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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2002.02.05 - 35705HUGH D. CRAWFORD Chairperson DAVID B. BUCKLEY Vice Chairperson RUEL E. MCPHERSON Minority Vice Chairperson February 5, 2002 The meeting of the Public Services Committee was called to o rder at 1:35 p.m. by Chairperson Crawford, in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Hugh D. Crawford, David Buckley, Ruel McPherson, David Moffitt, Lawrence A. Obrecht, John Garfield, David Galloway, Terry L. Sever, Eric Coleman and Brenda Causey-Mitchell. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None. OTHERS PRESENT: SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT Mike McCabe, Captain Dale Cunningham, Business Manager Mark Metalski, Chief, Program Services Douglas Eader, Captain EXECUTIVE OFFICES Mike Zehnder, Director Gerald Poisson, Asst. Deputy County Exec. PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT Mary Pardee, Analyst FRIEND OF THE COURT Joe Salamone, Friend of the Court CIRCUIT COURT Kevin Oeffner, Court Administrator Karen MacKenzie, Resource & Prog. Coord. CIRCUIT COURT – FAMILY DIVISION Pam Howitt, Deputy Administrator CIRCUIT COURT - PROBATION Bill Elsenheimer, Probation Supervisor Ken Aud, Manager 52ND DISTRICT COURT – 1ST DIVISION Brian MacKenzie, District Judge Michelle Bilger, Court Administrator Patricia Crane, Director of Probation COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS Barb Hankey, Manager OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR David Gorcyca, Prosecutor John O’Brien II, Chief Deputy Prosecutor CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel DETROIT FREE PRESS Kathy Gray, Reporter BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Pamela Jackson, Committee Coordinator 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 L. Moffitt Eric Coleman Brenda Causey-Mitchell PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 February 5, 2002 PUBLIC COMMENT None. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Garfield moved approval of the minutes of January 15, 2002. Supported by Causey- Mitchell. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 52ND DISTRICT COURT, DIVISION I – MICHIGAN SOBRIETY COURT CONTINUATION AND PERSONNEL RELATED ACTIONS This Resolution authorizes the establishment of a Sobriety Court Fee of $100, which would be paid by all offenders convicted of drinking and driving related charges. This Resolution also authorizes the creation of two General Fund/General Purpose Probation Officer I positions. The salaries for these two additional positions would be funded by the proposed Sobriety Court Costs through December 31, 2002, and then would be reviewed by the Department of Management and Budget to determine the feasibility of continuing these positions. Causey-Mitchell moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Garfield. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 52ND DISTRICT COURT, DIVISION I – 2002 MICHIGAN DRUG COURT PROGRAM GRANT CONTRACT AND PERSONNEL RELATED ACTIONS This is a Resolution regarding a Grant Application/Acceptance for a Michigan Drug Court Program. This Drug Court deals with the problems of increasing recidivism, increasing use of alcohol and illegal drugs, rising systems costs, and an increase in jail d ays ordered. In order to provide continued, intensive probation supervision and frequent alcohol testing of defendants, one full-time eligible Probation Officer I position is requested in the Probation Unit. The total funding of this program is $93,750, of which the State of Michigan will fund $75,000, leaving $18,750, which is the County match. Moffitt moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Coleman. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 February 5, 2002 Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. CIRCUIT COURT – USE OF MEDIATION FUNDS This Resolution authorizes the use of $75,630 from the Circuit Court Civil Mediation Fund to purchase new furniture and equipment. These monies would also be used for mediating cases involving PPOs and offset mediation administrative expe nses with the Oakland County Bar Association, as well as fund the 2002 Bench/Bar Conference. Coleman moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Buckley. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. CIRCUIT COURT – CREATION OF TWO (2) JUDGESHIPS IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT This Resolution authorizes the creation of two Circuit Court Judge positions to be filled by election in 2002 for a term beginning on January 1, 2003. These positions are recommended by the State Court’s Administration Office (SCAO) per PA 252 of 2001, which authorized statewide reorganization of the courts. Upon approval of this Resolution, it would be the responsibility of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners to provide and maintain facilities, personnel and operating costs for these judgeships. Coleman moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Causey-Mitchell. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. CIRCUIT COURT/FAMILY DIVISION – 2002 MICHIGAN DRUG COURT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT This is a Resolution regarding the Drug Court Implementation Grant. This is the second year of funding, and it funds the continued expansion of a juvenile drug court that will serve 40 youth and up to 120 family members. This program targets youths who are repeat offenders charged with alcohol and controlled substance violations. If approved, this grant would fund the costs associated with personnel, contractual consultants, travel and operating supplies. The total grant amo unt is $100,362, of which $25,931 is the County match amount. The remainder amount of $74,431 will come from the State of Michigan. Causey-Mitchell moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Coleman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Obrecht absent. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 4 February 5, 2002 CIRCUIT COURT/FRIEND OF THE COURT – 2002 ACCESS AND VISITATION GRANT APPLICATION/ACCEPTANCE This Resolution is for an Application/Acceptance of the Oakland County Friend of the Court contract with HAVEN to perform services in conjunction with facilitating visitation for certain cases as determined by the Court. This is the 4 th year of this grant. The amount of this award is $48,630, of which HAVEN will provide a 15.6% match in the amount of $7,586 towards this grant. Acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future commitment. Garfield moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Causey-Mitchell. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Sever absent. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS – AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PA 511 INELIGIBLE LIST This Resolution authorizes the approval and adoption of the revised PA 511 Ineligible Charge List as recommended by the Community Corrections Advisory Board. The changes include the addition of the following charges: Assault of a Police Officer 750.479a(6) and Use of the Internet to Exploit or Solicit a Minor 750.145d. Public Act 511 deals with 2 nd and 4th degree offenses. These are the ones that are going to be reviewed. McPherson moved to amend the Resolution in the 9 th WHEREAS, changing the word “would” to “may”. Supported by Obrecht. Motion carried on a voice vote. Moffitt moved to strike the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph of the resolution. Supported by Obrecht. Motion carried on a voice vote. Coleman moved to approve the attached suggested Resolution, as amended. Supported by Causey-Mitchell. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR PRIVATE FOOD SERVICE VENDOR THROUGH 2006 This Resolution authorizes the extension of the contract between Oakland County and Aramark to three years and includes an investment of $100,000 from Aramark towards the cost of equipment in the Oakland County Sheriff Department kitchen. Any expenditure over PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 5 February 5, 2002 $100,000 shall be invoiced to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. Galloway moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Sever. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – APPROVAL OF DRAGOON ARMORED VEHICLE USAGE CONTRACT WITH GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS This Resolution approves the contract with General Dynamics Land Systems for the use of a Dragoon Police Emergency Rescue Vehicle by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. This contract has been approved by Corporation Counsel. The County will be responsible for the cost of liability insurance for the vehicle. This is a one -year contract, and the County is required to pay GDLS $500 to cover maintenance costs. Causey-Mitchell moved approval of the attached suggested Resolution. Supported by Coleman. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – GUN REGISTRATIONS/RECORDS Mr. Cunningham and Captain Eader gave a presentation on the fingerprint revenue for 2001 and the comparison from 2000 to 2001 of gun registrations. When the new gun registration laws took effect in 2000, the Sheriff’s Department was requested to report to the Public Services Committee on these statistics. Coleman moved to Receive and File the Sheriff Department Gun Registrations/Records Report. Supported by Buckley. Motion carried on a voice vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Circuit Court, DCPO Federal Drug Court – Adult Treatment Drug Court Grant Application: This is a Grant Application to the Drug Courts Program Office (DCPO) for $1,656,184 for the Adult Treatment Drug Court Program. This is a possible three -year grant; however, the funding for the last two years is dependent upon Circui t Court meeting the first-year qualifications. B. Circuit Court, DCPO Federal Drug Court – Family Focused Juvenile Drug Court Grant Application: This is a Grant Application to the Drug Courts Program Office (DCPO) for $668,343 for the Family Focused Juvenile Drug Court. This is a possible three-year grant; however, the funding for the last two years is dependent upon Circuit Court meeting the first-year qualifications. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 6 February 5, 2002 C. Township of Addison – Transport Unit of Oakland County Sheriff’s Department – Resolution: This is a Resolution issued by the Township of Addison showing their support of MR #01337 for the addition of two Deputy I positions to the Sheriff’s Transport Unit. D. Letter from Bob Daddow – Status of the Outdoor Warning (Siren) System: This letter addresses the summary of the first year accomplishments and future direction of the Emergency Response and Management team in regards to the Outdoor Warning (Siren) System. Coleman moved to Receive and File the above mentioned items. Supported b y Sever. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Sever mentioned that the court equity fund should be added on the agenda at a future meeting when the agenda is not so large and the meeting is not off site. He suggested having the court administrators from Farmington Hills and Southfield speak on this issue. The committee coordinator will look into having a presenter from these courts at a future meeting when the guidelines mentioned above are met. Commissioner Moffitt brought up the possibility of having televised Public Services Committee meetings, and he would like to have one in Farmington Hills. Commissioner Buckley said that he would like to see Public Services be televised in Troy and Rochester Hills. Commissioner Crawford stated that if any of the commissioners would like to have a televised meeting in their area, arrange the dates, and it will be scheduled. He mentioned having possibly three this year. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:33 p.m. _______________________________ _______________________________ PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 7 February 5, 2002 Pamela L. Jackson James H. VanLeuven, Jr. Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.