Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2004.10.11 - 35945WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson PETER H. WEBSTER Vice Chairperson DAVID COULTER Minority Vice Chairperson October 11, 2004 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of the General Government Committe e 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, David Coulter, Bill Bullard, Jeff Potter, John Scott, Martin Knollenberg, Eileen Kowall and Mattie McKinney Hatchett COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None OTHERS PRESENT CORPORATION COUNSEL Keith Lerminiaux, Deputy Corp. Counsel Jody Schaffer, Asst. Corporation Counsel INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Phil Bertolini, Director Scott Oppmann, Supervisor, GIS Systems Janette McKenna, Chief SHERIFF’S OFFICE Kim G. Rossman, Lieutenant MANAGEMENT & BUDGET Laurie Van Pelt, Director Art Holdsworth, Deputy Director Holly Conforti, Fiscal Services Supervisor EXECUTIVE OFFICES Carmen Talbot, State Gov. Liaison Kristie Everett Zamora, Director, Arts, Culture & Film Lynn Alexander, Senior Citizens Advocate HUMAN SERVICES Dr. Thomas Gordon, Director Jody Overall, Manager, CV STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Paul Welday, Lobbyist POLING, MCGAW & POLING, PC Richard Poling, Counsel to Board of Comm. OHLSA Ron Borngesser, CEO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Lawrence Doyle, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Sue Ann Douglas, District #12 OTHERS PRESENT, CONTD. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, CONTD. Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst 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 Jeff Potter John Scott Martin Knollenberg Eileen Kowall Mattie McKinney Hatchett GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 October 11, 2004 Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Kowall moved approval of the minutes of Septemb er 27, 2004, as printed. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA Kowall moved to amend the agenda by removing Item #7, Cash Flow Analysis, per Mr. Daddow’s request, and adding MR #04299 – Opposition to Governor’s Efforts to Rush Revisions to Michigan’s Tax Code During Lame Duck Session to the agenda as Item #7. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – FOURTH QUARTER 2004 DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATION TRANSFER All data development costs are incorporated as a single appropriation within the non - departmental budget, and then the amount of the actual expense is transferred to the user department with a summary report to the Finance Committee each quarter. The Information Technology Department determined that the fourth Quarter 2004 data processing development charge is $1,077,927.40, and the imaging development charge is $47,849.20 for the General Fund/General Purpose County departments. The direct charges to Special Reve nue and Proprietary fund departments are determined to be $456,042.90, and non-county agencies are $0 for the fourth Quarter of 2004. The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the Fourth Quarter Appropriation Transfer as specified on the attached schedule. Hatchett moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Scott. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 2. MR #04287 – DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET – INTEGRATED E- FINANCIAL SYSTEM PROJECT – APPROPRIATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE II The Integration E-Financial System Project consists of e-procurement, enhanced time and GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 October 11, 2004 labor reporting, project costing, an Internet portal for on -line payment, and activity-based management, budgeting and financial reporting. The project was split up into three phases. Phase I is near completion, and $802,990 is remaining in the Major Departmental Support Projects Fund. The resolution authorizes the appropriation of $3,671,938 from the Designated Fund Balance and $2,000,000 from the Delinquent Personal Property Tax Administration Fund towards the cost of the implementation of Phase II of the E -Financial System Project. The resolution also authorizes that the balance of $802,990 that remains in the Major Departmental Support Projects Fund from Phase I be allocated to support the Phase II implementation. The resolution authorizes that the FY 2005 Budget be amended by transferring $3,671,938 from the General Fund and $2,000,000 from the Delinq uent Personal Property Tax Administration Fund to the Major Departmental Support Projects Fund. Potter moved to report with a recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Webster. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:33 P.M. DUE TO A FIRE DRILL MEETING RESUMED AT 2:39 P.M. 3. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/CLEMIS – INTEGRATED BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM GRANT ACCEPTANCE The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $989,477 in grant funds to Oakland County Information Technology for the period of August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2005. The funds are to be used for a pilot program under CLEMIS. This pilot program would test the feasibility and operational features to capture fingerprint, photographic an d demographic information for on-the-street identification through the use of the Integrated Biometric Identification System (I.B.I.S.) from Identix Corporation and Cogent Systems, Inc. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the federal funding. Hatchett moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/CHILDREN’S VILLAGE DIVISION FY 2004 - 2005 CHILDREN’S VILLAGE SCREENING PROJECT GRANT ACCEPT ANCE The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) awarded $73,000 in grant funding to the Oakland County Department of Human Services – Children’s Village Division for FY 2004-2005, to screen, compile data and treat at-risk adolescents for sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs). This is the fifth year of funding for this grant, and it is 100% federally funded with no County match requirement. Coulter moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 October 11, 2004 Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 5. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RE-APPOINTMENTS TO THE WELL PROTECTION AND EDUCATION POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE The report recommends to the full Board the following re -appointments to the Well Protection and Education Policy Advisory Committee for terms ending 9/24/07: BUILDER CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE Daniel MacLeish, MacLeish Building , Inc. B. Lee Embrey, Watersaver Company, Inc. Bullard moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that Daniel MacLeish and B. Lee Embrey be re-appointed to the Well Protection and Education Policy Advisory Committee. Supported by Bullard. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 6. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH POLING, MCGAW AND POLING, PC The resolution authorizes the execution of a contract between the County of Oakland and Poling, McGaw and Poling for legal services. This contract would expire on May 31, 2005. Poling, McGaw and Poling has been providing the Oakland County Board of Commissioners (BOC) with legal advice since May of 1998. Their services are necessary in cases where the Board of Commissioners may need to seek advice of independent legal counsel, such as conflicts of interest. Bullard moved approval of the attached sugge sted resolution. Supported by Webster. Bullard moved to amend the resolution by changing the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph, as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes that a contr act for legal services with Poling, McGaw and Poling be executed, to expire May 31, 2005 2006, at the same hourly rate authorized per MR #04130. Supported by Coulter. Motion to amend carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 7. MR #04299 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OPPOSITION TO GOVERNOR’S EFFORTS TO RUSH REVISIONS TO MICHIGAN’S TAX CODE DURING LAME DUCK SESSION GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 October 11, 2004 The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners oppo ses any effort to rush through revisions to the Michigan Tax Code during the lame duck session of the Michigan Legislature. Webster moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Bullard. Webster moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be amended by adding the following paragraph as the 8 th WHEREAS: WHEREAS Legislators should not back themselves, or the next legislature, into a corner by making piecemeal revisions to the tax system that may set the stage for justifying the need for a sales tax on services. Supported by Potter. Motion to amend carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Hatchett moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be amended, as follows: 1. Amend the title of the resolution, as follows: Board of Commissioners – Opposition to Governor’s Efforts to Rush Revisions to Michigan’s Tax Code During Lame Duck Session 2. Amend the 1st WHEREAS paragraph, as follows: WHEREAS Governor Granholm has indicated that she wants Legislators may consider a restructuring of the Michigan tax system to occur during the lame -duck session of the Michigan Legislature; and 3. Amend the 6th WHEREAS paragraph, as follows: WHEREAS one possible revision of the tax code that is being may be proposed includes expanding the state sales tax to include a sales tax on services – which will have a detrimental impact on small businesses, service providers and the economy; and Supported by Coulter. Motion to amend carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. September 23, 2004 Letter to Sheriff Bouchard – Approval of Modification to COPS MORE ’98 Grant Award B. August 25, 2004 Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency Board of Directors Meeting Minutes GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 October 11, 2004 C. September 30, 2004 – Resignation Letter from Clifford Johnson – CMH Authority Potter moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:48 p.m. ________________________ _________________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.