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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2014.12.02 - 36859 BILL DWYER Chairperson MIKE BOSNIC Vice Chairperson HELAINE ZACK Minority Vice Chairperson December 2, 2014 Chairperson Dwyer called the meeting of the Public Services Committee to order at 11:30 a.m. in Committee Room A, Commissione rs’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Bill Dwyer, Mike Bosnic, Helaine Zack, Shelley Taub, Michael Spisz, Gary McGillivray COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT : 52-4 DISTRICT COURT Jill Palulian, Court Administrator Patricia Bates, Probation Supervisor PUBLIC SERVICES Mark Newman, Director ANIMAL CONTROL Bob Gatt, Manager SHERIFF’S OFFICE Mike McCabe, Undersheriff Dale Cunningham, Business Manager BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Chris Ward , Senior Analyst Tracy Stolzenfeld, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Dwyer led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Bosnic moved approval of the minutes of November 12, 2014, as printed. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC COMMENT None. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858 -0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Shelley Taub Michael Spisz Gary McGillivray PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 December 2, 2014 AGENDA ITEMS 1. SHERIFF’S OFFICE – CONTRACT AMENDMENT #3 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OAKLAND 2013-2015 The Sheriff’s Office is seeking approval of an amendment to the law enforcement services contract for Oakland Township , which would restore one existing Patrol Investigator to a Sergeant and upgrade a Sergeant to a Lieutenant. The proposed amendment would increase supervision and return the department back to the operating level prior to the 2008 economic downturn. Spisz moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Spisz moved to directly refer the resolution to the Human Resources and Finance Committees. Supported by Taub. Motion to refer carried on a voice vote. 2. SHERIFF’S OFFICE – CONTRACT AMENDMENT #1 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD 2013 -2015 The Sheriff’s Office is seeking approval of an amendment to the law enforcement services contract for Oxford Township, which would restore one existing Patrol Investigator to a Sergeant and upgrade a Sergeant to a Lieutenant. Oxford Township had a similar situation as Oakland Township. During the economic downturn, a L ieutenant position was eliminated. Oxford Township passed a millage renewal that allowe d for the return to prior supervision levels. Spisz moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Zack moved to directly refer the resolution to the Human Resources and Finance Committees. Supported by Bosnic . Motion to refer carried on a voice vote. 3. SHERIFF’S OFFICE - 2015 OFF-ROAD VEHICLE (ORV) SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANT ACCEPTANCE The Sheriff’s Office is seeking acceptance of a grant from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for the 2015 Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Safety Education Program. The grant amount is $450. This will fund 30 students for the safety class instruction. Student attendance has been decreasing over the years. Teenagers are the target audience, ages 14 to 16 years . Zack moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 December 2, 2014 4. 52/4 DISTRICT COURT (TROY) - 2015 MICHIGAN DRUG COURT GRANT PROGRAM - ACCEPTANCE The 52-4 District Court in Troy is seeking acceptance of a grant from the Supreme Court Administrative Office (SCAO) for the 2015 Michigan Drug Court Program to create one part - time, non-eligible 1,000 hours Special Revenue Probation Officer I position and to continue the existing part-time 500 hours General Clerical position. The grant award from SCAO is $70,000. A SCAO representative visited last April and reviewed grant expenditures. SCAO’s recommendation was to incorporate a full-time Probation Officer with the grant funding . At this time grant funds do not support a full-time position. The Probation Officer’s duties include case management, along with seeing clients, attending court hearings and attend ing drug therapy court meetings. The bid process for a testing agency was recently done and Results testing agency was found to hav e the lowest testing prices, with charges of $15 for a drug test, $20 for an alcohol test and $4 for a PBT test . The District Court plans to request assistance from Purchasing for treatment facilities in the future. Bosnic moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Taub. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Sheriff’s Office – 2014 Kitchen Inspection . Spisz moved to receive and file the item on Communications. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Undersheriff McCabe provided a NET update and briefed the Committee members on a local news story involving a YouTube post of an incident that occurred in Pontiac . The video was re-posted by an ex-journalist, which gained significant publicity. Chairperson Dwyer thanked Commissioner Bosnic for his years of serving on the Committee. There being no further business to come before the Committ ee, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a.m. _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Tracy Stolzenfeld Jim VerPloeg Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Com mittee approval.