HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2001.10.30 - 35683DAVID L. MOFFITT
Chairperson
HUGH D.CRAWFORD
Vice Chairperson
RUEL E. MCPHERSON
Minority Vice Chairperson
October 30, 2001
The meeting of the Public Services Committee was called to o rder at 1:40 p.m. by
Chairperson Moffitt, in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center,
Pontiac, Michigan.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
David Moffitt, Hugh D. Crawford, Ruel E. McPherson, Lawrence A. Obrecht, John
Garfield, David Galloway, Terry L. Sever, David Buckley, Eric Coleman, and Brenda
Causey-Mitchell.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
None.
OTHERS PRESENT:
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Mike McCabe, Captain
Dale Cunningham, Business Manager
Kim Rossman, Sergeant
HEALTH DIVISION Sandra Kosik, Chief, Substance Abuse Services
Tom Fockler, Adm./Public Health Adm. Svcs.
CIRCUIT COURT/FOC Joe Salamone, Friend of the Court
Kathleen Cox, Chief Assistant Friend of the Court
FRIEND OF THE COURT Joe Salamone, Friend of the Court
EXECUTIVE OFFICE Mike Zehnder, Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Nancy Dingeldey, Commissioner, District #11
Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst
Pamela Jackson, Committee Coordinator
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES
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
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Garfield moved approval of the amended minutes of August 7, 2001. Supported by
Crawford.
Motion carried on a voice vote.
AGENDA ITEMS
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CONTRACT AMENDMENT #2 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF ROYAL OAK 1999-2003
This Resolution authorizes the amendment of the original Schedule A and A -1 (Sheriff
Deputies Contracted) to add one Deputy II position in the Contracted Patrol Unit, Patrol
Services Division of the Sheriff’s Department. Royal Oak Township had previously
eliminated this position due to financial difficulties. If approved, this amendment will take
effect on November 24, 2001.
Garfield moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by
Coleman.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with McPherson and Galloway absent.
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CONTRACT AMENDMENT #2 FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD 1999 -2003
This Resolution authorizes the amendment of the original Schedule A (Sh eriff Deputies
Contracted) to add one Deputy II (no-fill) position in the Contracted Patrol Unit, Patrol
Services Division of the Sheriff’s Department. This Resolution also authorizes that one
marked patrol vehicle (with mobile, prep and MDC) be added to the County fleet. If
approved, this amendment will take effect on January 1, 2002.
Coleman moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by
Garfield.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with McPherson and Galloway absent.
SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CONTRACT AMENDMENT #1 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BRANDON
This Resolution authorizes the amendment to the original Schedule A (Sheriff Deputies
Contracted) to add one Deputy II (no-fill) position in the Contracted Patrol Unit, Patrol
Services Division of the Sheriff’s Department. This Resolution also authorizes that one
marked patrol unit (with mobile, prep and MDC) be added to the County fleet. If approved,
this amendment will take effect on January 1, 2002.
Causey-Mitchell moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported
by Garfield.
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Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with McPherson and Galloway absent.
SHERIFF DEPARTMENT – CRIMINAL RECORDS IMPROVEMENT BYRNE GRANT
APPLICATION
This Application is for a program that will provide for the expansion of the Live Scan
fingerprint initiative into Washtenaw and Livingston counties. It will also provide for Live
Scan fingerprint units at the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, Clinton Township Police
Department, Dearborn Heights Police Department and the City of Grosse Pointe Police
Department. Those agencies not within Oakland County will assume their own costs for
this program. This will be the third year of grant funding for this program.
There was some discussion regarding the validity of the figures, and the Sheriff’s
Department will be reviewing them for accuracy prior to the acceptance coming through.
Obrecht made a motion to approve the Grant Application at this tim e with the
understanding that the figures will be reviewed and corrected, if necessary, prior to
the acceptance. Supported by Crawford.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with McPherson absent.
FRIEND OF THE COURT/CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITT EE STUDY GROUP – FINAL
REPORT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Ms. Dingeldey gave a brief overview of what the Friend of the Court/Citizens Advisory
Committee Study Group has accomplished and recommended that the FOC/CAC Study
Group review applications for minimum qualifications and then forward them to the Board
Chair and Caucus Chairs for consideration and final appointments. There was much
discussion regarding the Board Rules and how these appointments should be handled.
CRAWFORD ASSUMED THE CHAIR AT 2:32 P.M.
Obrecht made a motion to table this item until the next Public Services meeting to
allow time for review from the committee members and to create a resolution.
Supported by Coleman.
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Moffitt, Buckley and Causey-
Mitchell absent.
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT
Mr. McPherson mentioned that the court equity program needs to be added as an agenda
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item for the next meeting. The committee coordinator will make a phone call to Dav id
Walsh in Farmington Hills to find out when he would be able to attend the Public Services
Committee meeting to address this issue.
There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned
at 2:42 p.m.
_______________________________ _______________________________
Pamela L. Jackson James H. VanLeuven, Jr.
Committee Coordinator Administrative Director
NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.