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AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Requesting Michigan Legislature Support Increased Funding for
Michigan 2-1-1 in Fiscal Year 2025
DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2024-4053 _ 24-29
Motion to adopt the attached suggested resolution.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Resolution Brendan Johnson
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
POLICY ANALYSIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
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
Brendan Johnson, Commissioner
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 4/24/2024
David Woodward, Board of Commissioners Approved - 4/24/2024
Lisa Brown, Clerk/Register of Deeds Final Approval - 4/25/2024
AGENDA DEADLINE: 04/24/2024 6:00 PM
ATTACHMENTS
None
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2024-04-16 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - Recommend to Board
2024-04-24 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Angela Powell
Seconded by: Commissioner Robert Hoffman
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine
Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson,
Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ann Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor (15)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Ajay Raman, Michael Gingell, Yolanda Smith Charles, William Miller III (4)
Passed
April 24, 2024
RESOLUTION #2024-4053 _ 24-29
Sponsored By: Brendan Johnson
Board of Commissioners - Resolution Requesting Michigan Legislature Support Increased
Funding for Michigan 2-1-1 in Fiscal Year 2025
Chair and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS our local United Way for Southeastern Michigan, is the operator of Michigan 2-1-1 for
Oakland, Wayne, Macomb, Washtenaw and Lapeer Counties; and
WHEREAS Michigan 2-1-1 is a service provided at no cost to Michigan residents that connects them
with thousands of health and human services agencies and resources right in their communities -
quickly, easily, and confidentially, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year via phone, email, live chat, and
online databases; and
WHEREAS Michigan 2-1-1 has supported Oakland County during natural disasters, including
regional flooding, power outages, extreme weather conditions and global crises, including providing
information about COVID-19 testing and vaccination locations; and
WHEREAS more than 19,000 individuals from Oakland County have contacted Michigan 2-1-1 for
assistance with housing, job training, utility assistance, food, and other resources in just the last year
alone; and
WHEREAS Oakland County recognizes United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s 2-1-1 service as
an essential part of our human service infrastructure, connecting individuals and families in need with
critical assistance in times of crisis; and
WHEREAS an increased state investment would grow the impact of 2-1-1, expand available services,
and ensure this critical resource is available for the people of Oakland County and across the state
every day, twenty-four hours a day; and
WHEREAS an increased investment of $7 million would boost capacity, grow community awareness
of 2-1-1, expand social navigation support, strengthen coordination with state and local governments,
and ensure that the system is properly resourced to continue to provide this essential service for
anyone who needs it at any time.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests
that the Michigan Legislature support an additional $7 million in funding for Michigan 2-1-1 in the FY
2025 state budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners requests a copy of this resolution be
sent to the Governor of the State of Michigan, the State Senate Majority and Minority leaders, the
State House Speaker and Minority leader, the members of the Oakland County delegation to the
Michigan Legislature, the Board of Commissioners’ legislative lobbyist, the United Way for
Southeastern Michigan, and the Michigan Association of Counties.
Chair, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Brendan Johnson.
Date: April 24, 2024
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: April 25, 2024
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2024-04-16 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - Recommend to Board
2024-04-24 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by Commissioner Angela Powell seconded by Commissioner Robert Hoffman to adopt the
attached Resolution: Resolution Requesting Michigan Legislature Support Increased Funding for
Michigan 2-1-1 in Fiscal Year 2025.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Christine Long,
Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson, Charles
Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ann Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor (15)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Ajay Raman, Michael Gingell, Yolanda Smith Charles, William Miller III (4)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
None
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 April
24, 2024, 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 Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds