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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2010.08.23 - 36465CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson SHELLEY TAUB Vice Chairperson MARCIA GERSHENSON Minority Vice Chairperson August 23, 2010 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 9:33 a.m. in Committee Room A of the Commissioners’ Auditorium Wing, County Service Center in Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Christine Long, Shelley Taub, Marcia Gershenson, John Scott , Bradford J acobsen, David Potts, Kim Capello, Jim Runestad, Mattie Hatchett, Jim Nash, Gary McGillivray , Steve Schwartz COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS Mike Senyko, Deputy Clerk/Register of Deeds COUNTY EXECUTIVE Phil Bertolini, Deputy County Executive Bob Daddow, Deputy County Executive HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES George Miller, Director Ted Quisenberry, Manager, Homeland Security HEALTH DIVISION Kathy Forzley, Manager HUMAN RESOURCES Nancy Scarlet, Director Karen Jones, Supervisor, Labor Relations AREA AGENCY ON AGING Tina Abbate Marzolf, Chief Executive Officer OLHSA Ron Borngesser, CEO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Tim Greimel, District #11 Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Pamela Worthington, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Taub moved approval of the minutes of August 9 , 2010, as printed. Supported by Gershensen. Motion carried on a voice vote. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0475 Telephone (248) 858 -0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE John Scott Bradford Jacobsen David Potts Kim Capello Jim Runestad Mattie Hatchett Jim Nash Gary McGillivray Steve Schwartz GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 August 23, 2010 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Taub moved approval of the agenda, as presented. Supported by Scott. Motion carried on a voice vote. 1. MR #10190 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 11 – 17, 2010 AS MICHIGAN PATR IOT WEEK IN OAKLAND COUNTY The resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners designates S eptember 11 – 17, 2010 as Michigan Patriot Week in Oakland County . Taub moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the reso lution be adopted. Supported by McGillivray. Nash moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the 4 th WHEREAS paragraph of the resolution be amended , as follows: WHEREAS our nation was founded on the principles outlined in the Declara tion of Independence and guaranteed by the Constitution, which include: Supported by Taub. Motion to amend carried on a voice vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Capello absent. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SER VICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – PERFORMANCE GRANT AGREEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 ACCEPTANCE The State of Michigan has awarded Oakland County $51,628 in grant funding for the period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. This is the 38th year of grant acceptance for this program. The funds will be used as a reimbursement for a portion of salaries, and it is a pass- through of Federal funds for which no County match is required. The resolution authorizes acceptance of this grant. Nash moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – ACCEPTANCE FOR 2009 MICHIGAN CITIZEN CORPS PROGRAM GRANT – OAKLAND COUNTY The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Oakland County a reimbursement grant in the amount of $27,175 for the period of August 1, 2009 through April 30, 2012. The funds are to be used for training, planning, educational outreach, exercise and equipment for the Citizen Corps Program Partners of Community Emergency Response Teams, Medical Reserve Corps, Neighborhood Watch, Volunteer in Police Service and Fire Corps. The resolution authorizes acceptance of this grant. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 August 23, 2010 Gershenson mo ved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – ACCEPTANCE FOR 2009 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $7,892 in grant funds to Oakland County, as fiduciary for Monroe County. The funds are to be used as a reimbursement for training, planning, educational outreach, exercise and equipment for the Citizen Corps Program Partners of Community Emergency Response Teams, Medical Reserve Corps, Neighborhood Watch, Volunteer in Police Service and Fire Corps. The resolution authorizes the accept ance of this grant, as well as Oakland County acting as fiduciary and Subgrantee for Monroe County for this grant. No County match is required, and the County will receive compensation for acting as fiduciary. Taub moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Scott. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 5. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – 2010 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION GRANT AGREEMENT ACCEPTANCE The Michigan Department of Human Services has awarded Oakland County $292,401 in grant funding for the period of August 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. The grant funds will be used to reimburse expenses associated with the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Program, which is a pilot program designed to prevent child abuse and neglect of Pontiac children fr om birth to age 18 using the Nurturing Skills for Families home visitation model. This model has more than 30 years of research from randomized, controlled trials that prove it works. There is a required grant match of $71,912, which will come from the Title V Michigan Community Health (MCH) Block Grant and in- kind sources. Jacobsen moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gershenson. Taub moved to amend the 2nd WHEREAS paragraph by striking out the words “Nurse Family Partnership” and inserting the words Nurturing Skills for Families. Supported by Hatchett. Motion to amend carried on a voice vote. Main motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 6. MR #10195 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HB 4580 TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE ANTI -BULLYING POLICY The resolution supports Michigan House Bill 4580, which would amend the Revised School Code to require schools to adopt a policy that prohibits harassment or bullying at school. The new law would be known as “Matt’s Safe School Law.” Copies of the Bill were passed out at today’s meeting. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 August 23, 2010 Nash moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Gershenson. ROLL CALL: AYES: Gershenson, Hatchett, Nash, McGillivray, Schwartz (5) NAYS: Taub, Scott, Jacobs en, Potts, Capello, Runestad, Long (7) Motion failed. 7. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HR 5297 TO ENSURE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE ACCESS TO CAPITAL The resolution supports HR 5297, The Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010, which would create a Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF). The SBLF would provide funding to the Treasury Department to make up to $30 billion of capital investments gi ving small businesses access to capital that would eventually be paid back with interest . Nash moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Gershenson. ROLL CALL: AYES: Gershenson, Hatchett, Nash, McGillivray, Schwartz (5) NAYS: Taub, Scott, Jacobsen, Potts, Capello, Runestad, Long (7) Motion failed 8. MR #10175 – BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ENACTMENT OF OAKLAND COUNTY ETHICS ORDINANCE The resolution was postponed from the July 12th General Government Committee meeting to allow Commissioner Greimel to review some legal information that he received from Corporation Counsel. The resolution proposes to enact an Ethics Ordinance for the County’s elected officials and employees to require the prud ent ethical expenditure of residents’ tax dollars, for the efficient, judicious and ethical administration of county functions, including but not limited to law enforcement, economic development, and public health protection. The proposed ordinance is bas ed on one drafted by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox. Commissioner Greimel explained that he had met with Corporation Counsel a couple weeks ago, and they raised a number of questions, one of which is that ther e is a Michigan statute that addresses conflict of interest issues at all levels of government in the State of Michigan regarding contracts and a part of that statute prohibits local governments from passing their own laws relating to conflict of interest in contracting. He suggested that perhaps the ordinance relating to that issue should be removed in accordance with State law . Nancy Scarlet indicated that staff from the Department of Human Resources was also at the meeting with Corporation Counsel, and there were some issues with regards to th is resolution being redundant. She said there currently is a Standard of Conduct in the Merit Rules that go along the same sites that are in this resolution. She explained that it was her understanding that additional conversations would occur with Human Resources to address the issues before it came back to this committee for consideration. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 August 23, 2010 Gershenson moved to report to the full Board with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Supported by Schwartz. After much discussion, Capello moved to postpone the resolution until the next regular meeting of the General Government Committee on September 13, 2010. Supported by Hatchett. ROLL CALL: AYES: Taub, Gershenson, Capello, Hatchett, Nash, McGillivray, Schwartz (7) NAYS: Scott, Jacobsen, Potts, Runestad, Long (5) Motion to postpone carried on a roll call vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Michigan Department of Human Services – Oakland County Board Minutes of 6/22/10 B. Livingston County Resolution in Opposition of House Bill 6154 and Senate Bill 1072 C. Livingston County Resolution Supporting the Adoption of Senate Bill 449 as Written by the House of Representatives Hatchett moved to receive and file the Communications. Supported by Schwartz. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNME NT Commissioner Taub expressed that copies of House Bills should be included in the meeting packets. Commissioner Hatchett indicated that when the commissioners get their packets, it is their responsibility to learn everything they can about what is on th at agenda before they come to the meeting. Secondly, she said that she has been on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners for eight years, and she has served on the General Government Committee where most of these resolutions that support legislation a re considered, and most of the time the people presenting these resolutions don’t bring them any of this information at all, and they ask for consideration of their resolutions. There being no other business to come before the committee, the meeting was a djourned at 11:17 a.m. ______________________________ _______________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.