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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2001.07.10 - 35646DAVID L. MOFFITT Chairperson HUGH D.CRAWFORD Vice Chairperson RUEL E. MCPHERSON Minority Vice Chairperson July 10, 2001 The meeting of the Public Services Committee was called to ord er at 1:32 p.m. by Chairperson Moffitt, in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: David Moffitt, Ruel E. McPherson, John Garfield, Eric Coleman, Brenda Causey - Mitchell, David Galloway, Lawrence A. Obrecht, David Buckley COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Hugh D. Crawford and Terry L. Sever. OTHERS PRESENT: SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Mike McCabe, Captain Dale Cunningham, Business Manager Nicole Gee, Community Liaison COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS George Miller, Manager Karen Peterson, Supervisor PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE Dan Cojanu, Victim Services Supervisor PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT David VandeGrift, Personnel Analyst Nancy Scarlet, Human Resources Manager Brenthy Johnston, Personnel Analyst Tom Eaton, Deputy Director Karen Jones, Labor Relations Analyst OAKLAND COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION Tom Poulin, President Craig Hanselman, Government Liaison Coordinator BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS James VanLeuven, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Pamela Jackson, Committee Coordinator THE CHAIR, IN TAKING A VISUAL ATTENDANCE, CHOSE TO RECESS AT 1:33 P.M. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858-0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Lawrence A. Obrecht John Garfield David Galloway Terry L. Sever David B. Buckley Eric Coleman Brenda Causey-Mitchell PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 July 10, 2001 THE CHAIR AGAIN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 1:38 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT Tom Poulin, President of the Oakland County Deputy Sheriffs Association, asked for support of MR #01133, Item #6 on the agenda, and gave a brief overview of his concerns and reasons why he believes this Resolution should be adopted. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Garfield moved approval of the previous minutes of June 5, 2001. Supported by Causey-Mitchell. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS SHERIFF DEPARTMENT – INCREASE IN FEES – RECORDS UNIT This Resolution proposes to increase the fingerprinting charge from $5.00 to $15.00. This increase in revenues will be used to add two Clerk III positions in the Records Unit, Technical Services Division of the Sheriff’s Department, to offse t the increase in hours and workload. These positions will be in effect for one year. The Sheriff’s Department will provide an update after six months of utilization to the Public Services Committee and the Personnel Committee. Buckley moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Garfield. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Crawford and Sever absent. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT – LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL This Resolution is for the creation of a law enforcement memorial to pay tribute to the men and women who, while serving honorably in the Law Enforcement duties of Oakland County, were killed in the line of duty. The memorial will be placed in front of the County Courthouse. Donations will be sought from law enforcement groups, private citizens and the private sector to raise the funds necessary for this memorial. Garfield moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Coleman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Crawford and Sever absent. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT – USE OF FORFEITED FUNDS/SOUTHEASTERN OAKLAND COUNTY RESOURCE TEAM (SOCRT) AND CONTINUATION OF ONE (1) DEPUTY II POSITION This Resolution allows the Sheriff Department to continue to participate, since the funding PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 July 10, 2001 has expired, in the COPS grant, which formed a Community Policing Resource Team. This resource team participates in the areas of Madison Heights, Troy, Hazel Park and Ferndale. The estimated cost for one Deputy II position is $85,758 for the period of October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002. The funding will come from forfeited funds. Galloway moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Buckley. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Crawford and Sever absent. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CONTRACT FOR COURT SECURITY AT THE 43RD DISTRICT COURT – MADISON HEIGHTS FOR 2001/2002 This Resolution authorizes the creation of two (2) PTNE 1,000 hrs/yr. Court Deputy II positions to provide adequate security at the 43 rd District Court in Madison Heights. The contract will cover Fiscal Years 2001/2002. The court will pay Oakland County for these services as established by Schedule A. McPherson moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Causey-Mitchell. Moffit moved to amend the attached suggested Resolution by adding an additional paragraph as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these two (2) PTNE 1,000 hrs./yr. Court Deputy positions will be terminated when this contract expires. Supported by Garfield. Motion to amend carried on a voice vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Crawford and Sever absent. MCPHERSON ASSUMED CHAIR AT 1:55 P.M. MR #01169 – OAKLAND COUNTY JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT ACCEPTANCE (JAIBG) This will be the second year of funding for this grant. This is a two -part grant. This award provides continued funding of the FY 2000 programs, as well as the creation of four new positions, which include one SR Probation Officer I position and one SR Paralegal position for the Prosecutor’s Teen Court Program; one SR Community Corrections Specialist I PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 4 July 10, 2001 position for the Community Correction’s In-Step Program; and one Social Worker I position for the Prosecutor’s School Violence program. This grant award is in the amount of $602,142, of which $541,928 is from the State, as a Federal pass -through, and $60,214 is the County’s match amount. Garfield moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Coleman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Moffitt, Crawford and Sever absent. MR #01133 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – NEED FOR CERTIFIED SHERIFF DEPARTMENT DEPUTIES Due to the requirement by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) to have deputies in the Patrol Services Unit and all Command Staff certified, this Resolution requests $500,000 to be added annually to the Sheriff’s Department Overtime Budget. The training period to certify deputies is approximately 16 weeks. Garfield moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Coleman. Obrecht moved to amend the attached suggested Resolution by revising the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph and adding a BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes $500,000 $250,000 to be added annually to the Sheriff’s Department Overtime Budget to allow for additional deputies to attend certification academy the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) academy. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Sheriff’s Department will report back to the Public Services Committee in six -month intervals with the results. Supported by Garfield. Motion to amend carried on a voice vote with Moffitt, Crawford and Sever absent. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Moffitt, Crawford and Sever absent. COMMUNICATIONS Annual Accounting for the Oakland County 9 -1-1 Service District PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 5 July 10, 2001 Obrecht moved to Receive and File the Annual Accounting for the Oakland County 9 -1-1 Service District. Supported by Garfield. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT A. Public Services Committee – Live Broadcast of Meetings It was confirmed that the next Public Services meeting will be held in Novi at the Novi City Hall at 1:30 p.m. on July 24th, 2001. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:52 p.m. _______________________________ _______________________________ Pamela L. Jackson James H. VanLeuven, Jr. Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.