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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2006.11.14 - 36132JEFF POTTER Chairperson WILL MOLNAR Vice Chairperson HELAINE ZACK Minority Vice Chairperson November 14, 2006 Chairperson Potter called the meeting of the Public S ervices Committee to order at 1:35 p.m., in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeff Potter, Will Molnar, Helaine Zack, Sue Ann Douglas, Thomas F. Middleton, Eileen Kowall, George Suarez COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: John Scott, Vincent Gregory and Marcia Gershenson OTHERS PRESENT: ANIMAL CONTROL Joanie Toole, Administration Supervisor COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS Barb Hankey, Manager EXECUTIVE OFFICE Mike Zehnder, Director, Public Services FRIEND OF THE COURT Suzanne Hollyer, Director MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE Bob Gerds, Administrator SHERIFF’S OFFICE Dale Cunningham, Business Manager BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Larry Doyle, Administrative Director Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Suarez moved approval of the minutes of October 10, 2006, as printed. Supported by Douglas. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 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 John A. Scott Vincent Gregory George Suarez Marcia Gershenson PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 November 14, 2006 1. 52-2 DISTRICT COURT – 2007 MICHIGAN DRUG COURT PROGRAM – MICHIGAN STATE COURT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE (SCAO) GRANT ACCEPTANCE The State Court Administrative Office (SCAO), Michigan Drug Court has awarded the 52 nd District Court, Division II (Clarkston) $89,168 in grant funding, which includes $45,000 from the state and a County match of $44,168. The granting period is October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. This is the 3rd year of grant funding for this program. The program involves dealing with the problems of increasing recidivism, increasing use of alcohol and illegal drugs, rising systems costs and an increase in jail days ordered. Sharon Rupe indicated that this is a very successful program. They have had 56 particip ants to date, and 13 have graduated. The grant funding supports the continuation of one special revenue, full-time eligible Probation Officer II position in the Probation Unit to provide intensive probation supervision and frequent alcohol testing of defe ndants. Some of the money for the County match comes from fees assessed to individuals convicted of drinking and driving. The resolution authorizes acceptance of the grant funding and the continuation of the Probation Officer II position in the Probation Unit. Middleton moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Zack. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott, Gregory and Gershenson absent. 2. COUNTY EXECUTIVE – EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS – HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PLANNING 2006-2007 GRANT AGREEMENT The Michigan State Police Emergency Management Division has awarded Oakland County $9,950 in grant funding for the period of October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The funds would be utilized for enhancing hazardous material response planning, such as updating plans for facilities that have hazardous substances in them . When the plans are completed, they are taken to local fire and police departments. There is a 20% in-kind County match required. Zack moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Middleton, Gregory and Suarez absent. 3. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DIVISION – FISCAL YEAR 2007 BYRNE MEMORIAL GRANT – MICHIGAN OFFICE OF DRUG CONTROL POLICY FOR PONTIAC INSTEP GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Office of Drug Control Policy has awarded Oakland County $172,687 in grant funding, which includes $69,075 in federal funds and a required County match of $10 3,612 for the period of October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 . This grant supports the InStep project to reduce and prevent the risk of destructive behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug use. The grant funds two Community Corrections Specialist II positions, travel, material, supplies and subcontractors to administer the program. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2007 Community Corrections grant. This is the last year of grant funding for this program. Communit y Corrections is working with Easter Seals and others to try to find alternative sources of funding for this program for the future. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 November 14, 2006 Suarez moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Zack. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott, Gregory and Gershenson absent. 4. CIRCUIT COURT/FAMILY DIVISION – 2007 MICHIGAN DRUG COURT CONTINUATION (SCAO) JUVENILE DRUG COURT GRANT ACCEPTANCE The State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) has awarded Oakland County Circuit Court $493,493 in grant funding, which includes $80,000 state funding, $325,000 Child Care Funding, $50,000 of grant funding from the Department of Human Services/Bureau of Juvenile Justice Grant, $32,493 of in-kind matching funds and $6,000 in contributed cash matching funds. The grant period is from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The funding would support personnel costs and other program costs, such as contractual services and drug testing supplies. The grant supports one special revenue Community Service Coordinator position within the Family Division of the Circuit Court. The grant also supports one special revenue position, one full-time eligible special revenue position Youth and Family Caseworker II and one part-time, non-eligible Technical Aide position. This is the last year of this grant, and the Circuit Court/Family Division is working on alternative ways to seek future funding for this program. Zack moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Suarez. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott, Gregory and Gershenson absent. 5. CIRCUIT AND PROBATE COURT – REORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL RELATED ACTIONS In 2001, a portion of the Probate Court and Circuit Court merged and reorganized many of their functions to form the Family Court. This arrangement was successful for a period of time. However, most of the dockets in the Probate Court and Circuit Court are increasing, making it very difficult for one person. The resolution authorizes the reorganization of the Circuit and Probate Courts, which includes creating six new classifications, re -titling three classifications with no change in salary, reclassifying three positions, transferring three positions, upwardly reclassifying and transferring two positions within the Circuit Court and one position within the Probate Court, and deleting one position. The details are outlined in the attached resolution. Kowall moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Molnar. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott, Gregory and Gershenson absent. 6. SHERIFF’S OFFICE – GY 2006 BJA CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED AWARDS – REGIMENTED INMATE DISCIPLINE PROGRAM (RIDP) – BOOT CAMP U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE – OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS GRANT AMENDMENT AND INCREASE IN FLEET COUNT On July 20, 2006, the Board of Commissioners adopted Miscellaneous Resolution #06146 which accepted a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice in the amount of $493,614 to create an aftercare component to the existing She riff’s Regimented Inmate Discipline Program – Boot Camp for the period of June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2008. The PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 4 November 14, 2006 resolution authorized the purchase of one 28/30 passenger school bus to transport the participants. However, the Sheriff’s Office has determi ned that the purchase of two 15- passenger transport vans would be more effective in transporting the participants without additional manpower. This resolution authorizes an amendment to have two 15-passenger transport vans added to the County fleet and on e 28/30 passenger school bus removed from the County fleet. Suarez moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Middleton. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott, Gregory and Gershenson absent. 7. SHERIFF’S OFFICE – FY 2007 SECONDARY ROAD PATROL AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Department of State Police – Office of Highway Safety Planning has awarded Oakland County $1,167,342 in grant funding to conduct secondary road patrol activities for the period of October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The grant provides funding for eight Deputy II positions and two Sergeant positions located in the Patrol Services Division. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the $1,167,432 in gran t funding for the Secondary Road Patrol and Accident Prevention Program. Molnar moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott, Gregory and Gershenson absent. 8. SHERIFF, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY – FY 2007 OAKLAND COUNTY NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM (NET) GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Department of Community Health awarded the Oakland County Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney $704,000 in grant funding, which includes $352,000 from the State and a required County match of $352,000, for the Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET). The grant application had requested $748,750 in funding, and there is a $44,750 shortfall in the award received, which would be paid from NET Forfeiture Funds and Pro secutor Forfeiture Funds. The granting period is October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007. The grant supports three Assistant Prosecutor positions in the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, two Sergeant positions, one Deputy II position and one Office Assistant II position in the Sheriff’s Office. The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the $704,000 in grant funding from the Michigan Department of Community Health. Zack moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Molnar. Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott, Gregory and Gershenson absent. 9. OAKLAND COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES VETERANS’ SERVICES DIVISION – ANNUAL REPORT FY 2005 Diana Calvin gave a brief presentation on the Veterans’ Services Division. The Veterans’ Services Division began Fiscal Year 2005 extremely short -staffed due to the elimination of PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 5 November 14, 2006 two counselor positions in 2003. At the beginning of this fiscal year, two of the ten Veterans’ Benefits Counselors were hired and going through their fi rst year of training, which placed an even greater burden on their experienced counselors. In March of 2005, the Board of Commissioners approved the reinstatement of two Veterans’ Benefits Counselor positions, bringing their counseling staff back to 12. Ms. Calvin thanked the commissioners for their support in this area. By the end of 20 05, approximately 22,292 veterans’ records had been entered into their Vetrex veterans’ information database, which is accessible from all of their offices. They have of fices in Pontiac, Walled Lake and Troy. Ms. Calvin indicated that the monetary benefits paid to Oakland County veterans and their families have increased dramatically from $44,144,000 in FY 2003 to $46,935,000 in FY 2004 to $74,718,000 in FY 2005. In FY 2005, medical expenditures for Oakland County veterans at the VA Medical Center in Detroit, Pontiac Veterans’ Clinic and the VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor are now included in the expenditures to the county of the VA facility that has responsibility for those expenditures. Middleton moved to receive and file the Oakland County Department of Public Services Veterans’ Services Division Annual Report FY 2005. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. 10. MR #06195 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY’S ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the promotion of anti-bullying programs in Oakland County to improve the safety of young people and reduce school violence. The resolution approves a budget amendment in the amount of $70,000 for the Prosecuting Attorney’s School Violence Program, including the reinstatement of the Special Revenue Social Worker position. The resolution directs the Department of Management and Budget to process this budget amendment and transfer the funds from the General Fund – grant match to the appropriate Prosecuting Attorney line item. Commissioner Woodward indicated that bullying in schools is a growing problem. He indicated that school shootings and other types of school violence is a reality, and he stated that the Prosecuting Attorney’s School Violence Program was a huge success. The grant funding for this program was cut from the State. Commissioner Zack expressed her support for t his program and encouraged the other commissioners to support the adoption of this resolution. Commissioner Douglas inquired as to what Oakland Schools is doing for this program. She indicated that during her tenure on the Board of Commissioners she ha s never seen a position created without the department present asking for the position. Nobody from the Prosecutor’s Office was present today, nor is there a letter attached to the resolution asking the Board of Commissioners to reinstate the Special Reve nue Social Worker position. Chairperson Potter indicated that the Intermediate School (Oakland Schools) has a funding budget that rivals that of Oakland County’s. He asked Commissioner Woodward what it is about this program that makes him feel it is a valid County responsibility, as opposed to anything that could be pursued by the Intermediate School District, and he asked if PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 6 November 14, 2006 Commissioner Woodward had talked to them. Commissioner Woodward responded by indicating that it has to be a collaborative effort to be successful. Commissioner Middleton suggested that the Intermediate School District find the money to support the Anti-Bullying Program. He indicated that it’s their members that would benefit from it. He also expressed his concern that nobody fro m the Prosecutor’s Office was present at the meeting today to ask the Board of Commissioners to reinstate the Special Revenue Social Worker position. Commissioner Suarez indicated that $70,000 was not a lot of money to take from the County budget for a program such as this, and he indicated his support for the reinstatement of the Anti-Bullying Program. Commissioner Molnar concurred with Commissioner Middleton’s concern about nobody from the Prosecutor’s Office being present today to advocate reinsta ting the social worker position, and that this matter should fall into the purview of the Oakland Intermediate School District. Commissioner Zack indicated that this program prevents youth from committing crimes, and it has been so successful in the past whe n the Prosecutor was the lead in this program. She indicated that the County is already educating youth through the MSU Extension, and it should be the role of County government to continue to do so. Zack moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Suarez. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Zack, Suarez (2) NAYS: Molnar, Douglas, Middleton, Kowall and Potter (5) Motion failed on a roll call vote with Scott, Gregory and Gershenson absent. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. October 20, 2006 Thank You Letter from Lawrence Obrecht and Joanie Toole, Animal Control Division Middleton moved to receive and file Item A. Supported by Douglas. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 7 November 14, 2006 _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.