HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2020.12.07 - 33989MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20661 December 7, 2020
BY: Commissioner Helaine Zack, Chairperson, Finance and Infrastructure Committee
IN RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE — APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO ENTER INTO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND AN EQUITY AUDIT TO
IMPROVE COUNTY GOVERNMENT SERVICES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS it is in the best interest of the Oakland County government that the County Executive be able
to complete a county -wide strategic implementation plan for improvements to the internal and external
services and functions of county government; and
WHEREAS in the Fiscal Year 2021 — Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Message the County Executive outlined the
importance of becoming more operationally efficient and developing scorecard metrics to yield a more
operational efficient County government and maintain our AAA bond rating; and
WHEREAS in the Fiscal Year 2021 — Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and General Appropriations Act the County
Executive outlined the importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in how we operate internally as County
employees and externally how we deliver services to our residents of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the purpose of this contract is to perform an audit evaluating gaps and barriers of County
services available to County residents and developing a process for examining equitable access and
opportunity to such services. The main objectives are.
• Evaluate the current availability of County services to County residents,
• Identify populations who experience barriers to County services,
• Identify gaps in access and opportunity to County services,
• Identify factors that contribute to disparate outcomes in specific populations concerning access and
opportunity to County services, and
• Recommend strategies to address the identified gaps and barriers related to access and
opportunity to County Services; and
WHEREAS funding for one-time professional services related to the various strategic planning initiatives is
to be provided from the use of fund balance; a General Fund Assigned Fund Balance titled Improving
Government Services (GL Account #383456) is to be established with the FY 2020 Year End Report
Resolution to be presented to the Finance and Infrastructure Committee on December 2, 2020.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves an
appropriation in an amount not to exceed $700,000 for expenses related to strategic planning, the
development and implementation of key performance indicators and lean government under the direction
of the County Executive.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves an
appropriation in an amount not to exceed $430,000 for expenses related to the conduct of an Equity audit
related to internal and external operations of the Oakland County under the direction of the County
Executive.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes an appropriation in an amount
not to exceed $200,000 for strategic planning, policy development, project management, operational
analysis, community engagement, oversight and operational efficiencies under the direction of the Board
of Commissioners.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED contractual agreements for professional services in excess of$250,000 shall
be forwarded to the Finance Committee as a communication. The Board of Commissioners authorizes the
designated contract administrator to execute contractual agreements, contingent upon review by
Corporation Counsel and conformance with Oakland County Purchasing Policies and Procedures.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriation for the overall total of $1,330,000 related to the various
strategic planning initiatives is to be provided from the use of fund balance; a General Fund Assigned Fund
Balance titled Improving Government Services (GL Account #383456) is to be established with the FY 2020
Year End Report Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2021 budget be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND (#10100)
Revenue
9010101-196030-665882
Expenditures
1010101-181000-731458
1010101-181000-731458
5010101-180010-731458
FY 2021
Planned Use of Balance $1,330,000
Total Revenue $1,330.000
Professional Services $ 700,000
Professional Services 430,000
Professional Services 200,000
Total Expenditures $1.330.000
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance and Infrastructure Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
Commissioner Helaine Zack,, District #18
Chairperson, Finance and Infrastructure
Committee
FINANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Middleton and Long voting no.
Resolution #20661 December 7, 2020
Moved by Zack seconded by Luebs the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Woodward, Zack,
Gershenson, , Jackson. (11)
NAYS: Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn. (10)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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1 HEREBY ApPROVE THIS ReSOLU T ION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUT E
I:CTIN(, PURSUANT TO MCL 45Z59A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on December 7,
2020, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 7t� day of December, 2020.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County