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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2004.10.12 - 35947HUGH D. CRAWFORD Chairperson JEFF POTTER Vice Chairperson VINCENT GREGORY Minority Vice Chairperson October 12, 2004 Vice Chairperson Potter called the meeting of the Public Services Committee to order at 1:40 p.m., in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeff Potter, Vincent Gregory, Sue Ann Douglas, Thomas F. Middleton, Eileen T. Kowall, Tom McMillin, John Scott and Helaine Zack COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Hugh D. Crawford OTHERS PRESENT: EMERGENCY RESPONSE & PREPAREDNESS Michael Sturm, Administrator Brandon Lewis, Solution Area Planner HUMAN RESOURCES Nancy Scarlet, Manager Kelly Karns, Analyst Brenthy Johnston, Analyst FISCAL SERVICES Michael Pohlod, Financial Analyst INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Dale Kukla, Manager CIRCUIT COURT Kevin Oeffner, Court Administrator COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS Barb Hankey, Manager SHERIFF’S OFFICE Mike McCabe, Undersheriff Dale Cunningham, Business Manager BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Lawrence Doyle, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coo rdinator 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 Sue Ann Douglas Thomas F. Middleton Eileen T. Kowall Tom McMillin John A. Scott Helaine Zack PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 October 12, 2004 Kowall moved approval of the minutes of September 28, 2004, as printed. Supported by McMillin. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. SHERIFF’S OFFICE – CONTRACT AMENDMENT #2 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF COMMERCE The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves an amendment to the Schedule A and A -1 (Sheriff Deputies Contracted) of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department 2004-2008 Law Enforcement Services Agreement with the Charter Township of Commerce. The amendment would reflect the addition of one Detective Sergeant, one Patrol Investigator and three Deputy II’s (no -fill). The resolution authorizes the addition of two unmarked vehicles (with mobiles & preps) and a marked vehicle (with mobile, prep, and MDC) to the County fleet. One Sergeant and four Deputy II positions would be created in the Contracted Patrol Unit, Patrol Services Division of the Sheriff’s Office. This amendment would take effect on January 1, 2005. Middleton moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford and Douglas absent. 2. COUNTY EXECUTIVE – EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS – ACCEPTANCE FOR 2004 ODP STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM The State of Michigan awarded Oakland County $3,364,949 in reimbursement for qualified training, planning, equipment and exercise expenses for the State Homeland Security Program and $1,025,717 for the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program, bringing the total grant funding to $4,390,666. The funding covers the period of August 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of $4,390,666 in grant funding. The resolution also authorizes the creation of one special revenue, full-time, eligible Business Analyst position. Acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future commitment. Zack moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford absent. 3. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS – ACCEPTANCE OF FY 2004/2005 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS GRANT The Michigan Department of Corrections awarded the Oakland County Department of Public Services/Community Corrections Division $3,609,403 in grant funding for the period of October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. The grant would continue to fund 16 Specialist II positions; two part-time, non-eligible Specialist II positions; one Office Assistant II; one half User III position; one Specialist III position; and one half Supervisor position within the Community Corrections Division. In the Sheriff’s Office this grant would continue to fund three Inmate Caseworker positions; two Work Projects PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 October 12, 2004 Coordinators; one Office Assistant I; one Inmate Substance Abuse Technician and one part-time eligible Inmate Substance Abuse Technician position. There is no County match requirement; however, there are General Fund/General Purpose funded Community Corrections Specialist positions included in the FY 2004/2005 budget that are not part of this grant. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of $3,609,403 from the Michigan Department of Corrections. Middleton moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Douglas. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford absent. 4. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS – AUTHORIZATION OF $60,000 TO IT DISC DIVISION TO COMPLETE OMNI DATA CAPTURE PROJECT The resolution authorizes $60,000 to be placed in the Information Technology DISC Division budget to complete the OMNI data capture project. The project would improve and expand the quality and quantity of offender data available to t he Oakland County criminal justice system and would eliminate the process of manually importing data into a stand-alone Access database. The project has an estimated return of investment within the first year of $30,000. Zack moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford absent. 5. MR #04285 – CIRCUIT COURT – CREATION OF THREE STUDENT POSITIONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT BUSINESS OFFICE The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes that three student positions be reinstated in the Circuit Court Business Office. During the FY 2005 budget process the Court had requested a full -time Clerk position in the Business Office and deleted three student positions to offset the cost. Scott moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Kowall. Middleton moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph of the resolution be amended, as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the creation of three (3) Student positions be reinstated in the Circuit Court Business Office in the Human Resource Department, Office Support Unit, for assignment to a Department or Elected Official with a demonstrated need as determined by the Human Resource Department. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 4 October 12, 2004 Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford absent. Douglas moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph of the resolution be amended, as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the creation of (3) Student positions for FY 2004/2005 in the Human Resource Department, Office Support Unit for assignment to a Department or Elected Official with a demonstrated need as determined by the Human Resource Department. Supported by Gregory. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford absent. Douglas moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the title of the resolution be amended, as follows: IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT – CREATION OF THREE STUDENT POSITIONS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT BUSINESS OFFICE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT – OFFICE SUPPORT UNIT FOR FY 2004/2005 Supported by McMillin. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Crawford absent. Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Potter, Gregory and Middleton Nays: Douglas, Kowall, McMillin, Scott and Zack Main motion, as amended, failed on a roll call vote with Crawford absent. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. Department of Public Services – Veterans’ Services Division – Annual Report FY 2003 Douglas moved to receive and file Item A. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 5 October 12, 2004 OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:36 p.m. ________________________________ _______________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.