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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2006.03.27 - 36071WILLIAM R. PATTERSON Chairperson CHRISTINE LONG Vice Chairperson MATTIE MCKINNEY HATCHETT Minority Vice Chairperson March 27, 2006 Chairperson Patterson called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 2:00 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, David Coulter, Tim Melton COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Vincent Gregory OTHERS PRESENT CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS Jim VanLeuven, Deputy Clerk EXECUTIVE OFFICES Gerald Poisson, Deputy County Executive Carmen Talbot, State Gov. Liaison OLHSA Ron Borngesser, Chief Executive Officer STRATEGIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS Susy Heintz Avery VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Jack McDowell, Service Officer, Post 1370 Betty McDowell, Chaplain Leo Thomas, Veteran Joe Kewilh, Veteran OTHERS Betty Scott-Fox Mrs. Price Norma Copenhauer BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jeff Potter, District #8 Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Helen Hanger, Sr. Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT Mses. Scott-Fox, Price and Copenhauer spoke in support of the continued operation of Golden Oaks Medical Care Facility. 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 March 27, 2006 APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Kowall moved approval of the minutes of March 13, 2006, as printed. Supported by Wilson. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS – CALENDAR YEAR 2006 ASSISTANCE FOR SURVEY, MONUMENTATION & REMONUMENTATION GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Clerk is requesting authorization to accept a $965,639 grant from the St ate of Michigan, Department of Labor and Economic Growth, for the County’s Monumentation and Remonumentation program. The grant award consists of $565,639 in current programs costs and $400,000 as reimbursement for past expenditures. Approximately 4,128 corners have been remonumented and approved by the Peer Review process and 103 corners are currently being remonumented. No county match is required. Mr. VanLeuven explained that the Peer Review is done by a volunteer group of surveyors who settle disputes between surveyors regarding measurements. A $4.00 fee for documents recorded by the Register of Deeds goes to the State to support this program. Crawford moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gregory absent. 4. MR #06070 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR BILL RESTRICTING PROTECTS AT FUNERALS The resolution was introduced by Commissioners Wilson and Coulter in support of federal and state legislation to restrict protests at the funerals of military personnel and to urge our federal and State of Michigan legislatures to adopt such legislation. Commissioner Wilson introduced Messrs. McDowell, Thomas and Kewilh, veterans who spoke briefly in support of the resolution. Mr. Kewilh stated that he was working on a project to have armed services personnel who were killed at sea and buried in oceans around the world recognized nationally with memorials. The first bricks for such a memorial have been laid in Lake Orion. Wilson moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Coulter. Wilson moved to report to amend the resolution as follows. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 March 27, 2006 - Title (insert underlined language) MR #06070 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR BILL RESTRICTING PROTESTS AT MILITARY FUNERALS AT NATIONAL CEMETERIES - First BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED (insert underlined language) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby supports federal and state legislation to restrict protests at the funerals of military personnel at national cemeteries and urges our federal and State of Michigan legislatures to adopt such legislation. Supported by Melton. Motion to amend carried on a voice vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanim ously on a roll call vote with Gregory absent. 2. MR #06049 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR THE INITIATIVE TO BRING BEFORE MICHIGAN VOTES A REPEAL OF THE SINGLE BUSINESS TAX The resolution was introduced by Commissioners’ Jamian and Wilson in sup port of the County Executive’s petition drive efforts to bring before Michigan voters repeal of the Single Business Tax (SBT). This tax is currently scheduled to expire in 2009. The resolution indicates that the elimination of this tax would improve job and business growth. Commissioners Coulter, Hatchett and Melton expressed concerns about the SBT being eliminated without a replacement plan in place for the loss of 20% or $1.9 billion of the State’s budget. Wilson moved approval of the attached sugges ted resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Coulter, Hatchet and Melton voting no and Gregory absent. 3. MR #06050 – BOARD OF COMMIKSSIONERS SUPPORT FOR SECOND CHANCE ACT OF 2005 TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY THROUGH RECIDIVISM PREVENTION The resolution was introduced by Commissioners Hatchett and Wilson in support of proposed federal legislation to re-authorize the Second Chance Act of 2005, Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention. Commissioners Wilson and Hatc hett indicated that they were made aware of this legislation at the NACo Conference and were in support of it. Pilot programs have begun in several counties. OLHSA has secured a $660,000 for the same purpose. Mr. Borngessor indicated that OLHSA would be happy to partner with Oakland County for this program. OLHSA’s program began March 1 and has 12 participants of the 26 enrolled nationally. Hatchett moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Wilson. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 March 27, 2006 Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gregory absent. COMMUNICATIONS A. March 5, 2006 Memo from R. Daddow Re: Detroit Water and Sewer Department Radio System – Oakland County’s Challenge to the Cost Allocations by the City of Detroit to DWSD Crawford moved to receive and file Communication A. Supported by Coulter. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Melton asked that a copy of the State audit for Golden Oaks be made available to the commissioners and that this topic be placed on the next agenda. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned at 3:02 p.m. ________________________ _______________________________ Helen A. Hanger Lawrence Doyle Sr. Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.