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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2003.09.10 - 35840WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson PETER H. WEBSTER Vice Chairperson DAVID COULTER Minority Vice Chairperson September 10, 2003 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of the General Government Commi ttee to order at 2:07 p.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: William R. Patterson, Peter Webster, Bill Bullard, Martin Knollenberg, Jeff Potter, John Scott, David Coulter, Eileen Kowall COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Mattie Hatchett OTHERS PRESENT CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Director HUMAN SERVICES Thomas J. Gordon, Ph.D., Director Jody Overall, Manager, Children’s Village CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS G. W. Caddell, Clerk/Register of Deeds Jim VanLeuven, Deputy Clerk/Register of Deeds HEALTH DIVISION George Miller, Manager OLHSA Ron Borngesser, CEO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Potter moved approval of the minutes of August 25, 2003, as printed. Supported by Knollenberg. Motion carried on a voice vote. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858-0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Bill Bullard Martin Knollenberg Eileen Kowall Jeff Potter John Scott Mattie McKinney Hatchett GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 September 10, 2003 1. MR #03252 – WEST NILE VIRUS FUND REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROJECT IN THE CITY OF NOVI – FISCAL YEAR 2003 ALLOCATION The resolution authorizes the appropriation of $19,191.92 from the West Nile Fund to reimburse the City of Novi for expenses incurred in connection with the mosquito control project, once proper invoices are presented. 2. MR #03248 – WEST NILE VIRUS FUND REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROJECT IN THE CITY OF TROY – FISCAL YEAR 2003 ALLOCATION The resolution authorizes the appropriation of $30,057.91 from the West Nile Fund to reimburse the City of Troy for expenses incurred in connection with mosquito control projects, once proper invoices are presented. 3. MR #03245 – WEST NILE VIRUS FUND REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROJECT IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF INDEPENDENCE – FISCAL YEAR 2003 ALLOCATION The resolution authorizes the appropriation of $15,232.31 from the West Nile Fund to reimburse the Charter Township of Independence for expenses incurred in connection with mosquito control projects, once proper invoices are presented. 4. MR #03251– WEST NILE VIRUS FUND REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROJECT IN THE VILLAGE OF ORTONVILLE - FISCAL YEAR 2003 ALLOCATION The resolution authorizes the appropriation of $617.78 from the West Nile Fund to reimburse the Village of Ortonville for expenses incurred in connection with mosquito control projects, once proper invoices are presented. 5. MR #03250 – WEST NILE VIRUS FUND REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROJECT IN THE VILLAGE OF LAKE ORION - FISCAL YEAR 2003 ALLOCATION The resolution authorizes the appropriation of $1,031.78 from the West Nile Fund to reimburse the Village of Lake Orion for expenses incurred in connection with mosquito control projects, once proper invoices are presented. Kowall moved to report with a recommendation that the attached suggested resolutions on the Consent Agenda, Items #1 - #5 be adopted. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Bullard, Scott and Hatchett absent. REGULAR AGENDA Chairperson Patterson requested that Item #6 be taken up last on the agenda to allow for the arrival of Mr. Miller and Dr. Gordon. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 7. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN’S VILLAGE DIVISION FY 2003- 2004 CHILDREN’S VILLAGE SCREENING PROJECT GRANT ACCEPTANCE GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 September 10, 2003 The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) awarded a grant to the Department of Human Services – Children’s Village Division in the amount of $50,000. The funds would be used for the purpose of screening, compiling data and treating at -risk adolescents for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). This is the 4 th year of grant funding, and it is 100% federally funded. No County match is required for this grant. Webster moved to postpone this item until the next scheduled General Government Committee meeting. Supported by Coulter. Dr. Gordon mentioned that Corporation Counsel is working with the Michigan De partment of Community Health to revise objectionable language in the contract for this grant. This language relates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). He stated that this is a time-sensitive item in that the contract period would commence on October 1, 2003, and if it were postponed, it would not come to the full Board until October 2nd, 2003. This would cause a disruption of services for the Oakland County Children’s Village. However, if Corporation Counsel does not resolve the issue of the language in the contract, Dr. Gordon gave his assurance that he will pull this item prior to the Board meeting. Dr. Gordon stated that Mr. Ross of Corporation Counsel expects to have this issue resolved prior to the Board meeting on September 18, 2003. Webster withdrew his motion to postpone this item. Webster moved approval of the attached suggested resolution conditioned upon language received and incorporated into the grant agreement regarding HIPAA. He also asked that Dr. Gordon send a note to Chairperson Patterson once this issue is resolved. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent. Chairperson Patterson requested that Dr. Gordon supply the committee with yearly comparisons on this Children’s Village Screening Project. Dr. Gordon stated that he would be happy to supply that information to the committee in the future. 6. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – 2003/2004 COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, BUDGETING AND CONTRACTING (CPBC) AGREEMENT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Department of Community Health awarded the Oakland County Health Division funding in the amount of $7,044,863, which is a 3.8% decrease from last year’s award. This would be the 4th year of grant funding, and it covers the period of October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004. The funding would cover costs associated with the continuation of the Emergency Preparedness Specialist position through Fiscal Year 2003/04, as well as to defray costs of housing the Regional Epidemi ologist and SNS Planner and the enhancement of communication capabilities. The funds will also be used to equip and staff the laboratory to attain “Level B” status, allowing the laboratory to examine potential bioterrorism-related materials. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 September 10, 2003 Coulter moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Webster. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent. 8. ELECTION REIMBURSEMENT REPORT Ms. Cunningham handed out a summary of the current House Bills that would make significant changes to the Michigan Election Law and several statutes concerning school elections. Chairperson Patterson, at a previous meeting, had requested Ms. Cunningham to compile this information and bring the information back to committee. She had asked Mr. Caddell, Clerk/Register of Deeds, to join her today, as he has been working very closely with this issue. Ms. Cunningham gave a brief overview of her summary that she handed out at the meeting. She talked specifically about House Bills 4820 – 4828. These bills address the issues of how many elections should be held in a year; when the elections should take place; and who should be running these elections. If these bills passed, four regular election dates would be established each year, and they would be i n February, May, August and November. All regular and special elections would be held at these times only (with few exceptions). The only exceptions to these four scheduled dates would be for special elections called by the Governor to fill a vacancy or by the legislature to submit a proposed constitutional amendment. These “exception” elections could be held on one of the four regular election dates but are not required to be. Section 315 would require a school district to pay each county, city, and to wnship that conducts an election for the school district an amount determined by a formula set forth in the Act. If disputes arise between municipalities and the school districts, the Secretary of State would resolve them. Clerk Register Caddell mentioned that he is the Chairman of the Election Committee for Michigan, and he stated that there is an amendment to these bills, which basically says there would be a “floater” day added. However, they have placed such restrictions on this “floater” day, that it would probably not be used. Currently, these bills have passed the House, and they are now going to the Senate. Senator Hammerstrom is putting together dispute bills, and Mr. Caddell will let Judy Cunningham and the commissioners know the outcome of this. He will be meeting with his committee on the 26th of September, and Senator Hammerstrom will be attending that meeting. He mentioned that the County Clerk would have additional duties, and the County would be reimbursed for whatever costs are incurred when the Clerk's Office works with the schools. Mr. Caddell will report back to Chairperson Patterson on the outcome of the meeting on the 26 th of September. Knollenberg moved to receive and file the above -mentioned report. Supported by Webster. Motion carried on a voice vote with Hatchett absent. COMMUNICATIONS A. Midland County Board of Commissioners – Resolution Requesting Local Government Participation in the State Purchasing Program B. Arenac County Board of Commissioners – Resolution to Stress the Importance of GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 September 10, 2003 Revenue Sharing to Counties and Request that No Further Cuts Be Made C. August 20, 2003 – OLHSA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda Kowall moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Patterson reminded the committee to RSVP for the tour being conducted by the Farm Bureau on Monday, September 15, 2003. Commissioner Knollenberg mentioned that the copy of SB 687 that was distributed to the commissioners previously was hard to follow in that you could not tell what had been stricken and what had been added. He handed out a newer version with highlighting. This item will be coming before the General Government Committee at the next scheduled meeting on Monday, September 22, 2003. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela Worthington Helen Hanger Committee Coordinator Senior Committee Coordinator NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.