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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2015.09.09 - 36922CHRISTINE LONG Chairperson SHELLEY TAUB Vice Chairperson MARCIA GERSHENSON Minority Vice Chairperson September 9, 2015 Chairperson Long called the meeting of the General Government Committee to order at 9:31 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, Bob Gosselin, Jeff Matis, Bob Hoffman, Wade Fleming, David Woodward, Nancy Quarles COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT : CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS ELECTIONS Joe Rozell, Director DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gene Gargaro, Chair ART INSTITUTE AUTHORITY (OCAIA) Thomas Guastello, Chair Alan Ackerman, Member LIBRARY BOARD Laura Mancini, Director Library Services OAKLAND GOP Ian Barber, Executive Director DETROIT NEWS Jennifer Chambers, Reporter BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Chris Ward, Senior Analyst Connie Srogi, Analyst Tracy Stolzenfeld, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Long led the Pledge of All egiance. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Fleming moved approval of the minutes of August 3, 2015, as printed. Supported by Hoffman. Motion carried on a voice vote. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, BLDG 12E, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0475 Telephone (248) 858 -0100 FAX (248) 858-1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE -OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, BLDG 12E, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0475 Telephone (248) 858 -0100 FAX (248) 858-1572 GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Bob Gosselin Jeff Matis Bob Hoffman Wade Fleming David Woodward Nancy Quarles GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 2 September 9, 2015 APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Chairperson Long proposed that Item 2, MR #15233 – Board of Commissioners – Opposition to Excessive Compensation Increases for Executives at the Detroit Institute of Arts, be removed from the agenda. There were no objections. Taub moved approval of the agenda, as amended. Supported by Gosselin. Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC COMMENT None. REGULAR AGENDA 1. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/LIBRARY BOARD – DISPOSAL OF RESEARCH LIBRARY COLLECTION ITEMS The Library Board is seeking approval of disposing research library items. As a result of the study group’s recommendations to decommission the research library , the research library collection of approximately 9,500 items will be offered to local public libraries and academic libraries around the county for $1. This action does not affect the existing law library. Taub moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Matis, Woodward and Quarles absent. 3. MR #15234 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – CALL FOR STATE LEGISLA TION TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS COMPLY WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT Commissioner Taub explained that organizations that operate using ta xpayers’ dollars should be transparent to the public. Any organization that receives 50% or more of funding from a governmental entity should be included . Three points were stressed by Commissioner Taub : To publish meetings, publish meeting minutes and publish the annual budget. Commissioner Gershenson added that communication could be im proved by forming a subcommittee to meet with the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Board and OCAIA. Relationships between the Oakland, Wayne and Macomb art authorities could be imp roved through meetings. Mr. Guastello, OCAIA Chairperson, expressed the willingness to work with a small committee. Mr. Gargaro, DIA Board Chairperson, endorsed Commissioner Taub’s suggestion for more communication and transparency. Commissioner Taub removed Miscellaneous Resolution #15234 from the Committee’s consideration. There were no objections. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 3 September 9, 2015 Taub moved to form a study group to work with the Detroit Institute of Arts Board and Oakland County Art Institute Authority on various transparency issues. Supported by Fleming. Motion carried on a voice vote. Taub moved to amend the group being formed from a “study group ” to a “subcommittee.” Supported by Fleming. Motion carried on a voice vote. Fleming moved to recommend the appointment of subcommittee members to include the following commissioners: Shelley Taub and Marcia Gershenson Supported by Quarles. Motion carried on a voice vote. 4. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – CANVASSING BOARD - APPOINTMENTS Chairperson Long explained that the Committee will make a recommendation for a nominee for the Republican and Democratic party out of three individuals from each party. The appointments must be considered by the Board of Commissioners within 10 days of its annual meeting which wi ll be held on September 17, 2015 . The ballot will list candidates in order of preference. Every Commissioner can vote for one Republican and one Democratic nom inee. Mr. Rozell reported that the political parties supplied the list of names to the Committee. The Republicans revised thei r list this morning to include the incumbent member. The individuals recommended by the Committee will be listed first on the ballot. Mr. Rozell added that after the voting process, each party will supply a list of three trained alternates in case of abs ence or illness. Woodward moved to report to recommend that Jeanne Deneweth, representing the Democratic Party, be re-appointed to the Oakland County Canvassing Board for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2015 and will end October 31, 2019. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote . Taub moved to report to recommend that Joyce MacLeish, representing the Republican Party, be appointed to the Oakland County Canvassing Board for a four-year term beginning November 1, 2015 and will end October 31, 2019. Supported by Fleming. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote . 5. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE – GENERAL PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS Chairperson Long stated that the incumbents were contacted and requested to be re-appointed except for one General Public member, Steven Balagna. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 4 September 9, 2015 Hoffman moved to report to recommend that the following incumbents be re-appointed to the Solid Waste Planning Committee for a tw o-year term beginning October 12, 2015 and will end October 11, 2017: Solid Waste Industry John Myers, Mike Csapo, Kevin Kendall, Sanford Rosen Environmental Interest Groups Jean Gramlich, Anne Vaara County Government Robert Hoffman, Commissioner Township Government Robert DePalma City Government Claire Galed Regional Solid Waste Planning Agency – SEMCOG Amy Mangus Industrial Waste Generators Ed Mamou General Public Mary Ann Ryan, Steven Percival Supported by Taub. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote . The three applicants for the Solid Waste Planning Committee, General Public seat expiring October 11, 2015, will be scheduled for interviews. Matis moved to recommend that the Solid Waste Planning Committee , General Public, applicants be interviewed at the next scheduled meeting . Supported by Quarles. Motion carried on a voice vote. COMMUNICATIONS A. Library Board Minutes, April 23, 2015 and June 30, 2015 B. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Board – Oakland County Minutes June 23, 2015 and July 28, 2015 C. Health and Human Serv ices – Health Division FY 2015 Comprehensive Planning, Budgeting, and Contracting (CPBC) D. Oakland County Senior Advisory Council Meeting Minutes, April 20, 2015 E. Area Agency on Aging 1-B Quarterly Update April - June A brief discussion was held concerning C ommunication A, Library Board M inutes, on the topic of using Lexis and Westlaw database companies. Quarles moved to receive and file the Communication s. Supported by Taub. Motion carried on a voice vote. GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Page 5 September 9, 2015 OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Gershenson commented that t he Committee could visit different locations, such as the OLHSA facilities. There being no other business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 10:22 a.m. ______________________________ ________________________________ Tracy Stolzenfeld Jim VerPloeg Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.