District #16;
David T. Woodward, District #19; Bob Hoffman, District #2; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Tom Kuhn,
District #11; Helaine Zack, District #18; Janet Jackson, District #21; Marcia Gershenson, District #13;
Christine Long, District #7; Angela Powell, District #10
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RECOGNIZING APRIL 24, 2020 AS ARBOR DAY IN
OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in 1872, J. Sterling Morton successfully proposed to the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
the first tree-planting holiday, which was to be called “Arbor Day”; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that on the first Arbor Day, more than 1,000,000 trees were planted in the State
of Nebraska alone; and
WHEREAS Arbor Day is observed in all 50 States and across the world;
WHEREAS in 1885, the Michigan Governor and State Legislature stated the importance of planting trees
by naming a day upon which this work shall be given special attention, known as "Arbor Day"; and
WHEREAS the purpose of Arbor Day is to encourage people to plant trees; and
WHEREAS trees promote energy conservation by providing shade and increasing humidity, which
moderates temperature extremes, and reduces the energy necessary to heat and cool buildings and
homes; and
WHEREAS trees planted in urban areas reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases by decreasing energy
consumption, and sequester carbon; and
WHEREAS trees protect and purify our water resources by reducing surface runoff, contributing to
stormwater management activity, and protecting urban water resources; and
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WHEREAS trees provide essential habitat for much of Michigan’s wildlife; and
WHEREAS trees enhance the aesthetic quality of life in urban communities by functioning as a natural
buffer for surface noise and provide a natural recreational resource for Michigan’s youth; and
WHEREAS trees in our community increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business
areas, and beautify our community; and
WHEREAS planting and caring for trees contributes to a sustainable environment for future generations
and makes Oakland County a great place to live;
WHEREAS National Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday of April each year.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes April
24, 2020 as Arbor Day in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the goals and
ideals of Arbor Day.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GWEN MARKHAM, KRISTEN NELSON, PENNY
LUEBS, DAVID WOODWARD, BOB HOFFMAN,
GARY MCGILLIVRAY, THOMAS KUHN,
HELAINE ZACK, JANET JACKSON, MARCIA
GERSHENSON, CHRISTINE LONG, ANGELA
POWELL
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 – #20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 – Board of
Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 – Board of Commissioners – Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items i. – q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20138
BY: Commissioner Gwen Markham, District #9
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR
2020 APPROPRIATION – CITY OF NOVI – PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND RIGHT-OF-WAY
ACQUISITION FOR THE FUTURE RESURFACING AND WIDENING OF 10 MILE ROAD – PROJECT
NO. 55601
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners:
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since the 1970s, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Tri-Party
Road Improvement Program to assist Oakland County’s cities, villages and townships (CVTs) with the
construction, maintenance and repair of roads under the supervision, direction and control of the Road
Commission for Oakland County (RCOC); and
WHEREAS on December 12, 2019, the Board of Commissioners approved Miscellaneous Resolution
#19411 which designated $4,602,324 in fund balance for the Tri-Party Road Improvement Program for
projects managed by the RCOC; and
WHEREAS the City of Novi, along with the RCOC, has identified a project and said project is ready to be
undertaken immediately; and
WHEREAS the RCOC has appropriated its one-third (1/3) share of the funding for the project in the City of
Novi and said appropriation has been transferred to a project account; and
WHEREAS the City of Novi has demonstrated that it has authorized its one-third (1/3) share of the funding
for the project and has executed a contract for payment with the RCOC; and
WHEREAS Oakland County’s one-third (1/3) share of the Fiscal Year 2020 authorized amount of Tri-Party
Road Improvement funding for Project No. 55601 in the City of Novi is $108,480; and
WHEREAS funding is available in the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance for Tri-Party 2020 and prior
funding (account #383510) for Project No. 55601 in the amount of $108,480.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
the project submitted by the City of Novi and authorizes the release of Tri-Party Road Improvement Program
funds from the Oakland County Assigned Fund Balance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED additional project costs, not greater than 15% from the original agreement,
which are consistent with the project as originally approved, will be paid when invoiced and appropriated in
the quarterly forecast resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that additional project costs exceeding 15% of the original agreement will
require a separate resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the City of
Novi.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the FY 2020 budget will be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100) FY 2020
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882 Planned Use of Balance $108,480
Total Revenue $108,480
Expenditures
9010101-153010-740135 Road Commission Tri-Party $108,480 Total Expenditures $108,480
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GWEN MARKHAM
Copy of Correspondence from Thomas G. Noechel, Programming Supervisor, Copy of Correspondence
from Shannon J. Miller, Deputy-Secretary/Clerk of the Board, Cost Participation Agreement and Exhibit A
– Estimated Project Cost Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
Moved by Markham seconded by Hoffman to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#20138 – Board of Commissioners – Tri-Party Road Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriation
– City of Novi – Preliminary Engineering and Right-of-Way Acquisition for the Future Resurfacing and
Widening of 10 Mile Road – Project No. 55601.
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A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20138 – Board of Commissioners – Tri-Party Road Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2020
Appropriation – City of Novi – Preliminary Engineering and Right-of-Way Acquisition for the Future
Resurfacing and Widening of 10 Mile Road – Project No. 55601 carried.
Moved by Markham seconded by Quarles the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray,
Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson,
Gingell. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20139
BY: Commissioner Shelley Taub, District #12
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – REALLOCATION OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD FUNDS TO
COVID-19 PANDEMIC NEEDS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in March of this year, a new strain of the coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19,
unexpectedly attacked Oakland County and the State of Michigan, causing residents, businesses,
governments, and the medical profession to implement reactive measures to address the virus; and
WHEREAS COVID-19 and responsive measures have had a devastating and lethal impact on Oakland
County families, businesses, and individuals stricken by this virus; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has taken sizable steps to protect its residents against this pandemic; and
WHEREAS to date the Board of Commissioners has appropriated $16,500,000 as referenced below to
support preparedness and response measures to the COVID-19 pandemic public health threat:
• $500,000 on March 5, 2020 via Miscellaneous Resolution #20062
• $1,000,000 on March 18, 2020 via Miscellaneous Resolution #20085
• $5,000,000 on March 31, 2020 via Miscellaneous Resolution #20097
• $10,000,000 on April 13, 2020 via Miscellaneous Resolution #20112; and
WHEREAS the County Executive has stated there must be significantly more testing, including testing of
asymptomatic people, in order to fully re-open the economy; and
WHEREAS such testing will require a dramatic increase in supplies, lab expenses, personnel, and other
costs; and
WHEREAS government revenue will likely be constrained in the future, as unemployment claims have
broken records set in the 2007-2009 Great Recession and experts have noted the economy appears to be
in free fall; and
WHEREAS on December 12, 2019, a majority of the Board of Commissioners voted to set aside $500,000
to give to Planned Parenthood (“Planned Parenthood Funds”) under Miscellaneous Resolution #19411;
and
WHEREAS Oakland County must now prioritize its expenditures to ensure it is prepared for both known
and unknown future needs to address this unpredictable pandemic.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Planned Parenthood Funds will be reclaimed and
reallocated for use to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT such uses may include additional testing to re-open Oakland County’s
economy, food and shelter assistance for Oakland County residents, or purposes not covered by the recent
federal funding under the CARES Act.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
SHELLEY TAUB
Moved by Kowall seconded by Gingell to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20139
– Board of Commissioners – Reallocation of Planned Parenthood Funds to COVID-19 Pandemic Needs.
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Vote on suspension:
AYES: Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell,
Hoffman. (10)
NAYS: Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack,
Gershenson. (10)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20139 – Board of Commissioners – Reallocation of Planned Parenthood Funds to COVID-19
Pandemic Needs failed.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Health, Safety and Human Services Committee. There were
no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20140
BY: Commissioners Michael J. Gingell, District #1; Shelley Taub, District #12; Michael Spisz, District #3;
Thomas Kuhn, District #11; Robert Hoffman, District #2; Adam Kochenderfer, District #15; Thomas
Middleton, District #4; Philip Weipert, District #8; Christine Long, District #7; and Eileen Kowall, District #6
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RESTORE THE PRIDE AND THE LIVELIHOOD OF MICHIGAN
WORKERS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in March of this year, the Coronavirus unexpectedly attacked Oakland County and the State of
Michigan, causing residents, businesses, governments and the medical profession to implement very
reactive measures to address the virus; and
WHEREAS Oakland County and the State of Michigan has been a hot bed for COVID-19 and has suffered
some of the largest volumes of COVID-19 cases and deaths; and
WHEREAS Governor Gretchen Whitmer has implemented restrictions on residents and businesses to help
control and contain the COVID-19 spread and assist in reducing the outbreak; and
WHEREAS the restrictions implemented on residents by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive orders,
including Stay Home Stay Safe and Social Distancing have been extended to May 15, 2020; and
WHEREAS the restrictions implemented on businesses by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive orders,
are having a monumental impact on our local businesses, their employees and individual business owners;
and
WHEREAS we are continuing to observe the COVID-19 cases and deaths peaking and declining in Oakland
County and the State of Michigan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges Governor
Gretchen Whitmer to more aggressively open the economy so that workers can restore their livelihoods.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges Governor Gretchen
Whitmer to focus on industry sectors that will impact auto workers, carpenters, steel workers, plumbers,
millwrights, skill trade workers and others in order to restore the pride and livelihood of Michigan workers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be provided to Governor Gretchen Whitmer,
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield and all Oakland County Senators
and State Representatives.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
MICHAEL GINGELL, SHELLEY TAUB,
MICHAEL SPISZ, THOMAS KUHN, BOB
HOFFMAN, ADAM KOCHENDERFER, TOM
MIDDLETON, PHILIP WEIPERT, CHRISTINE
LONG, EILEEN KOWALL
Moved by Gingell seconded by Long to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #20140 –
Board of Commissioners – Restore the Pride and the Livelihood of Michigan Workers.
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell,
Hoffman. (10)
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NAYS: Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack,
Gershenson. (10)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #20140 – Board of Commissioners – Restore the Pride and the Livelihood of Michigan Workers
failed.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Pandemic Response and Economic Recovery Committee.
There were no objections.
Commissioner McGillivray addressed the Board regarding agenda revisions and the process and timing of
introducing resolutions.
Discussion followed.
The Board adjourned at 11:36 p.m. to the call of the Chair or May 13, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
LISA BROWN DAVID WOODWARD
Clerk Chairperson