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Home My WebLink AboutReports - 2023.08.17 - 40508 AGENDA ITEM: Extension of the School Resource Officer in the School District of the City of Pontiac DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners MEETING: Board of Commissioners DATE: Thursday, August 17, 2023 7:39 PM - Click to View Agenda ITEM SUMMARY SHEET COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD Resolution #2023-3268 Motion to extend the sunset date to September 30, 2023 of the one (1) Deputy II position, created via Miscellenous Resolution #22268, assigned to the School District of the City of Pontiac, and include a budget amendment appropriating funds in a subsequent forecast resolution. ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY Resolution Angela Powell INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Board of Commissioners, via MR #22268, authorized a one-time appropriation not to exceed $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act - Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office budget to address safety concerns by creating one (1) Deputy II position to be assigned to the School District of the City of Pontiac. The Deputy has received one (1) marked patrol vehicle with cell phone, mobile radio, prep radio, MDC, and Video Camera to be added to the County fleet. This position is scheduled to sunset on August 31, 2023. BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at 248.425.5572 or andrewsmb@oakgov.com, or the department contact persons listed for additional information. CONTACT Angela Powell, Commissioner ITEM REVIEW TRACKING Barbara Winter, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 8/17/2023 AGENDA DEADLINE: 08/27/2023 7:39 PM ATTACHMENTS 1. MR #22268 COMMITTEE TRACKING 2023-08-17 Full Board - Approve Motioned by: Commissioner Angela Powell Seconded by: Commissioner Robert Hoffman Yes: Penny Luebs, Philip Weipert, William Miller III, David Woodward, Gwen Markham, Yolanda Smith Charles, Michael Spisz, Charles Cavell, Angela Powell, Karen Joliat, Brendan Johnson, Kristen Nelson, Marcia Gershenson, Ajay Raman, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman (16) No: None (0) Abstain: None (0) Absent: Gary McGillivray, Michael Gingell (2) Passed @ fo - COUNTY MICHIGAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS August 4,2022 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION#22-268 Sponsored By:Angela Powell i Board of Commissioners -Resolution Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act —Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Address Safety Concerns in the School District of the City of Pontiac Chairperson and Membersof the Board: WHEREAS the United States Treasury allocated Oakland County $244,270,949 of Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (LFRF)established under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)of 2021;and WHEREAS under the guidance of the Department of Treasury’s Final Rule,the County mayuse these funds attheirdiscretiontosupporteligibleinvestmentsinpublichealthexpenditures,address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency;replace lost public sector revenue;provide premiumpay for essential workers;and invest in water,sewer.and broadband infrastructure;and WHEREAS if students and educators are to achieve their full potential,schools must be safe and feel safe;and WHEREAS students whoreport feeling safe in school are more engaged in class,have higher academic achievement,and have lower rates of absenteeism,truancy,and:behavioral issues;and WHEREAS many communities seek the help of law enforcement to promote school safety and protect schools from violence:and /Ay WHEREAS while the pandemic impacted millions of American households and businesses.some of its most severe impacts fell on low-income and underserved communities,where pre-existing disparities amplified theimpactofthepandemicandwherethemostworkremainstoreachafullrecovery;and WHEREAS the U.S.Treasury Department,in rhe Coronavirus State &Local Fiscal Recovery Funds:Overview of the Final Rule,states that communities experiencing a surge in gun violence as a result of thepandemicmayusetheAmericanRescuePlan’s funds for purposes such as:"hiring law enforcementofficials —even above pre-pandemic levels —or paying overtime where the funds are directly focused on advancingcomununitypolicingstrategiesinthosecommunitiesexperiencinganincreaseingunviolenceassociated withthepandemic";and WHEREAS to incentivize programs that provide support to communities with the greatest needs and hithardestbythehealthandeconomicimpactsoftheCOVID-19 emergency.the U.S.Treasury Department hascreatedalistofactivitiesandinvestmentsthatwillbedéemedpresumptivelyeligiblewhentheyareprovided inaQualifiedCensusTract.The City of Pontiac is the communitywith the highest numberof Qualified CensusTractsinOaklandCounty;and : WHEREAS Oakland County Sheriff's Office is requestéd to add one (1)School Resource Officer for theSchoolDistrictoftheCityofPontiacforone(1)year period from August 1,2022 to August 31,2023. NOWTHEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes a one-timeappropriationnottoexceed$200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act -Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to theOaklandCountySheriff's Office budget to address safety concems by creating one (1)DeputyII position to be assigned to the School District of the City of Pontiac.- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thatone (1)marked patrol vehicle with cell phone,mobile radio,prep radio. MDC,and Video Camera be added to the County fleet., BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thatthis position will be sunset on August 31,2023. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that approval of appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act —LocalFiscal Recovery Funds for programs and services by Oakland County shall not obligate a commitmentof the General Fund unless authorized by action of the Board ofCommissioners. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a budget amendmentappropriating funds for the costs associated with adding one (1)School Resource Officer in the School District of the City of Pontiac will be included in a subsequent quarterly forecast resolution. Chairperson,the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution:Angela Powell. J Date:August 04,2022 ‘David Woodward,Commissioner ii (han :Date:August 10,2022 Hilarie Chambers,Deputy County Executive !I|‘. ae bony Date:August 10,2022 Lisa Brown,County Clerk /Register of Deeds COMMITTEE TRACKING . 2022-07-19 Full Board -Refer to Public Health and Safety Committee 2022-07-26 Public Health &Safety -Recommend and Forward to Finance as amended 2022-07-27 Finance -recommend to Board as amended 2022-08-04 Full Board VOTE TRACKING ; Motioned by Commissioner Michael Gingell seconded by Commissioner Angela Powell to adopt the attachedResolution:Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act —Local Fiscal Recovery Fundsto Address Safety Concerns in the School District of the City of Pontiac. Yes:David Woodward,Michael Gingell,Michael Spisz.KarenJoliat,Eileen Kowall,Christine Long,Philip Weipert.Angela Powell,Chuck Moss,Marcia Gershenson,William Miller II,Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell,Penny Luebs,Janet Jackson,Gary McGillivray,Robert Hoffman,Adam Kochenderfer(18) No:Kristen Nelson (1) Abstain:None (0) Absent:(0) Passed ATTACHMENTS None STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I,Lisa Brown,Clerk of the County of Oakland,do hereby certify that the foregoingresolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on August 4,2022,with the original record thereof nowremaining in myoffice. In Testimony Whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac, Michigan on Thursday,August 4,2022 4 Sn Lisa Brown,Oakland County Clerk /Register ofDeeds .