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November 16, 2023
RESOLUTION #2023-3549 _ 23-155
Sponsored By: Gwen Markham
Executive's Office - Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
for an Assessment of the Children’s Village and Juvenile Justice System Assessment
Chair and Members of 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 initial guidance of the Interim Final Rule, the County may use these funds at
their discretion to support eligible investments in public health expenditures; address negative
economic impacts caused by the public health emergency; replace lost public sector revenue; provide
premium pay for essential workers; and invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure; and
WHEREAS the proposed assessment of practices related to the diversion, deflection and detention of
youth entering the system will identify strategies designed to reduce racial disparities among detained
youth; and
WHEREAS the proposed assessment will evaluate the physical environment of Children’s Village;
and
WHEREAS the proposed assessment will also serve to identify the availability of appropriate services
needed to treat the youth in the community or while detained at Children’s Village; and
WHEREAS the proposed assessment will include and evaluation of implemented strategies to
determine their effectiveness at achieving developed outcomes; and
WHEREAS the average population of black youth at Childrens Village from January - October 2023
has been 70 %, and come from census tracts most impacted by the COVID pandemic; and
WHEREAS an appropriation of $1,000,000 is requested to proceed with the Children’s Village and
juvenile justice system assessment.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes
an appropriation in the amount of $1,000,000 in American Rescue Plan – Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds for an assessment of the practices related to the diversion, deflection and detention of youth
entering the system and to identify strategies to reduce racial disparities among detained youth.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the assessment include an assessment of the physical
environment at Children’s Village and recommendations as to how it can be used most effectively
while mitigating additional trauma to residents.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the assessment include a survey of the availability, or lack thereof,
of appropriate services that are required to address the needs of justice involved youth in the
community or while detained at Children’s Village.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Public Services shall act as contract administrator
for the assessment project and shall be authorized to enter into a contract for services subject to
review by the Purchasing Division and Corporation Counsel.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a mid-program report, along with key performance metrics, shall
be submitted to the Board of Commissioners no later than January 31, 2025. This report will establish
clear benchmarks for optimal performance that the County aims to achieve. Additionally, it shall
provide an in-depth analysis of the current implemented strategies, offering insights into their
effectiveness. The report will include baseline analytics, serving as a foundational reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that approval of appropriations of American Rescue Plan Act – Local
Fiscal Recovery Funds for programs and services by Oakland County shall not obligate a
commitment of the General Fund unless authorized by action of the Board of Commissioners.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2024 budget shall be amended as reflected in the attached
Schedule A – Budget Amendment.
Chair, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Gwen Markham.
Date: November 17, 2023
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: November 17, 2023
David Coulter, Oakland County Executive
Date: November 17, 2023
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2023-11-07 Finance - Recommend to Board
2023-11-16 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by Commissioner Yolanda Smith Charles seconded by Commissioner Philip Weipert to
adopt the attached Resolution: Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds for an Assessment of the Children’s Village and Juvenile Justice System Assessment.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson,
Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, Janet Jackson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Brendan Johnson, Ajay
Raman (17)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Charles Cavell (1)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
1. Schedule A - Budget Amendment
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on
November 16, 2023, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at
Pontiac, Michigan on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds
Oakland County, Michigan
Public Services – Allocating ARPA funding for Children's Village Assessment on Diversion, Deflection and Detention of Youth
Schedule "A" DETAIL
R/E Fund Name Division Name
Fund #
(FND)Cost Center (CCN) #
Account #
(RC/SC)
Program #
(PRG)Grant ID (GRN) #
Project ID #
(PROJ)
Region
(REG)
Budget
Fund
Affiliate
(BFA)
Ledger
Account
Summary Account Title
FY 2024
Amendment
FY 2025
Amendment
FY 2026
Amendment
R ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Non-Departmental FND21285 CCN9010101 RC610313 PRG133095 GRN-1004360 610000 Federal Oprerating Grants $1,000,000 $-$-
Total Revenues $1,000,000 $-$-
E ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Non-Departmental FND21285 CCN9010101 SC788001 PRG133095 GRN-1004360 BFA10100 788001 Transfer Out $1,000,000 $-$-
Total Expenditures $1,000,000 $-$-
R General Fund Childrens Village FND10101 CCN1070701 RC695500 PRG133095 GRN-1004360 BFA21285 695500 Transfers In $1,000,000 $-$-
Total Revenues $1,000,000 $-$-
E General Fund Childrens Village FND10101 CCN1070701 SC730373 PRG133095 GRN-1004360 730000 Contracted Services $1,000,000 $-$-
Total Expenditures $1,000,000 $-$-