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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2005.07.11 - 36011WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson CHRISTINE LONG Vice Chairperson MATTIE MCKINNEY HATCHETT Minority Vice Chairperson July 11, 2005 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 2:03 p.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: William R. Patterson, Christine Long, Mattie McKinney Hatchett, Hugh D. Crawford, Eric Wilson, Eileen Kowall, Will Molnar, Vincent Gregory, David Coulter, Tim Melton COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: None OTHERS PRESENT CORPORATION COUNSEL Judy Cunningham, Corporation Counsel EXECUTIVE OFFICE Robert Daddow, Deputy County Executive HUMAN RESOURCES Brenthy Johnston, Analyst INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Patricia Coates, Administrator, CLEMIS SHERIFF’S OFFICE Ann Russell, Corrections Administrator AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B Jim McGuire, Director, Planning & Advocacy GOVERNOR’S OFFICE Daedra A. McGhee, Advisor, Bus. & Civic Affairs Yulanda Curtis, Intern, Southeast Michigan Mike Markovic, Intern, Southeast Michigan OAKLAND LIVINGSTON HUMAN SERVICE AGENCY Ron Borngesser, CEO GENERAL PUBLIC Allan Meltzer, Citizen STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Kim Haefner, Lobbyist BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS David Woodward, Commissioner, District #18 Sue Ann Douglas, Commissioner, District #12 Larry Doyle, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Meltzer expressed concern about an amendment that Commissioner Melton had OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858-0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Hugh D. Crawford Eric Wilson Eileen Kowall Will Molnar Vincent Gregory David Coulter Tim Melton GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 July 11, 2005 previously presented. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Crawford moved approval of the minutes of June 20, 2005, as printed. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B FISCAL YEAR 2006 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the FY 2006 Annual Implementation Plan of the Area Agency on Aging 1 -B. This plan was adopted by action of the Area Agency on Aging 1 -B Board of Directors on June 24, 2005 and submitted to the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging for approval. The plan has also been reviewed and approved by the AAA 1-B Advisory Council and has been the subject of a public hearing where favorable comments on the plan were received. The Michigan Office of Services to the Aging allows each County Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution of approval for the plan. The plan assumes continuation of dollars this year and next year. Kowall moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Crawford. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 2. SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT/HEALTH DIVISION – FY 2005 JAIL ALLIANCE WITH SUPPORT FOR INMATES WITH CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS GRANT AMENDMENT #1 Oakland County was awarded $291,910 in grant funding, which included a County match of $72,978 for the period of October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. The Michigan Department of Community Health has authorized an amendment to the initial budget by utilizing the psychiatric contractual service allocation, which is $98,000, to support the program with additional positions. The resolution authorizes an amendment to the FY 2005 Jail Alliance with Support for Inmates with Co-occurring Disorders grant which allows f or the utilization of the existing psychiatric contractual services allocation ($98,000) to support the program with additional positions. The resolution would authorize the creation of one Special Revenue 1,000 hr./yr. part - time, non-eligible Inmate Caseworker position in the Sheriff’s Office/Corrective Services Division/Inmate Program Services Unit and one Special Revenue full -time eligible Substance Abuse Program Analyst position in the Health & Human Services Department/Health Division/Substance Abuse Unit. Continuation of the positions associated with this grant is contingent upon continuation of State funding. The Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority has committed to contribute $100,000 toward this program, as well. Hatchett moved to report to the full board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Gregory. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 July 11, 2005 Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 3. MR #05123 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OPPOSITION TO THE MICHIGAN SINGLE BUSINESS TAX (SBT) The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners opposes the Michigan Single Business Tax and recommends its repeal. Kowall moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Long. Hatchett moved to table Item #3 until the House and the Senate make a decision on this issue because revised proposals are being considered at this time by the House and Senate. Supported by Gregory. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Hatchett, Gregory, Coulter a nd Melton (4) NAYS: Long, Crawford, Wilson, Kowall, Molnar and Patterson (6) Motion failed by roll call vote. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MAIN MOTION: AYES: Long, Crawford, Wilson, Kowall, Molnar, Patterson (6) NAYS: Hatchett, Gregory, Coulter, Melton (4) Motion carried on a roll call vote. 4. MR #05105 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR THE MICHIGAN JOBS AND INVESTMENT ACT The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the Michigan Jobs and Investment Act. It also reflects that the Board of Commissioners finds that this proposal offers common-sense solutions to the disincentives and inequities the Single Business Tax (SBT) has caused on job creation and business investment in Oakland County and Michigan. The resolution also reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners finds that the proposal offers long-overdue fairness to the business tax structure in a responsible way, without moving more burdensome taxation to families through higher state or local taxes. Coulter moved to report to the full Board with a recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Molnar. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Hatchett, Gregory, Coulter and Melton (4) NAYS: Long, Crawford, Wilson, Kowall, Molnar and Patterson (6) Motion failed by roll call vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 July 11, 2005 5. MR #05122 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners agrees that community-based system of care strategies that have demonstrated their efficacy and resources that support them should be protected and prioritized within the appropriations process. Melton moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the res olution be adopted. Supported by Molnar. Long moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the 6 th BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph of the resolution be amended, as follows: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Com missioners urges all Community Mental Health Directors and Board leadership to share this resolution with other stakeholders in their local communities, such as collaborative bodies, and encourage the endorsement of this resolution or another like it which promotes values, priorities and existing public funding for such programs and services for Michigan children with serious emotional disturbances and developmental disabilities and their families described herein. Supported by Kowall. Motion to amend carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 6. MR #05124 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES FOR OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS’ APPOINTMENTS The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners establishes a policy to provide standardized job-specific questions to each qualified candidate who submits an application for Board of Commissioners’ appointed positions by the designated deadline. It also reflects that the General Government Committee shall be responsible for drafting the standardized job-specific questions, forwarding the questionnaire to the qualified candidates, and establishing the deadline for questionnaire responses. Then the General Government Committee shall receive the responses from the candidates and determine which, if any, candidates will be scheduled for an interview prior to voting on a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners. Melton moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Hatchett. Crawford moved to report to the full Board with the 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 hereby establishes a policy to, at the discretion of the General GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 July 11, 2005 Government Committee, provide standardized job specific questions to each qualified candidate who submits an application for Board o f Commissioners’ appointed positions by the designated deadline. Supported by Molnar. Motion to amend carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett, Coulter and Melton voting no. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 7. PRESENTATION OF THE NEW MERIT SCHOLARSHIP As mentioned at the last General Government Committee meeting, Yulanda Curtis and Mike Markovic, interns from the Governor’s Office for Southeast Michigan gave a brief presentation on the new Merit Scholarship proposal. Mr. Markovic stated that according to the United States Bureau of Economic analysis, a state with the highest percentage of adults with degrees have the highest growth in income nationwide. Michigan currently falls below the national average. That means that our administration needs to do something to increase the workers to college education, and one long-term solution is the new Merit Scholarship award. The current Merit Scholarship rewards students for passing the high school MEAP exam. The student only gets one chance to obtain the Merit Scholarship through the current Merit Scholarship. The new Merit Scholarship rewards success in post-secondary education. If the student were to complete two years of college, they would receive the $4,000 schol arship, and that gives them an initiative. Ms. Curtis stated that beginning with the Class of 2007, the new Merit Scholarship will be in effect. Therefore, the funds would not be distributed until 2009, since the students have to complete two years of college before obtaining the award. Funding for the program would come from a combination of state resources and available federal Pell grant funds. The State of Michigan is committing $129 million a year from the Tobacco Settlement (the amount now spent on the current Merit Scholarship) for this purpose. The portion of funds spent in a given year will be determined by the total number of students qualifying for the award and the amount of federal Pell grant dollars available in Michigan that year. All remaining positions will be placed in a trust fund to finance the New Merit Scholarship in subsequent years. Projections show, however, that even with a five-percent increase over the next ten years, the State will be able to fund their commitment to this program. As more students are able to afford college, it will help the State’s economy and make it a better place to live and work. This program would encourage students to complete four -year degrees, the most sought-after credential in today’s marketplace. Molnar moved to receive and file the document entitled, “Frequently Asked Questions about the New Merit Scholarship.” Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. 8. RADIO PROJECT PRESENTATION At the June 6, 2005 General Government Committee meeting, Commissioner Melton had asked that Mr. Daddow come to a future meeting to give an overview of the document entitled, GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 6 July 11, 2005 “Radio Project – Financial Status/Issues.” Exhibit B shows a projected cash flow from operations that can be contributed to cover the capital project for the new radio system. Exhibit C identifies the cash flow based on the cost and expenses by calendar quarter through December 31, 2006, which is the last point in which surcharges will be collected under the current legislation and the Board of Commissioners’ resolution. He stated that the amount of borrowing is substantially less. The ending cash balance is estimated at $773,000 as of December 31, 2006. They expect to have this Radio Project completed by the fall or early winter of 2006. The most significant delays that have been caused by this project is the frequency interference and the towers. COMMUNICATIONS A. Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency – Board of Directors Meeting Minutes of April 27, 2005 B. Oakland County Library Board – May 25, 2005 Meeting Minutes C. Department of Information Technology/CLEMIS – 2005 I.B.I.S Biometric Identification Project – U.S. Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Crawford moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Long. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT A memo was distributed by Corporation Counsel in regards to the Friend of the Court appointments, and Chairperson Patterson advised the committee to read it care fully. Chairperson Patterson stated that he would like to move the August 8, 2005 General Government Committee meeting to August 10, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. There were no objections. He also mentioned that there would be a Legislative Picnic on Monday, September 12, 2005, at 11:30 a.m. More information will be distributed at a later time. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 4:11 p.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Pamela Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 7 July 11, 2005 NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.