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OAKLAND COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
March 25, 2010
Meeting called to order by Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. at 9:54 a.m. in the Courthouse Auditorium, 1200 N.
Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan.
Roll called.
PRESENT: Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin,
Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts,
Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack. (24)
EXCUSED ABSENCE WITH NOTICE: Woodward. (1)
Quorum present.
Invocation given by Shelley Taub.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Moved by Coleman supported by Capello the minutes of the March 3, 2010 Board Meeting be approved.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the minutes were approved as printed.
Moved by Jacobsen supported by Coulter the agenda be amended, as follows:
ITEMS NOT ON BOARD AGENDA
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
j. Board of Commissioners – Report Containing Findings and Recommendations of the Needs
Assessment and Collaborative Strategic Plan Study Group for Oakland County: “Preparing for the
“Silver Tsunami” – A Wave of Opportunity”
(Reason for Suspension of General Government Committee, item j.: Waiver of Rule III. Item was taken
up by the General Government Committee immediately prior to today’s Board meeting.)
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
a. MR #10033 – Board of Commissioners – Support for Restoring Funding for the County Jail
Reimbursement Program
(Reason for Suspension of Public Services Committee, item a.: Waiver of Rule III. Item was taken up by
the Public Services Committee immediately prior to today’s Board meeting.)
b. MR #10040 – Sheriff’s Office – Continuation of the Results Breath Alcohol and Drug Testing
Program
(Reason for Suspension of Public Services Committee, item b.: Waiver of Rule III. Item was taken up by
the Human Resources Committee immediately prior to today’s Board meeting.)
Commissioners Minutes Continued. March 25, 2010
611
Also, move Planning and Building Committee, item f. – Planning and Economic Development Services’
Division Resolution Approving Project Area and Project District Area (U.S. Farathane Corporation Project)
– City of Auburn Hills; and item g. – Planning and Economic Development Services Division Resolution
Confirming Appointment of Additional EDC Directors (U.S. Farathane Corporation Project) – City of
Auburn Hills from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda.
Vote on agenda, as amended:
AYES: Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin,
Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts,
Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the agenda, as amended, was approved.
Commissioner Steven Schwartz, along with Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr., presented a proclamation to
John Broad of Crime Stoppers of Michigan, commending them for their outstanding public safety service
and contributions to fighting crime.
Mohammad Alvaradi, Michigan Department of Transportation, gave a presentation regarding the update
on the Detroit River International Crossing Project and answered questions from the Commissioners.
Commissioner Helaine Zack gave a presentation regarding the Oakland County Senior Planning
Coalition.
The following people addressed the Board during public comment: David Lonier, Michael Gould, Shawn
Ciavattone of CARE House of Oakland County, Alice Benbow, Jim Thienel, Richard Stamps, Pamela
Gerald, Herbert Sherbin, and William G. Tolman, Jr.
Moved by Schwartz supported by Potter the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). The vote for this motion
appears on page 631. The resolutions on the Consent Agenda follow (annotated by an asterisk {*}):
*REPORT (MISC. #10032)
BY: Finance Committee, Thomas Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ENCOURAGING ALL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO APPLY FOR
THE FEDERAL AND MICHIGAN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on March 18, 2010, reports
with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing report.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10032
BY: Commissioners David Woodward, Helaine Zack, Janet Jackson, Marcia Gershenson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – ENCOURAGING ALL ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO APPLY FOR
THE FEDERAL AND MICHIGAN EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has consistently earned broad bipartisan support since
it’s inception by Congress in 1975, and most recently in Michigan in 2008; and
WHEREAS the EITC is revered as the most significant anti-poverty program to date because it puts
needed cash is the hands of the working poor and working parents with children, and rewards work; and
WHEREAS eligibility for the EITC is based on income and number of dependents (go to www.irs.gov/eitc
for exact details); and
Commissioners Minutes Continued. March 25, 2010
612
WHEREAS for tax year 2009:
The maximum benefit for the federal EITC is $5,657
The maximum MI EITC is $1,131 (or 20% of the federal EITC received)
The average federal EITC claim for an eligible Oakland County resident is $1,721
The average state EITC claim for an eligible Oakland County resident is $344; and
WHEREAS according to a recent report by the Anderson Economic Group, Oakland County families will
leave an estimated $26.5 million in unclaimed federal EITC monies; and
WHEREAS for tax year 2009, those same families will leave an estimated $5.3 million in unclaimed
Michigan State Earned Income Tax Credit; and
WHEREAS Accounting Aid Society is a nonprofit organization that operates five free tax assistance
centers in Oakland County and has that assisted more than 13,500 families receiving income tax refunds
and tax credits in 2009 with the help of over 800 trained Accounting Aid Society volunteers. Since 1976,
Accounting Aid Society has returned more than $167 million to low and moderate income residents in
Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Livingston counties, and in turn into our state's economy; and
WHEREAS the total direct and indirect economic impact of the unclaimed state and federal EITCs by
Oakland County families is estimated to be more than $57 million.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby urges
all eligible families to apply for the federal and state 2009 EITC as they prepare their taxes this year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests information
regarding the EITC be placed on the county website and link to appropriate government and non-profit
agencies that can help families learn more about the EITC and receive help is processing their EITC.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests all appropriate
personnel to help support and promote awareness of the EITC in our communities.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD, HELAINE ZACK, JIM
NASH, JANET JACKSON, ERIC COLEMAN,
MARCIA GERSHENSON, DAVID COULTER,
MATTIE HATCHETT, GARY McGILLIVRAY,
TIM GREIMEL, STEVEN SCHWARTZ
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10048
BY: Finance Committee, Thomas Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: TREASURER'S OFFICE - AMENDMENT TO MR #09031 - AUTHORIZATION TO BORROW
AGAINST DELINQUENT 2008 AND 2009 TAXES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09031 was unanimously approved by this Board on March 5,
2009; and
WHEREAS in Miscellaneous Resolution #09031 in Section IX Miscellaneous Provisions, paragraph 902
Bond Counsel, Axe & Ecklund, P.C. are named Bond Counsel; and
WHEREAS the Treasurer selects Bond Counsel; and
WHEREAS it is in the best interest of Oakland County to have two law firms act as co-bond counsel for
the borrowing against delinquent 2009 taxes.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Miscellaneous Resolution #09031, Section IX Miscellaneous
Provisions, paragraph 902 Bond Counsel be amended to read as follows: “The 2009 Notes and the 2010
Notes (and any renewal, refunding or advance refunding Notes) shall be delivered with the unqualified
opinion of Axe & Ecklund, P.C., attorneys of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan and Dickinson Wright, PLLC,
attorneys of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan as co-bond counsel chosen by the Treasurer, which selection may,
at the option of the Treasurer, be for one or more years.”
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
Commissioners Minutes Continued. March 25, 2010
613
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10049
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT – CIRCUIT COURT ADMINISTRATION RENOVATION PROJECT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Circuit Court staffing levels have been reduced as a result of budget task reductions; and
WHEREAS the reduced staffing level has resulted in the availability of additional office space in the
Courthouse; and
WHEREAS the Circuit Court is requesting office renovations in the Courthouse West Wing and West
Wing Extension to consolidate staff and office resources to achieve greater efficiencies and enhanced
service to the public; and
WHEREAS renovation work will be performed by Facilities Management staff and by outside contractors
obtained through the Purchasing Division; and
WHEREAS the estimated cost for the Circuit Court Administration Renovation Project is $72,219
including Contingency; and
WHEREAS funding in the amount of $72,219 for the project is available for transfer from the Non-
Departmental Budget Transition Account in the General Fund (#10100) to the Project Work Order Fund
(#40400) for the Circuit Court Administration Renovation Project.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes the Circuit Court
Renovation Project in the amount of $72,219.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes transfer of funding in the
amount of $72,219 from the Non-Departmental Budget Transition Account to the Project Work Order
Fund (#40400) to establish the Circuit Court Administration Renovation Project (#100000001353).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2010 Budget is amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND #10100
9010101-182200-740023 Budget Transition ($72,219)
3010101-121100-788001-40400 Transfer Out $72,219
$ -0-
PROJECT WORK ORDER FUND #40400
1040101-148020-695500-10100 Transfer In $72,219
1040101-148020-796500 Budgeted Equity Adj ($72,219)
$ -0-
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10050
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT/FACILITIES ENGINEERING - AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR 2010
ROOF REPLACEMENT PROGRAM – CHILDREN’S VILLAGE BUILDINGS A, C, D, H AND CHILD
DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROJECT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Fiscal Year 2010 Capital Improvement Program identifies the Roof Replacement Program;
and
WHEREAS the Facilities Engineering Division recommends replacement of the 25 year-old roof of Children’s
Village Buildings A, C, D, H and the 26 year-old roof of the Child Development Center at this time; and
WHEREAS the Planning & Building Committee on November 3, 2009 authorized the Facilities Engineering
Division to prepare drawings and specifications and to advertise and receive bids for the replacement of the
roofing of Children’s Village Buildings A, C, D, H and the Child Development Center; and
WHEREAS in accordance with Purchasing Division procedures, bids for the project were received and
reviewed by the Facilities Engineering Division and the Purchasing Division; and
WHEREAS the lowest responsible bidder is S.T.D. Contractors of Pontiac, Michigan with a bid in the amount
of $161,993; and
Commissioners Minutes Continued. March 25, 2010
614
WHEREAS total project costs of $182,600 are recommended by the Facilities Engineering Division, including
the contract award of $161,993, engineering costs of $2,000, landscape restoration costs of $2,000, and
contingency of $16,607; and
WHEREAS funding in the amount of $182,600 for the project is available for transfer from the FY 2010
Capital Improvement Program/Building Improvement Fund (#40100) to the Project Work Order Fund (#40400)
for the 2010 Roof Replacement Program – Children’s Village Buildings A, C, D, H and Child Development
Center Project.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes an award of contract for
the 2010 Roof Replacement Program – Children’s Village Buildings A, C, D, H and Child Development Center
Project to S.T.D. Contractors of Pontiac, Michigan in the amount of $161,993.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes transfer of funding in the amount
of $182,600 from the Capital Improvement Program/Building Fund (#40100) to the Project Work Order Fund
(#40400) to establish the 2010 Roof Replacement Program – Children’s Village Buildings A, C, D, H and
Child Development Center Project (#100000001354) as noted below:
BUILDING IMPROVEMENT FUND #40100
1040101-148020-788001-40400 Transfer Out ($182,600)
PROJECT WORK ORDER FUND #40400
1040101-148020-695500-40100 Transfer In $182,600
$ 0
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10051
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET - FISCAL YEAR 2010 FIRST QUARTER
FINANCIAL FORECAST AND FY 2010 – FY 2012 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Public Act 621 of 1978, the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act for Local Units of
Government, provides for adjustments to the adopted budget; and
WHEREAS in accordance with Oakland County General Appropriations Act Section 22, which authorizes
budget amendments for variances between the budgeted revenue and actual revenue, and Section 23,
which authorizes budget amendments for variance between estimated revenue and projected
expenditures, amendments are required; and
WHEREAS the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 First Quarter Financial Forecast Report has identified several
variances and budget amendments are recommended; and
WHEREAS the Fringe Benefit – Retirement budget for the Probate Judges was inadvertently omitted and
the budget for Probate Court’s Information Technology – Imaging Operations was inadvertently
duplicated by $237,861, and a budget amendment is recommended to Probate Court’s budget to
reallocate $160,000 from Info Tech Imaging Operations to Fringe Benefits – Retirement and the
remaining $77,861 to the Non-Departmental Budget Transition account; and
WHEREAS the Treasurer’s Office exceeded the $15,000 allotment approved by the Board per MR
#09117 for transitional expenses, and a budget amendment is requested to reallocate a total of $4,283
from the Treasurer’s Capital Outlay account ($1,414) and projected favorability in Township & City
Treasurer’s Bonds ($2,869) to the Treasurer’s Transition Expense account in the amount of $3,499 and
the remaining $784 to Non-Departmental Budget Transition account to balance the accounts; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff’s Office is requesting a budget amendment to reduce allocation for Motor Pool and
Motor Pool Fuel Charges by $65,644 to reflect a reduction in the number of vehicles per the budget task
for FY 2010, FY 2011 and FY 2012; and
WHEREAS grant funding for the Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Team Unit (NET) was reduced, and the
Sheriff has requested a budget amendment to utilize $100,000 in Forfeiture Funds to offset increased
expense in Overtime for the NET Unit and avoid layoffs; and
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WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended in the Sheriff’s Office to reallocate $60,000 from
Medical Supplies in the Administration Division to the Corrections Division to reflect budget with the actual
expenses; and
WHEREAS a transfer in the amount of $185,000 is requested from the Sheriff’s Investigative/Forensic
Division to the CLEMIS Fund (#53500) for the purpose of updating software technology within the
Sheriff’s Forensic Laboratory; and
WHEREAS use of revenue collected from the Prosecutor’s Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) Program
for OUIL’s is only allowed for program enhancements, and a budget amendment is requested by the
Prosecutor’s Office to reallocate $175,000 from the OUIL Third Offense account to the Enhancement
Funds for OWI account to more appropriately account for the revenue; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended to reallocate the following budgets funds to more
accurately account for actual expenses:
-$36,000 from NSF Check Fees revenues to Program Income revenue.
-$5,000 from Expendable Equipment expenses to Security Supplies expenses for purchase of
bulletproof vests; and
WHEREAS the Prosecutor’s Drug Forfeiture Funds (GL Account #222440) had been used to offset the
expense for the Prosecutor’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) position, and with depletion in available
funds, they are no longer sufficient to continue funding the NET position; and
WHEREAS the Prosecutor has found excess funds through the Budget Transition to offset the loss of
revenue, and a budget amendment is recommended to reduce the Prosecutor’s Enhancement Fund
revenue (from Forfeiture Funds) and the Non-Departmental Budget Transition by ($142,600). The
Prosecutor plans to offer long-term structural reductions at a later date; and
WHEREAS the budget for Forfeiture of Bonds revenue is budgeted in the Prosecutor’s Office Budget as
well as the Clerk’s Office Budget. However, the Clerk’s Office receives the actual revenue, and a budget
amendment is recommended to consolidate revenue from the Prosecutor’s Office Budget ($80,000) with
the Clerk’s Office to correspond the budget with the appropriate department due to the Prosecutor’s
increased efforts in recovery of forfeited bonds, and increase the Non-Departmental Budget Transition by
$42,793 to reflect the favorability in Forfeiture Bonds from the Clerk’s Office; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended in the Auditing Division to reallocate $1,000 from both
the Training and Computer Supplies accounts to Professional Services and Office Supplies accounts to
more appropriately account for actual expenses; and
WHEREAS Human Resources Workforce Management Division has initiated a request for proposal
(RFP) to purchase new examinations to update and validate testing for Youth Specialists, Correction
Deputies and Road Patrol Deputies, as existing need updating. A budget amendment is requested by the
Workforce Management Division to reallocate $24,000 from projected savings in Recruitment Expense to
Examination Materials to cover the cost of the new exams; and
WHEREAS due to rate increases publishing notices and electrical services within the Homeland Security
Division, the budget is projecting an unfavorable variance estimated at $10,900, and sufficient funding is
available within the Division’s other operating expenditures to offset the unfavorable variance; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment totaling $11,917, is recommended to correct the line-item account for
an amendment previously approved per MR #09172, which reappropriated Salaries to Per Diems for the
Michigan Department of Human Services – Oakland County Board within the Health and Human Services
Department budget; and
WHEREAS an adjustment is recommended in the Children’s Village Division budget in the amount of
$46,129 to reflect the current Children’s Village School Operating Contract per Amendment #3; and
WHEREAS the Circuit Court Probation Division is requesting a budget amendment of $1,518 to reallocate
funds within their budget to more accurately account for actual expenses; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended in the Medical Examiner’s Office to reduce revenues
and expenditures by $5,000 (FY 2010) and $10,000 (FY 2011 and FY 2012) due to the discontinuation of
contracts with other municipalities, and reallocate funds in various accounts to more accurately reflect the
budget with actual expenses; and
WHEREAS the Economic Development Administration Division received a $20,000 contribution for
operating expenditures for the Business Roundtable and requests an amendment to accept this donation;
and
WHEREAS M.R. #09220 approved the creation of the Oakland Micro-Loan Program for Oakland County
and established a budget of $100,000 within the General Fund (#10100), and after further review by
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Corporation Counsel, it has been recommended that the budget be transferred to the Economic
Development Corporation Special Revenue Fund (#21180); and
WHEREAS Planning and Economic Development Services is requesting a reallocation of funds in the
amount of $30,000 within the division’s budget to more accurately reflect the budget appropriation with
anticipated operating expenditures; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended to transfer ICMA revenue in the amount of $200,000
for Defined Contributions from the General Fund to the Fringe Benefit Fund (#67800) to more accurately
reflect the budget with the actual revenue; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended for the Community Corrections Division in the amount
of $34,533 to appropriate funds approved per MR #08157 for contract with vendor to develop an objective
pretrial assessment tool; and
WHEREAS costs associated with Drain Assessments are projected to be unfavorable approximately
$301,000 due to one-time construction assessments expected to be assessed in FY 2010 for the Franklin
Sub-Watershed drainage district; and
WHEREAS Indirect Cost in the Non-Departmental budget is projecting favorable revenue, and a budget
amendment is recommended to recognize the increased revenue in Indirect Cost by $335,533 to offset
the contract for developing a pretrial assessment tool in Community Corrections and the increase in Drain
Assessments; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended to the Prosecutor’s Cooperative Reimbursement
Program (CRP) Fund (#27315) to reallocate $7,000 from the Motor Pool account to the Motor Pool Fuel
Charges account to more accurately reflect the budget with the actual expenses; and
WHEREAS the Community Corrections Division is requesting a budget amendment to reallocate $10,797
from Fringe Benefits to Contracted Services within the Community Corrections Comprehensive Grant
Fund (#27370) to correct the budget appropriation created with grant acceptance as approved per M.R.
#10007; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended to transfer a total of $190,000 in Bio-Terrorism Grant
funds (#28605) from the FY 2009/FY 2010 CPBC Agreement to the Project Work Order Fund (#40400) to
upgrade building security for preparedness purposes; and
WHEREAS the Children’s Village Screening Grant (previously under Fund #28002 by a separate grant)
has been incorporated with the FY 2009/2010 Comprehensive, Planning, Budgeting, and Contracting
(CPBC) Agreement under Fund (#28310) - Health Adolescent Screening in the amount of $73,000 as
approved per MR #09250, while Fund (#28002) is still reflecting a budget of $73,000, and a budget
amendment is recommended to delete the duplicate budget from Fund (#28002); and
WHEREAS the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Board has approved the FY 2010 Special
Revenue Budget for the EDC, and a budget amendment is recommended to amend the FY 2010-2012
Special Revenue Budget in the amount of $12,000 for the Economic Development Corporation Fund
(#21180) and also recognize $100,000 from the General Fund per the recommendation of Corporation
Counsel for the Oakland Micro-Loan Program approved per MR #09220; and
WHEREAS budget amendments are recommended for the CDBG-R Grant – Fund (#29715)
($1,015,800), Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant (#29730) ($17,383,776), and Homelessness
Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Grant – Fund (#29720) ($1,553,232), for FY 2011 and FY 2012 to
recognize grant funding has not been authorized beyond FY 2010; and
WHEREAS an amendment is recommended to the Information Technology Fund (#63600) to reallocate
funds in the amount of $98,820 from Administration to Application Services for various projects such as
the IT Enhancement Budget Projects and Second Generation Access Oakland Land Projects Program,
which require technological enhancements to improve efficiency in operations; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is requested to the Fire Records Management System Fund (#53100)
to reallocate $11,200 from Equipment Maintenance to Software Maintenance for system maintenance;
and
WHEREAS a budget amendment for $168,967 in FY 2010, $113,067 in FY 2011, and $10,468 in FY
2010 is recommended in the Airport Fund (#56500) to update the depreciation budget and recognize
additional Capital Asset Contributions to match current estimates; and
WHEREAS the Department of Facilities Management will replace the Maximo Work Order System with
Azteca Collaborative Asset Management System (CAMS) Work Order, Project Management, and
Customer Request System in order to leverage the existing Oakland County CAMS Infrastructure. The
cost to implement CAMS for the Department of Facilities Management is $893,824, which includes
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$839,029 for IT Development services, $30,000 for software, $16,670 for hardware, and $8,125 for
training. Funding of $8,125 is available in the Fringe Benefit Fund (#67800) Employee In-Service
Training Unit’s Information Technology account to fund the training, requiring no budget amendment and
$885,699 is available within the Facilities Maintenance and Operations Fund (#63100) Equity to fund IT
Development services, software, and hardware, and a budget amendment is recommended to transfer
the funds from FM&O Fund to the Collaborative Asset Management System Fund; and
WHEREAS the George W. Kuhn (GWK) Drainage Board approved the loan of $893,305 at the February
23, 2010 Drainage Board Meeting from available monies in the GWK Drainage Fund (#58510) to the
Drain Equipment Fund (#63900) in order to be able to replace two (2) vactor trucks and one (1) jetter
truck based on the following stipulations:
-The Drain Equipment Fund is to repay the GWK Drainage Fund over a five-year period, and is to pay
interest based on the investment pool interest rate as determined by the County Treasurer.
-The Drain Equipment Fund would charge out for the use of the equipment to various sewer and
drains sewers in order to recover the revenue necessary to repay the principal and interest.
-The estimated interest for FY 2010 is $10,000, and the Drain Equipment Fund already has an
amount budgeted in the interest expense line item #765031 in order to cover a portion of the FY 2010
interest expense; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment is recommended for FY 2010 to budget the Interest Expense and
revenue for Vehicle Rental in the amount of $6,000 in the Drain Equipment Fund (#63100) and budget
$10,000 in the GWK Fund (#58510) for Interest Credited; and
WHEREAS a budget amendment of $118,000 is recommended to reappropriate funds within the Capital
Cooperative Initiative Revolving Fund (CCIRF – Fund #21150) for continued collaborative projects; and
WHEREAS the County has received additional donations for the Oakland County Lady Justice
Restoration Project in the amount of $300 and OLHSA donated a TV, DVD/VCR, and cart to the Sheriff’s
Work Release Facility to improve the delivery of services to the population assigned to Work Release.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners accepts the Fiscal Year 2010
First Quarter Financial Report.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the FY 2010 – FY 2012 Budget be amended pursuant to Schedules A
and B.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that donations be accepted for the Economic Development Business
Roundtable, Oakland County Lady Justice Restoration Project, and Sheriff’s Work Release Facility.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Copy of Letter of Transmittal Fiscal Year 2010 First Quarter Report, Fiscal Year 2010/2011/2012 First
Quarter Budget Amendments and General Fund/General Purpose Revenue and Expenditures Summary
by Department on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10052
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION -
ACCEPTANCE FOR 2007 FEMA STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - MICHIGAN
TASK FORCE 1 EQUIPMENT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS funding was released under the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for the State Homeland Security Grant Program; and
WHEREAS the State has designated Homeland Security Region 2 in the State which includes, but is not
limited to the following political subdivisions: City of Detroit and Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair,
Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Homeland Protection Board continues to support Regional Homeland Security
Planning Boards throughout the state and has charged them to identify and prioritize how regionally
awarded grant funds will be used within the regions; and
Commissioners Minutes Continued. March 25, 2010
618
WHEREAS the Regional Homeland Security Planning Board for Region 2 is comprised of the
representatives from the above-listed political subdivisions, is not a legal entity that can be a subgrantee
for the Homeland Security Grant or that can manage and distribute the grant funds, and has chosen
Oakland County to serve as fiduciary and subgrantee for this award; and
WHEREAS funding from the FY 2006 and FY 2007 State Homeland Security Grant Program has been
used to support the development of a regional Urban Search and Rescue task force, known as Michigan
Task Force 1; and
WHEREAS the State of Michigan wishes to further support the development of the task force and has
awarded Oakland County, serving as fiduciary for Region 2, reimbursement for qualified expenses up to,
but not exceeding $125,000 from the State Homeland Security Grant Program to support the
development of Michigan Task Force 1 during the period of January 1, 2010 through May 30, 2010; and
WHEREAS this funding will be leveraged to purchase (1) refrigerated box truck, which will be used to
transport supplies and equipment to the scene of an incident necessitating the deployment of the task
force; and
WHEREAS the grant agreement has been reviewed and approved through the County Executive
Contract Review Process.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepts the
grant funding from the State of Michigan in an amount up to $125,000 with no county match or in-kind
match required.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes its
Chairperson or his designee to execute and enter into this agreement on behalf of the County of Oakland.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is authorized to
execute the grant agreement and to approve any grant extensions or changes, within fifteen percent
(15%) of the original award, which are consistent with the original agreement as approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future
commitment.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Homeland Security Division, State of Michigan Audit Certification and
Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-
Free Workplace Requirements on file in County Clerk’s office.
State of Michigan 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program Grant Agreement Incorporated by Reference.
Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10052)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION –
ACCEPTANCE FOR 2007 FEMA STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM – MICHIGAN
TASK FORCE 1 EQUIPMENT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee, has reviewed the above referenced
resolution, and finds:
1. The State of Michigan has awarded funding from the State Homeland Security Grant Program to
Oakland County, who serves as fiduciary for Region 2, in an amount up to $125,000.
2. Funds will be used towards the purchase of a refrigerated box truck for use by the region’s Urban
Search and Rescue Task Force to transport equipment and supplies to the scene of an incident
involving a building collapse or similar incident.
3. The refrigerated box truck will not be purchased until a funding source has been identified to
support the asset including the ongoing maintenance costs.
4. The grant period is January 1, 2010, through May 30, 2010.
5. The grant funds in the amount up to $125,000 will require no county match or in-kind match.
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6. The FY 2010 Adopted Budget is amended as follows:
FY 2010
FY 2010 Amended
Budget Amend. Budget
FUND #29340 DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS EQUIP.
GR#0000000487
Revenues
1060601-115127-610313 Federal Grant Rev. $ 0 $125,000 $125,000
Total Revenues $ 0 $125,000 $125,000
Expenditures
1060601-115127-760188 Vehicles $ 0 $125,000 $125,000
Total Expenditures $ 0 $125,000 $125,000
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10053
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION -
ACCEPTANCE FOR 2007 FEMA STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM - OAKLAND
COUNTY PROJECTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS funding was released under the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for the State Homeland Security Grant Program; and
WHEREAS the State of Michigan has awarded Oakland County reimbursement for qualified expenses up
to, but not exceeding $100,000 from the State Homeland Security Grant Program during the period of
January 1, 2010 through May 30, 2010; and
WHEREAS this funding will be leveraged to support the four mission areas of homeland security (prevent,
protect, respond, and recover) and address the 8 national priorities and 37 target capabilities as they
relate to terrorism. In addition, the grant will support implementation of the National Preparedness Goal,
the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the National Response Framework (NRF); and
WHEREAS the county will fund projects in the solution areas of Planning, Training, Equipment and
Exercise that will improve Oakland County’s overall ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from a
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive weapons of mass destruction (CBRNE/WMD)
terrorism incident; and
WHEREAS the grant agreement has been reviewed and approved through the County Executive
Contract Review Process.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepts the
grant funding from the State of Michigan in an amount up to $100,000 with no county match or in-kind
match required.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes its
Chairperson or his designee to execute and enter into this agreement on behalf of the County of Oakland.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is authorized to
execute the grant agreement and to approve any grant extensions or changes, within fifteen percent
(15%) of the original award, which are consistent with the original agreement as approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future
commitment.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign off – Homeland Security Division on file in County Clerk’s office.
State of Michigan 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program Grant Agreement Incorporated by Reference.
Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
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FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10053)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – ACCEPTANCE FOR
2007 FEMA STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM – OAKLAND COUNTY PROJECTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee, has reviewed the above referenced
resolution, and finds:
1. The State of Michigan has awarded Oakland County reimbursement for qualified expenses up to
but not exceeding $100,000 to support the four mission areas of homeland security (prevent,
protect, respond and recover) and address the 8 national priorities and 37 target capabilities as
they relate to terrorism.
2. The grant will also support implementation of the National Preparedness Goal, the National
Incident Management System (NIMS), and the National Response Framework (NRF).
3. The grant period is January 1, 2010, through May 30, 2010.
4. The grant funds of $100,000 will require no county match or in-kind match.
5. The FY 2010 Adopted Budget is amended as follows:
FY 2010 FY 2010 FY 2010
Budget Amendment Amended
Budget
FUND #29340 DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS EQUIP.
GR#0000000485
Revenues
1060601-115125-610313 Federal Grant Rev $ 0 $100,000 $100,000
Total Revenues $ 0 $100,000 $100,000
Expenditures
1060601-115125-731458 Prof. Serv. $ 0 $100,000 $100,000
Total Expenditures $ 0 $100,000 $100,000
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10054
By: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION - ACCEPTANCE FOR
2009 INTEROPERABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS GRANT PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS funding was released from the United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the DHS Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) to
the State of Michigan for the 2009 Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (IECGP);
and
WHEREAS the State has designated Homeland Security Region 2 in the State which includes, but is not
limited to the following political subdivisions: City of Detroit, and Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair,
Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties; and
WHEREAS the Regional Homeland Security Planning Board for Region 2 (“Region 2 Planning Board”) is
comprised of the representatives from the above-listed political subdivisions, is not a legal entity that can
be a subgrantee for the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program or that can manage
and distribute the grant funds, and has chosen Oakland County to serve as fiduciary and subgrantee for
this award; and
WHEREAS the State has awarded a 2009 IECGP grant to Region 2 in the amount of $353,770 to be
used to fund projects that strengthen interoperable communications capabilities in the areas of
Leadership and Governance, Common Planning and Operational Protocols, and Emergency Responder
Skills and Capabilities; and
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WHEREAS the funding may be used to purchase equipment if all activities in the areas of Leadership and
Governance, Common Planning and Operational Protocols, and Emergency Responder Skills and
Capabilities as defined in the grant guidance have been adequately addressed; and
WHEREAS the grant requires a 25% cash or in-kind match for purchases of equipment only; and
WHEREAS the grant agreement has been reviewed and approved through the County Executive contract
review process.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepts the
position of Fiduciary and Subgrantee for the 2009 Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant and
accepts the grant funds in an amount up to $353,770 with a 25% match required on equipment purchases
only.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes its
Chairperson or his designee to execute and enter into this agreement on behalf of the County of Oakland.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is authorized to
execute the Grant Agreement and to approve an grant extensions or changes, within fifteen percent
(15%) of the original award, which are consistent with the original agreement as approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all positions and other program costs associated with this grant are
contingent upon continuation of grant funding.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Homeland Security on file in County Clerk’s office.
State of Michigan 2009 Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program Grant Agreement
Incorporated by Reference. Original on file in County Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10054)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION – ACCEPTANCE FOR
2009 INTEROPERABLE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS GRANT PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee, has reviewed the above referenced
resolution, and finds:
1. The Region 2 Planning Board has selected Oakland County to serve as Fiduciary and
Subgrantee for the 2009 Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant program award in an
amount up to $353,770.
2. The grant period is June 1, 2009, through February 28, 2010.
3. The grant will fund planning and training activities for Region 2 areas.
4. Communications equipment can be purchased only in the event that all planning and training
benchmarks are met. Homeland Security will return to the Board for a budget amendment and
grant match prior to purchasing communications equipment.
5. The FY 2010 Adopted Budget is amended as follows:
FY 2010
FY 2010 Amended
Budget Amendment Budget
FUND #29330 FEMA GRANT GR#0000000486
Revenues
1060601-115095-610313 Federal Grant Rev. $ 0 $353,770 $353,770
Total Revenues $ 0 $353,770 $353,770
Expenditures
1060601-115095-731458 Prof. Serv. $ 0 $353,770 $353,770
Total Expenditures $ 0 $353,770 $353,770
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
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*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10055
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - 2010 W.K.
KELLOGG FOUNDATION GRANT TO SUPPORT MICHIGAN NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM AGREEMENT AMENDMENT ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS funding for the Nurse Family Partnership was discontinued by order of the Governor of the
State of Michigan in 2009; and
WHEREAS the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, through the Nurse Family Partnership Program, awarded the
Oakland County Department of Health and Human Services/Health Division an initial grant award in the
amount of $55,000; and
WHEREAS the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded the Oakland County Department of Health and
Human Services/Health Division additional funding in the amount of $8,754 for the Nurse/Family
Partnership Program; and
WHEREAS no grant application was requested or required to obtain these funds; and
WHEREAS these funds will be used to partially offset expenses associated with transitioning the
remaining cases from the Nurse Family Partnership Program to Oakland County Health Division’s
Community Nursing unit; and
WHEREAS this agreement is for the period of January 4, 2010 through March 31, 2010; and
WHEREAS this agreement has been submitted through the County Executive Review Process and is
recommended for approval.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby accepts
the 2010 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant Amendment to Support the Michigan Nurse Family Partnership
Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the future level of service, including personnel, be contingent upon the
level of funding for this program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board Chairperson is authorized to execute this agreement, any
changes and extensions to the agreement not to exceed fifteen percent (15%), which is consistent with
the agreement as originally approved.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Health Division and Letter from Michelle Stapleton, Development
Associate, Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office regarding W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant to
Support Michigan Nurse-Family Partnership Program Remaining Funds Disbursement on file in County
Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10055)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION – 2010 W.K.
KELLOGG FOUNDATION GRANT TO SUPPORT MICHIGAN NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM AGREEMENT AMENDMENT ACCEPTANCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above-referenced
resolution and finds:
1. State funding for Nurse Family Partnership was discontinued by order of the Governor of the
State of Michigan in 2009.
2. The Health Division received funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation through the Nurse Family
Partnership Program, in the amount of $55,000, per MR #10019, as approved on February 2,
2010.
3. The Health Division has since received notice of an award for an additional $8,754 towards the
Nurse/Family Partnership Program, which exceeds the 15% of the original award ($55,000) for
total funding in the amount of $63,754.
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4. The funds will be used to help offset personnel and operating expenses associated with
transitioning the remaining cases from the Nurse Family Partnership Program to the Oakland
County Health Division’s Community Nursing unit.
5. Funding period is January 4, 2010 through March 31, 2010.
6. No county match or additional positions are required.
7. Services will be provided by current staff.
8. The Fiscal Year 2010 budget is amended to appropriate the additional funds as follows:
FUND 20221 – HEALTH FUND FY 2010 FY 2010
KELLOGG FOUNDATION GRANT SUPPORT TO NFP Current FY 2010 Amended
Budget Amendment Budget
Revenues
1060231-133215-631827 Reimb – General $55,000 $8,754 $63,754
Total Revenues $55,000 $8,754 $63,754
Expenditures
1060231-133215-702010 Salaries $22,225 $5,558 $27,783
1060231-133215-722740 Fringe Benefits 18,175 3,196 21,371
1060231-133215-731346 Mileage 4,850 4,850
1060231-133215-731458 Professional Svcs 9,750 9,750
Total Expenditures $55,000 $8,754 $63,754
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10037
BY: Human Resources Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR OAKLAND
COUNTY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT
VERIFICATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted Miscellaneous Resolution #09180
which requires establishing an Oakland County policy that requires the County to register with, participate
in, and utilize the E-Verify Program (or any successor program implemented by the federal Department of
Homeland Security and/or the federal Social Security Administration when hiring new employees); and
WHEREAS E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the
United States after completion of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9; and
WHEREAS the procedures for enrolling in the federal E-Verify program requires that the employer must
(1) enroll online and (2) accept the electronic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which details the
responsibilities of Social Security Administration (SSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the
employer; and
WHEREAS the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) sets forth the points of agreement between the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Oakland County, as the Employer, regarding the
Employer's participation in the E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification Program; and
WHEREAS the MOU explains certain features of the E-Verify program and enumerates specific
responsibilities of DHS, the SSA, and the Employer; and
WHEREAS it is necessary that an appropriate official be designated and authorized to enroll Oakland
County in the on-line federal E-Verify program and accept the electronic Memorandum of Understanding
on behalf of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is the most appropriate
official to act on behalf of Oakland County and accept the electronic Memorandum of Understanding that
is required in order to enroll in the federal E-Verify program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
authorizes the Oakland County Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners (or his designee) to act on
behalf of Oakland County to enroll online, accept the Memorandum of Understanding and sign any
related documents relative to enrolling Oakland County in the federal E-Verify program.
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Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10037)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR OAKLAND
COUNTY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT
VERIFICATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. Human Resources Department will verify employment eligibility on behalf of Oakland County and
estimates that it will take 15 minutes per new hire to verify status.
2. Estimated ongoing annual cost for Human Resources staff is $2,200.
3. The cost for startup (research, staff training, administration, etc.) and processing of new hires for
Human Resources Department for FY 2010 is $6,245.
4. No budget amendment is necessary.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*REPORT (MISC. #10030)
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR CLARKSTON CHRYSLER JEEP TO HAVE
ITS CHRYSLER JEEP FRANCHISE REINSTATED
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning and Building Committee, having reviewed the above-titled resolution on March 16, 2010,
after receiving it as a direct referral from the General Government Committee, reports with a
recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing
report.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10030
BY: Commissioners Thomas F. Middleton, District #4; Bill Bullard Jr., District #2
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR CLARKSTON CHRYSLER JEEP TO HAVE
ITS CHRYSLER JEEP FRANCHISE REINSTATED
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Clarkston Chrysler Jeep has been a part of the Clarkston area community since 1985; and
WHEREAS in April 2009 Clarkston Chrysler Jeep was notified that their franchise would be terminated
effective June 9, 2009; and
WHEREAS loss of the franchise resulted in 45 people losing their jobs; and
WHEREAS in 2008 Clarkston Chrysler Jeep had a gross payroll of $1,731,000; total Michigan withholding
taxes were $66,400; local property taxes were $59,000; Michigan sales taxes for vehicles and parts
totaled more than $919,000; and
WHEREAS in the past 25 years the owners of Clarkston Chrysler Jeep have supported the Clarkston
Community Schools, Parks and Recreation, area Youth Assistance, SCAMP, Chamber of Commerce,
Lighthouse North, Salvation Army and has led fundraising efforts for the Children’s Leukemia Foundation
of Michigan resulting in over $700,000 being contributed; and
WHEREAS Clarkston Chrysler Jeep has appealed the loss of franchise and an arbitration hearing is
scheduled to be held by June 14, 2010; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners support and encourage local business.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the
efforts by Clarkston Chrysler Jeep to have its Chrysler Jeep franchise reinstated.
Chairperson, we move the foregoing resolution.
TOM MIDDELTON, SHELLEY TAUB, MATTIE
HATCHETT, GARY McGILLIVRAY, DAVE
COULTER, JOHN SCOTT, SUE ANN
DOUGLAS, BRADFORD JACOBSEN, DAVID
POTTS, ROBERT GOSSELIN, JEFF POTTER,
JIM RUNESTAD, KIM CAPELLO
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10039
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER – EVERGREEN FARMINGTON SEWAGE DISPOSAL
SYSTEM AND CLINTON-OAKLAND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM INFILTRATION AND INFLOW
REDUCTION PROJECTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in accordance with Act 342 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended (“Act 342”) and
Miscellaneous Resolution #93075 the Water Resources Commissioner was designated County Agency
responsible for operating and maintaining the Evergreen-Farmington Sewage Disposal System (EFSDS)
and the Clinton-Oakland Sewage Disposal System (COSDS); and
WHEREAS the EFSDS is currently under a consent order with the State of Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality, now known as the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) to
identify and attenuate infiltration and inflow of excess storm water to the EFSDS; and
WHEREAS the Water Resources Commissioner is undertaking improvements to the EFSDS and COSDS
to reduce and/or eliminate infiltration and inflow of storm water; and
WHEREAS in accordance with Act 342 the Water Resources Commissioner applied for and received an
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grant for the EFSDS and COSDS in the amount of $3,835,700;
and
WHEREAS the purpose of the grant is to identify areas of excess flow during wet weather, design specific
responses and select contractors to make necessary repairs to thereby reducing wet weather flows in the
EFSDS and COSDS and to reduce wet weather flows to the Clinton and Rouge River Watersheds; and
WHEREAS the grant requires a County match of $3,138,300; and
WHEREAS the required County match will be charged to the Maintenance Funds of the respective
EFSDS and COSDS; and
WHEREAS the Water Resources Commissioner is proposing inflow and infiltration reduction projects in
the Cities of Farmington, Farmington Hills, Orchard Lake, Southfield, and Troy; in the Village of Franklin
and in the Township of West Bloomfield that are tributary to the EFSDS and COSDS, paid for from the
proceeds of the EPA Grant whereby the local match will be generated from work on the EFSDS and
COSDS.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Water Resources Commissioner to proceed with inflow and infiltration reduction projects in Cities of
Farmington, Farmington Hills, Orchard Lake, Southfield, and Troy; in the Village of Franklin and in the
Township of West Bloomfield that are tributary to the EFSDS and COSDS, paid for from the proceeds of
the EPA Grant whereby the local match will be generated from work within the EFSDS and COSDS.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
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FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10039)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: WATER RESOURCES COMMISSIONER – EVERGREEN FARMINGTON SEWAGE DISPOSAL
SYSTEM AND CLINTON-OAKLAND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM INFILTRATION AND INFLOW
REDUCTION PROJECTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. This resolution authorizes the Water Resources Commissioner to proceed with inflow and
infiltration reduction projects for compliance with the Department of Natural Resources and
Environment (DNRE) to reduce or eliminate infiltration and inflow of storm water into the
Evergreen Farmington Sewage Disposal System (EFSDS) and Clinton-Oakland Sewage
Disposal System (COSDS).
2. The Project was awarded a Federal grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in the
amount of $3,835,700 and Oakland County will match the funds by 45%, or $3,138,300 for a total
project cost of $6,974,000.
3. The Water Resources Commissioner is proposing the inflow and infiltration project funds in the
amount of $8,553,622 be spent as detailed in the attached worksheet. This is a one-time grant
and therefore indirect costs for this particular grant were not calculated in the County’s indirect
cost plan.
4. The County match will be met by projects funded by the Evergreen Farmington Sewage Disposal
System and Clinton-Oakland Sewage Disposal System; with the local match exceeding the
amount required by the grantor.
5. The FY 2010 Adopted Budget is amended as follows:
EVERGREEN FARMINGTON SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM FUND (58410)
Revenue
6010101-149663-665882 Planned Use of Balance $2,800,000
Total Revenue $2,800,000
Expenses
6010101-149663-788001-26885 Transfer Out $2,800,000
Total Expenditures $2,800,000
CLINTON-OAKLAND SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM FUND (58600)
Revenue
6010101-149663-665882 Planned Use of Balance $1,800,000
Total Revenue $1,800,000
Expenses
6010101-149663-788001-26885 Transfer Out $1,800,000
Total Expenditures $1,800,000
CO-EF SDS I-I REDUCTION PROJECT FUND (26885)
Revenue
6010101-149015-695500-58410 Transfer In $2,800,000
6010101-149015-695500-58600 Transfer In $1,800,000
Total Revenue $4,600,000
Expenses
6010101-149015-731822 Special Projects $4,600,000
Total Expenditures $4,600,000
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
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*REPORT (MISC. #10043)
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR REINSTATING AUBURN PONTIAC –
GMC’S FRANCHISE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning and Building Committee, having reviewed the above-titled resolution on March 16, 2010,
after receiving it as a direct referral from the Public Services Committee, reports with a recommendation
that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing
report.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10043
BY: Commissioners Mattie Hatchett, Tim Greimel, Sue Ann Douglas, Thomas F. Middleton
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR REINSTATING AUBURN PONTIAC-GMC’s
FRANCHISE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Auburn Pontiac-GMC has been a part of the City of Pontiac since 1990; and
WHEREAS Auburn Pontiac-GMC is the only new car dealership currently operating in the City of Pontiac
and the only General Motors dealership along the central Interstate 75 (I-75) corridor; and
WHEREAS if the Auburn Pontiac-GMC dealership closes, many residents living and working in and
around the City of Pontiac will have to drive up to an additional 30 minutes to obtain warranty work on
their General Motors vehicles; and
WHEREAS in 2009, Auburn Pontiac-GMC was notified that their franchise would be terminated; and
WHEREAS loss of the franchise will result in the loss of jobs, income tax revenues, property tax revenues
and will have a devastating impact on the economic base of the City of Pontiac; and
WHEREAS the City of Pontiac is already facing a financial crisis with the closing of the local automotive
plants and the associated loss of jobs for many Pontiac residents; and
WHEREAS the AutoHahn Network, which includes the Auburn GMC dealership, is a significant employer
and taxpayer in Oakland County. The closing represents a loss of more than $3 million a year in
purchasing power within our communities and a loss of $1.2 million to small vendors, whose livelihoods
depend on this dealership. The State of Michigan stands to lose more than $800,000 a year in payroll,
business and property taxes; and
WHEREAS Auburn Pontiac-GMC and its family funded charitable foundation are great community
partners. They provide vehicles to the Pontiac Police Department to help improve public safety. The loss
of their active support will be deleterious to dozens of local charities, parades and community events; and
WHEREAS Auburn Pontiac-GMC has appealed the loss of the franchise and an arbitration hearing is
scheduled to be held; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes the important economic impact of
local auto dealerships and therefore supports and encourages these local businesses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the
efforts by Auburn Pontiac-GMC to have its franchise reinstated.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward a copy of this
adopted resolution to Auburn Pontiac-GMC.
Chairperson, we move the foregoing resolution.
MATTIE HATCHETT, TIM GREIMEL, TOM
MIDDLETON, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, KIM
CAPELLO, SHELLEY TAUB, BILL BULLARD,
JANET JACKSON, MARCIA GERSHENSON,
GARY McGILLIVRAY, ERIC COLEMAN
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
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*REPORT (MISC. #10044)
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR REINSTATING CAULEY CHEVROLET’S
FRANCHISE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning and Building Committee, having reviewed the above-titled resolution on March 16, 2010,
after receiving it as a direct referral from the Public Services Committee, reports with a recommendation
that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing
report.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10044
BY: Commissioners Marcia Gershenson and Shelley G. Taub
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR REINSTATING CAULEY CHEVROLET’S
FRANCHISE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Cauley Chevrolet dealership has been a part of the Township of West Bloomfield for over
20 years; and
WHEREAS Cauley Chevrolet is the only dealership currently operating in West Bloomfield Township and
the only General Motors dealership along the several mile stretch of the major business corridor –
Orchard Lake Road; and
WHEREAS in 2009, Cauley Chevrolet was notified that their franchise would be terminated; and
WHEREAS if the Cauley Chevrolet dealership closes, many residents living and working in and around
the Township of West Bloomfield will have to drive up to an additional 30 minutes to obtain warranty work
on their General Motors vehicles or to purchase new vehicles; and
WHEREAS loss of the franchise will result in the loss of 65 jobs, income tax revenues, property tax
revenues and will have a devastating impact on the economic base of the Township of West Bloomfield;
and
WHEREAS Cauley Chevrolet is a significant employer and taxpayer in Oakland County. The taxes to the
Township of West Bloomfield alone exceed $150,000 per year. The closing represents a loss of millions
of dollars a year in purchasing power within our communities and to small vendors, whose livelihoods
depend on this dealership; and
WHEREAS the State of Michigan stands to lose significant revenue from what Cauley Chevrolet
generates annually from payroll, business and property taxes; and
WHEREAS Cauley Chevrolet is a great community partner. The loss of their active support will be
disastrous to dozens of local charities, parades and community events; and
WHEREAS Cauley Chevrolet has appealed the loss of the franchise and an arbitration hearing is
scheduled to be held; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes the important economic impact of
local auto dealerships and therefore supports and encourages these local businesses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the
efforts by Cauley Chevrolet to have its franchise reinstated.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward a copy of this
adopted resolution to Cauley Chevrolet.
Chairperson, we move the foregoing resolution.
MARCIA GERSHENSON, SHELLEY TAUB, TIM
GREIMEL, MATTIE HATCHETT, KIM
CAPELLO, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, JOHN
SCOTT, CHRISTINE LONG, ROBERT
GOSSELIN, TOM MIDDLETON, BRADFORD
JACOBSEN
(The vote for this motion appears on page 631.)
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*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10056
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John A. Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS - COMMUNITY AND HOME
IMPROVEMENT DIVISION – 2010 HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GUIDELINE CHANGES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Community and Home Improvement Division has administered the Home Improvement
Program since 1976 to improve approximately 200 single-family, owner-occupied homes per year for low
and moderate income persons in the 51 communities participating in the Oakland County Community
Development Block Grant Program; and
WHEREAS in Miscellaneous Resolutions #81237, #82233, #90201, #94082, #96151, #99122, #00142
and #04083 the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved guidelines and amendments for
administering the Home Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS the current Home improvement Program guidelines provide for three percent interest
installment loans and zero percent interest deferred loans; and
WHEREAS due to the current real estate market conditions the Home Improvement Division recommends
the elimination of the three percent installment loans and that all current and future loans be zero percent
interest deferred loans; and
WHEREAS previous guidelines were silent regarding how completed applications were processed; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that completed applications be processed in
the order in which received; and
WHEREAS the current guidelines require that property taxes must be current; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that mortgages, if applicable, and property
taxes must be current; and
WHEREAS applicants may secure only one loan through this program in any five-year period, and the
current guidelines did not indicate the beginning point of the five-year period; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that the home improvement contract date
establishes the beginning of the five-year period; and
WHEREAS the current Home Improvement Program guidelines indicate that the total property related
indebtedness after improvement shall not exceed twice the State Equalized Value (SEV); and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that there must be enough equity in the
property to cover the cost of the home improvement loan, and that equity is determined by multiplying
twice the State Equalized Value (SEV) and subtracting existing property debt; and
WHEREAS the current guidelines do not indicate the minimum amount of a loan; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that the home improvement program is a
substantial repair program and that the minimum loan amount is $7,000; and
WHEREAS the current guidelines do not allow for exceptions for minimum equity and loan amount; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that equity exceptions and minimum loan
amounts may be granted by the approval of both the Oakland County Community & Home Improvement
Division Manager and Chief of Operations or in their absence their designee based upon extenuating
circumstances; and
WHEREAS the current “Ineligible Improvements” reads as follows:
Examples of work that cannot be financed include, but are not limited to: special assessments, patios,
fencing, additions, accessory buildings, condominiums and mobile home improvements; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that the new guidelines for “Ineligible
Improvements” reads as follows:
Examples of work that cannot be financed include, but are not limited to: patios, landscaping, fencing,
additions, new garages, accessory buildings and condominiums; and
WHEREAS the current guidelines for “Eligible Improvements” reads as follows:
Examples of home improvement work that can be financed with a home improvement loan may
include, but are not limited to, the following: wells, septic systems, structural repairs, plumbing,
electrical, heating, roofs, masonry, energy saving items, siding, windows, doors and barrier free
access; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that the new “Eligible Improvements” reads as
follows:
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Examples of home improvement work that can be financed with a home improvement loan may
include, but are not limited to, the following: wells, septic systems, structural repairs, plumbing,
electrical, heating, roofs, masonry, energy saving items, siding, windows, doors, special assessments
related to sewer and water improvements and barrier free access.
Improvements can be made to an owner-occupied mobile home if the unit is on a permanent
foundation and the property is owned by the applicant.
WHEREAS the current Home Improvement Program guidelines indicate that income requirements to be
eligible for the program are as follows:
The annual income is the gross amount of income of all adult (18 years of age or older) household
members that is anticipated to be received during the coming 12-month period as defined in HOME
Regulation 24 CFR, Part 5 and the Technical Guide for Determining Income and Allowances for the
Home Investment Partnerships Act Program (HOME). Income eligibility for the HOME Home
Improvement Program is determined by using the current HUD Section 8 income limits as reflected in
Table 1. This table is used to determine income eligibility based on household size and gross
household income. Home Improvement Program income limits will be periodically updated in
accordance with HUD revisions; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that the income requirements be changed to
the following:
Annual income is calculated as gross income of all adult household members (18 years of age or
older) that is anticipated to be received during the coming 12-month period, as defined in HOME
Regulation 24 CFR, Part 5 and the Technical Guide for Determining Income and Allowances for the
HOME Program. Income eligibility for the Home Improvement Program is determined by using the
current U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 income guidelines in
Table 1. Home Improvement Program income limits will be periodically updated in accordance with
HUD revisions.
WHEREAS under the current guidelines addressing loan terms and conditions, due and payable term
“Mortgagor” is used to identify the person obtaining the home improvement loan; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that the term “Mortgagor” be replaced by the
words “home owner” or “home owner(s) to clarify when the loan becomes due and payable; and
WHEREAS in the current guidelines under “Inspections and Specifications” state:
Oakland County Community and Home Improvement staff complete comprehensive home
inspections, monitor the construction through completion, recommend contractor payments and
ensure that municipal, state and federal requirements are met; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that this be changed to:
“Compliance Review, Specifications and Contractor Payments”
Oakland County Community & Home Improvement staff complete a condition and compliance review
of each home in accordance with home improvement standards. Staff complete work specifications,
monitor the construction through completion, recommend contractor payments and ensure that
municipal, state and federal requirements are met; and
WHEREAS under the current guidelines, a minimum of three (3) contractors, including one woman or
minority-owned business enterprise (W/MBE), are invited to bid each contract on a rotating basis; and
WHEREAS the Home Improvement Division recommends that the number of contractors requested to bid
on each project be increased to six (6); and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Community and Home Improvement Division Citizens Advisory Council
voted eight ayes and three nays to recommend approval of the Home Improvement Guidelines changes
as reflected in Attachment A.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approve the
Home Improvement Guideline changes in Attachment A that all current and future loans be zero percent
interest deferred loans; completed applications are processed in the order in which received; mortgages,
if applicable, and property taxes must be current; applicants may secure only one loan through this
program in any five-year period and the home improvement contract date establishes the beginning of the
five-year period; there must be enough equity in the property to cover the cost of the home improvement
loan and that equity is determined by multiplying twice the State Equalized Value (SEV) and subtracting
existing property debt; the home improvement program is a substantial repair program and that the
minimum loan amount is $7,000; equity exceptions and minimum loan amounts may be granted by the
approval of both the Oakland County Community & Home Improvement Division Manager and Chief of
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Operations or in their absence their designee based upon extenuating circumstances; eligible
improvements also include special assessments related to sewer and water improvements and mobile
home improvements if the unit is affixed to a permanent foundation and the property is owned by the
applicant; ineligible improvements also include landscaping and the construction of new garages; annual
income is calculated as gross income of all adult household members (18 years of age or older) that is
anticipated to be received during the coming 12-month period as defined in HOME Regulations 24 CFR,
Part 5 and the Technical Guide for determining Income and Allowances for the HOME Program; Income
Eligibility for the Home Improvement Program is determined by using the current U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 income guidelines in Table 1; Home Improvement
Program income limits will be periodically updated in accordance with HUD revisions; in the loan terms
and conditions, the term “mortgagor” be replaced by the words “home owner” or “home owner(s) to clarify
when the loan becomes due and payable; Oakland County Community & Home Improvement staff
complete a condition and compliance review of each home in accordance with home improvement
standards; staff complete work specifications, monitor the construction through completion, recommend
contractor payments and ensure that municipal, state and federal requirements are met and the number
of contractors requested to bid on each project be increased to six.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Oakland County Community & Home Improvement Division Home Improvement Program
Guidelines on file in County Clerk’s office.
Vote on Consent Agenda:
AYES: Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel,
Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad,
Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
Commissioner Middleton stated there were no items to report on the Regular Agenda for the Finance
Committee.
REPORT (MISC. #10046)
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RECOGINZING APRIL 11, 2010 AS HOLOCAUST
REMEMBRANCE DAY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on March 15, 2010,
hereby recommends that the resolution be amended as follows:
1. Correct the title word “RECOGINZING” to RECOGNIZING.”
2. Amend the body of the resolution as follows:
WHEREAS the United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s
annual commemoration of the Holocaust; and
WHEREAS in the spring of 1945 Allied soldiers encountered liberated dozens of concentration
camps and forced labor camps and were suddenly confronted with the reality of Nazi atrocities;
and
WHEREAS journalists accompanying military units who had seen the camps described what they
had seen as “unbelievable”, “beyond all comprehension and “You just can’t understand it, even
when you’ve seen it”; and
WHEREAS those atrocities included mass executions in gas chambers, starvation of
prisoners, grotesque medical experiments and rape; and
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WHEREAS the number of six million Jews and five to six million non-Jews were systematically
murdered by the Nazis is estimated to be between 11-17 million people from 1939 to 1945; and
WHEREAS General Dwight D. Eisenhower realizing that a failure to believe would be a danger
for the future, ordered military units to visit the camps, he encouraged journalists and members of
Congress and the British Parliament to see the camps so they could bear witness to what they
had seen; and
WHEREAS “ethnic cleansing” and genocide have occurred in recent years in Europe and
Africa; and
WHEREAS sixty four years later at Buchenwald, President Barack Obama acknowledged the
value of bearing witness: “We are here today because this work is not finished. To this day, there
are those who insist that the Holocaust never happened – a denial of fact and truth that is
baseless and ignorant and hateful. This place is the ultimate rebuke to such thoughts, a reminder
of our duty to confront those who would tell lies about our history”; and
WHEREAS this year, Holocaust Remembrance Day is Sunday, April 11, 2010 commemorating
the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
recognizes April 11, 2010 as Holocaust Remembrance Day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners expresses
its profound appreciation for the American and other Allied soldiers for their courage and
valor, which resulted in the ability to liberate the Nazi concentration camps and forced
labor camps, thus saving millions of lives.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners honors the
memories of those who perished in the Holocaust.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be provided to the Holocaust
Memorial Center in Farmington Hills.
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
3. Add the following commissioners to the BY line: Christine Long, District # 7; John Scott, District
#5; Brad Jacobsen, District #1; David Potts, District #20; Kim Capello, District #9; Jim Runestad,
District #6; Mattie Hatchett, District #10; Jim Nash, District #15; Gary McGillivray, District #24
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10046
BY: Commissioners Shelley Taub, Marcia Gershenson, Helaine Zack, Steven Schwartz
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RECOGNIZING APRIL 11, 2010 AS HOLOCAUST
REMEMBRANCE DAY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the United States Congress established the Days of Remembrance as the nation’s annual
commemoration of the Holocaust; and
WHEREAS in the spring of 1945 Allied soldiers encountered dozens of concentration camps and were
suddenly confronted with the reality of Nazi atrocities; and
WHEREAS journalists accompanying military units who had seen the camps described what they had
seen as “unbelievable”, “beyond all comprehension” and “You just can’t understand it, even when you’ve
seen it”; and
WHEREAS the number of Jews and non-Jews systematically murdered by the Nazis is estimated to be
between 11-17 million people; and
WHEREAS General Dwight D. Eisenhower realizing that a failure to believe would be a danger for the
future, ordered military units to visit the camps, he encouraged journalists and members of Congress and
the British Parliament to see the camps so they could bear witness to what they had seen; and
WHEREAS sixty four years later at Buchenwald, President Barack Obama acknowledged the value of
bearing witness: “We are here today because this work is not finished. To this day, there are those who
insist that the Holocaust never happened – a denial of fact and truth that is baseless and ignorant and
hateful. This place is the ultimate rebuke to such thoughts, a reminder of our duty to confront those who
would tell lies about our history”; and
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WHEREAS this year, Holocaust Remembrance Day is Sunday, April 11, 2010 commemorating the 65th
anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes
April 11, 2010 as Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Chairperson, we move the foregoing resolution.
SHELLEY TAUB, BRADFORD JACOBSEN, TIM
GREIMEL, TOM MIDDLETON, TIM BURNS,
MICHAEL GINGELL, GARY McGILLIVRAY,
ROBERT GOSSELIN, DAVID COULTER, KIM
CAPELLO, DAVID WOODWARD, JIM
RUNESTAD, HELAINE ZACK, JEFF POTTER,
JIM NASH, STEVEN SCHWARTZ, ERIC
COLEMAN, JANET JACKSON, MARCIA
GERSHENSON, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, JOHN
SCOTT, CHRISTINE LONG, DAVID POTTS,
BILL BULLARD, MATTIE HATCHETT
Moved by Long supported by Taub the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Taub the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Long supported by Taub the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in
the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett,
Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott,
Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
REPORT (MISC. #10026)
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OBJECT TO THE USE OF NACO DUES AND RESOURCES
TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF AN AMNESTY PROGRAM FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on March 15, 2010,
hereby recommends that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10026
BY: Commissioner Jim Runestad, District #6
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OBJECT TO THE USE OF NACO DUES AND RESOURCES
TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF AN AMNESTY PROGRAM FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS NACo’s own survey demonstrates that the county programs most impacted by immigrants
include increased jail population, increase in crime by immigrants, increased use of public health
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services, increased school enrollment, increased use of emergency health services, additional demand
for school social services, and increased cost of indigent care; and
WHEREAS according to NACo policy, immigration reform components should include “a clear path to
citizenship” (amnesty) for undocumented immigrants; and
WHEREAS illegal and un-inspected entries into the United States represents a clear and present security
risk to American citizens and to the employment possibilities for American workers; and
WHEREAS in 1986, the federal government granted a “one time” amnesty to approximately three million
aliens present in the United States in violation of American immigration laws; and
WHEREAS the 1986 comprehensive legalization and path to citizenship program served to encourage
and increase the crime of illegal immigration and illegal employment; and
WHEREAS a majority of Americans do not agree that foregoing the rule of law upon which our republic
was founded will benefit the nation and that any repeat of the failed legalization legislation for illegal
aliens of our recent past would again serve to increase illegal immigration; and
WHEREAS the United States and Michigan are experiencing near record unemployment and a decrease
in services and benefits; and
WHEREAS removing the illegal status from millions of illegal aliens would make that group eligible for
many more taxpayer funded entitlement programs; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Commission recognizes the need for enthusiastic enforcement policies
of existing immigration and employment laws.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is opposed to
the use of NACo dues and resources in support of lobbying efforts on behalf of an amnesty program for
illegal immigrants.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the National Association of
Counties (NACo).
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
JIM RUNESTAD, KIM CAPELLO, CHRISTINE
LONG, ROBERT GOSSELIN, JOHN SCOTT,
MICHAEL GINGELL, BRADFORD JACOBSEN,
BULL BULLARD
Moved by Long supported by Runestad the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Runestad the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Hatchett supported by Coleman the resolution be amended as follows:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is
opposed to the use of NACo dues and resources in support of lobbying efforts on behalf of an
amnesty program for illegal immigrants and supports NACo’s effort to seek bi-partisan
adoption of clear federal laws and enforcement practices.
Discussion followed.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. declared a brief recess so the amendment could be copied and passed out.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. called the meeting back to order at 11:22 a.m.
Discussion followed.
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Vote on amendment:
AYES: Coleman, Coulter, Gershenson, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, McGillivray, Nash, Potter,
Schwartz, Zack, Burns. (12)
NAYS: Douglas, Gingell, Gosselin, Jacobsen, Long, Middleton, Potts, Runestad, Scott, Taub,
Bullard, Capello. (12)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Greimel supported by Gershenson the resolution be amended as follows:
WHEREAS NACo’s own survey demonstrates that the county programs most impacted by illegal
immigrants include increased jail population, increase in crime by illegal immigrants, increased
use of public health services, increased school enrollment, increased use of emergency health
services, additional demand for school social services, and increased cost of indigent care; and
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen,
Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack,
Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long,
Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns,
Capello. (21)
NAYS: McGillivray, Coleman, Coulter. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
REPORT (MISC. #10045)
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM –
AMENDMENT TO MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #09221 AND COMMITTEE PROCESS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on March 15, 2010,
hereby recommends that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10045
BY: Commissioner Michael J. Gingell
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – TRI-PARTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM –
AMENDMENT TO MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #09221 AND COMMITTEE PROCESS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted Miscellaneous Resolution #09221
which established the revised “Tri-Party Road Improvement Program – Funding and Project Approval
Process”; and
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WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 provides that any discretionary Oakland County
appropriation in support of the Tri-Party Road Improvement Program shall be distributed only from the
designated General Fund Tri-Party Program fund balance and may be made only after completion of all
of the following:
1. The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) and an individual city, village, or township
(CVT) have identified a specific project and said project is ready to be undertaken immediately;
and
2. The RCOC has appropriated its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and transferred said
appropriation to a specific project account; and
3. The CVT has authorized its 1/3 share of the funding for the project and has executed a written
contract for payment with the RCOC; and
4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits to the Board of
Commissioners General Government Committee and Finance Committee a resolution authorizing
the appropriation of the County’s 1/3 share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund
Balance for Tri-Party Program. The resolution shall be approved by both Committees and the full
Board before any funds may be released from the Tri-Party Program designation account; and
WHEREAS the full Board of Commissioners acts to adopt the annual budget, including the designations
for the Tri-Party Program, therefore it is only necessary for resolutions to come before the Finance
Committee and the Board of Commissioners to authorize the appropriation of the County’s 1/3 share of
the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party Program; and
WHEREAS the language in Miscellaneous Resolution #09221, which references Tri-Party authorizations
for individual communities to go before the General Government Committee are redundant and should be
stricken from the process to release funds from the Tri-Party Program designation account.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
amends Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 and the Tri-Party Road Improvement Program authorization
process to remove any references that require authorization of funding for individual projects to go before
the General Government Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners amends the 5th Be It
Further Resolved Paragraph of Miscellaneous Resolution #09221 to state as follows:
4. The Commissioner(s) representing the CVT requesting the project submits to the Board of
Commissioners Finance Committee a resolution authorizing the appropriation of the County’s 1/3
share of the project from the General Fund Designated Fund Balance for Tri-Party Program. The
resolution shall be approved by the Finance Committee and the full Board before any funds may
be released from the Tri-Party Program designation account; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Oakland County Fiscal Services and the
Clerks of the cities, villages and townships in Oakland County.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
MICHAEL GINGELL, SHELLEY TAUB, TOM
MIDDLETON, BRADFORD JACOBSEN, JOHN
SCOTT, ROBERT GOSSELIN, SUE ANN
DOUGLAS, CHRISTINE LONG, KIM CAPELLO,
JIM RUNESTAD, MATTIE HATCHETT, BILL
BULLARD, DAVID POTTS, JEFF POTTER
Moved by Long supported by Gingell the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Gingell the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Discussion followed.
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Moved by Greimel supported by Schwartz the resolution be amended as follows:
Add the Following Paragraphs:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts a
policy of appropriating its share of Tri-Party Road Improvement Program funding only to the
repair, repaving, and resurfacing of roads and to the limited reconfiguration of roads for safety
purposes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this new policy of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners expressly prohibits the use of its share of Tri-Party Road Improvement Program
dollars to be used for: (a) the widening of roads by adding through lanes in both directions; (b) the
extension of roads into areas where the roads did not previously go; and/or (c) the construction of
entirely new roads.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this new policy will continue to permit the use of Tri-Party
Road Improvement Program dollars for the construction of middle turn lanes, right turn lanes, and
left turn lanes (even if doing so means that a road will be expanded from two lanes to three lanes
or from four lanes to five lanes), will continue to permit the use of Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program dollars for the construction of boulevards, so long as such projects do not involve the
construction of additional through lanes, and will continue to permit the use of Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program dollars for the paving of gravel roads so long as such newly paved roads
are only two lanes or three lanes (two lanes with a middle turn lane).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the restrictions on the use of the Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program Funds provided by the above three paragraphs do not apply to projects for which design
work and/or right-of-way acquisition began prior to March 25, 2010.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. ruled that the amendment was not germane to the resolution.
Commissioner Greimel asked for Corporation Council’s opinion regarding the ruling.
Discussion followed.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. stated that he is maintaining his position that the amendment is not germane
to the resolution.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Greimel supported by Schwartz the resolution be amended as follows:
Add the Following Paragraphs:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
encourages cities, townships, and villages to only submit requests for Tri-Party Road
Improvement Program funding for projects that relate to the repair, repaving, and resurfacing of
roads and to the limited reconfiguration of roads for safety purposes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby discourages
cities, townships, and villages to submit requests for Tri-Party Road Improvement Program
funding for projects that will: (a) widen roads by adding through lanes in both directions; (b)
extend roads into areas where the roads did not previously go; and/or (c) construct entirely new
roads.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners continues to
encourage cities, townships, and villages to submit requests for Tri-Party Road Improvement
Program funding for projects involving the construction of middle turn lanes, right turn lanes, and
left turn lanes (even if doing so means that a road will be expanded from two lanes to three lanes
or from four lanes to five lanes), the construction of boulevards, so long as such projects do not
involve the construction of additional through lanes, and the paving of gravel roads so long as
such newly paved roads are only two lanes or three lanes (two lanes with a middle turn lane).
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. ruled that the amendment was not germane to the resolution.
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Vote on resolution:
AYES: Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray,
Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman,
Coulter, Douglas. (23)
NAYS: Schwartz. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
REPORT
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AMENDMENT TO THE 2010 RULES FOR THE OAKLAND
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SECTION VII
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the proposed amendment to the 2010 Board of
Commissioners Rules on March 15, 2010 hereby recommends that Section VII be amended to insert the
following language as Subsection D and to move the current language of Subsection D to Subsection E:
VII. CHAIRPERSON TO PRESERVE ORDER
D. A Commissioner may make a visual presentation by PowerPoint, easel, or other visual
means:
(1) by giving written or electronic notice to the Chairperson twenty-four (24) hours prior to
the Board meeting.
(2) with less than twenty four hours’ notice, if the Chairperson determines that set-up will
not inappropriately delay or disrupt the meeting.
The length of the presentation shall be governed by Section XIII(M).
The Commissioner making the visual presentation shall give twenty-four (24) hours written or
electronic notice to the Commissioner(s) whose district is the subject of the presentation.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Moved by Long supported by Schwartz the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Long supported by Schwartz the amendment to the 2010 Rules for the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners Section VII be confirmed.
AYES: Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton,
Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman,
Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment to the 2010 Rules for the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners Section VII was confirmed.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10057
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - AREA
AGENCY ON AGING 1-B FISCAL YEAR 2010 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR SERVICES TO
OLDER ADULTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in Michigan, the Older Michiganians Act (Public Act 180 of 1981) authorizes the Michigan
Office of Services to the Aging to serve as the State unit on aging and specifies the powers and duties of
the State’s designated area agencies on aging; and
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WHEREAS the Agency on Aging 1-B (AAA1-B) is a private nonprofit organization responsible for
planning, coordinating, and funding older adult services in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St.
Clair and Washtenaw Counties; and
WHEREAS the Area Agency on Aging 1-B has been supporting services to Oakland County residents
since 1974; and
WHEREAS the Area Agency on Aging 1-B has assessed the needs of older county residents and
developed a plan to provide assistance that addresses identified needs; and
WHEREAS the proposed plan has been submitted for review by the public, and has been subjected to
two public hearings; and
WHEREAS the comments at the public hearings on the proposed plan were mostly favorable, and
constructive changes in the plan were made as a result of some comments; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners appoints two representatives to the AAA 1-B
Board of Directors, a County Commissioner and a county resident who is at least 60 years of age; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging requires that county boards of commissioners be
given the opportunity to review and approve area agency on aging multi-year area plans and annual
implementation plans.
WHEREAS MR #09153 approved the Area Agency on Aging 1-B Fiscal Year 10-12 Multi-Year
Implementation Plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the Fiscal Year 2010 annual appropriation for the Area Agency on Aging 1-B.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk forward a copy of this adopted resolution
and minutes of the Board of Commissioners' meeting where such action was taken to the Area Agency on
Aging 1-B.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Letter from Jo Hehir, Director of Finance, Area Agency on Aging 1-B regarding FY 2010 Budget
Requests, Letter from Tina Abbate Marzolf, Chief Executive Officer, Area Agency on Aging 1-B, Formula
for County Allocation Requests and Allocations to Oakland County on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
REPORT
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OAKLAND COUNTY SENIOR PLANNING COALITION -
NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC PLAN REPORT FOR OAKLAND
COUNTY’S SENIOR POPULATION: “PREPARING FOR THE “SILVER TSUNAMI” – A WAVE OF
OPPORTUNITY”
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, pursuant to MR #09055, has reviewed the attached Oakland
County Senior Planning Coalition’s Needs Assessment and Collaborative Strategic Plan Report titled
“Oakland County - Preparing for the “Silver Tsunami” – A Wave of Opportunity” and recommends that the
report be received and filed.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the receipt and filing of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was received and filed. There were no objections.
Commissioner Douglas stated there were no items to report on the Regular Agenda for the Human
Resources Committee.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10058
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION RESOLUTION
APPROVING PROJECT AREA AND PROJECT DISTRICT AREA (U.S. FARATHANE CORPORATION
PROJECT) - CITY OF AUBURN HILLS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS there exists in the County of Oakland the need for projects to alleviate and prevent conditions
of unemployment, to assist and retain local industrial and commercial enterprises in order to strengthen
and revitalize the County's economy and to encourage the location and expansion of such enterprises to
provide needed services and facilities to the County and its residents; and
WHEREAS the Economic Development Corporations Act, Act No. 338 of the Michigan Public Acts of
1974, as amended (the "Act") provides a means for the encouragement of such projects in this County
through the County's Economic Development Corporation (the "EDC"); and
WHEREAS the EDC has commenced proceedings under the Act for the benefit of such a project (U.S.
Farathane Corporation Project) and has designated to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners a
Project Area and Project District Area for its approval.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby certifies
and approves the Project Area as designated by the EDC.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, it having been determined that the territory surrounding said
designated Project Area will not be significantly affected by the Project because the surrounding territory
is devoted to commercial/industrial uses, a Project District Area having the same description as and
boundaries coterminous with the Project Area herein certified as approved be hereby established.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, it having been determined that there are less than eighteen residents,
real property owners, or representatives of establishments located within the Project District Area, a
Project Citizens District Council shall not be formed pursuant to Section 20(b) of the Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to provide four certified copies of
this resolution to the Secretary of the Board of the EDC.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of US Farathane Corporation City of Auburn Hills EDC No. 10-02 on file in County Clerk’s office.
Moved by Scott supported by Greimel the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash,
Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter,
Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10059
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION RESOLUTION
CONFIRMING APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL EDC DIRECTORS (U.S. FARATHANE
CORPORATION PROJECT) - CITY OF AUBURN HILLS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has received a resolution from the Board of
Directors of the Economic Development Corporation of the County of Oakland designating a Project Area
and Project District Area for a project (U.S. Farathane Corporation Project) under the Economic
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Development Corporations Act, Act No. 338 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1974, as amended (the "Act");
and
WHEREAS it is necessary to confirm the appointment by the County Executive of the County of Oakland
of two additional directors to the Board of Directors of the Economic Development Corporation in
connection with said Project, in accordance with Section 4(2) of the Act.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
appointments of Robert Grusnick and Larry Douglas, Sr., who are representative of neighborhood
residents and business interests likely to be affected by said Project, to the Board of Directors of the
Economic Development Corporation of the County of Oakland, and they are hereby confirmed in
accordance with Section 4(2) of the Act, and such additional Directors shall cease to serve when the
Project is either abandoned or, if undertaken, is completed in accordance with the Project Plan therefore.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts thereof in conflict with this resolution are hereby
repealed, but only to the extent of such conflict.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to provide four certified copies of
this resolution to the Assistant Secretary of the Board of the Economic Development Corporation.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Moved by Scott supported by Greimel the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts,
Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas,
Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10060
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENTS OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE - APPROVAL
AND ACCEPTANCE OF LEASE AGREEMENT FOR SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT STORAGE FACILITY,
5782 TEREX AVE., SUITES A & B, CLARKSTON, MICHIGAN
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is in possession of various pieces of specialized mobile
law enforcement equipment; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff’s Office presently stores said specialized law enforcement equipment in an
industrial building located at 5782 Terex Ave. in Springfield Township; and
WHEREAS at the present time no adequate County-owned facility exists on or off the Oakland County
Service Center, which would accommodate storage and provide for routine maintenance of said
equipment; and
WHEREAS the administrative staff of the Sheriff’s Office and Facilities Management, with the assistance
of Oakland County Corporation Counsel have negotiated the terms of the attached three-year lease
agreement at a rental rate of $2,700.00 per month for use of two units of an industrial building located at
5782 Terex Ave., Suites A & B, Clarkston, MI with Mr. Richard Detkowski, landlord; and
WHEREAS it is the recommendation of the Departments of Facilities Management and the Sheriff’s Office
that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accept and approve the terms and conditions of the
attached Lease Agreement; and
WHEREAS the Departments of Facilities Management, the Sheriff’s Office and Corporation Counsel have
reviewed and/or prepared all necessary documents related to the attached lease agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
and authorizes the attached Lease Agreement for use of suites A & B at 5782 Terex Ave., Clarkston,
Michigan between the County of Oakland and Richard Detkowski.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby directs its
Chairperson or his designee to execute the attached Lease Agreement and all other related documents
between the County of Oakland and Richard Detkowski, which may be required.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Acceptance and Approval of Lease for Sheriff Department Equipment Storage Facility and Lease
on file in Count Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10061
BY: Planning & Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – WASTE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – EXTENSION OF NO HAZ PROGRAM THROUGH 2012
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County, through its Waste Resource Management Unit, has facilitated the North
Oakland Household Hazardous Waste Consortium (NO HAZ) for the past eight years; and
WHEREAS the cost of facilitating this program is reimbursed to the County by the member communities;
and
WHEREAS Oakland County and the member communities are committed to protection of public health,
the natural environment and preventing toxic materials from entering our waterways and landfill
resources; and
WHEREAS collection events for household hazardous waste are widely accepted as the best way to
provide citizens with a safe way to dispose of these toxic and poisonous household chemicals, and they
also contribute to Phase II Stormwater Protection requirements, encourage pollution prevention and
enhance environmental health and safety in the home; and
WHEREAS almost 19,000 residents have used the program, resulting in more than 1.9 million pounds of
household hazardous waste being collected and recycled or properly disposed of; and
WHEREAS Oakland County originally agreed to facilitate this program for three years (2003, 2004, 2005),
and then agreed to facilitate it for an additional two years (2006, 2007), and then agreed to facilitate it for
an additional three years (2008, 2009, 2010) and it was intended that the member communities would
then take over facilitation of the program and Oakland County would no longer be involved; and
WHEREAS since that time, economic stresses have continued to affect the communities’ ability to
facilitate a program on their own; and
WHEREAS many of the member communities have passed resolutions asking the County to continue as
the facilitator of the program; and
WHEREAS the County administration strongly supports the continuation of the program for an additional
two years (2011, 2012); and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Waste Resource Management Unit believes the program is very
important and wants to see the program continue and grow.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Oakland County Waste Resource Management Unit to continue facilitating the NO HAZ Program for an
additional two years (2011, 2012) as long as the member communities fully reimburse the County for all
costs and expenses connected with the operation of the program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that during this two-year period Oakland County and the member
communities will take steps to increase the number of member communities and to prepare the member
communities to take over the operation and facilitation of the program at the conclusion of this two-year
period.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Charter Township of Oakland Resolution Supporting Oakland County’s Facilitation of the North
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Oakland Household Hazardous Waste Consortium, Charter Township of Oxford Resolution, Charter
Township of Orion Resolution and Groveland Township Resolution on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10062
BY: Planning and Building Committee, John Scott, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – WASTE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – APPROVAL OF 2010 NO HAZ INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County and its northern municipalities are committed to protection of the natural
environment and preventing toxic materials from entering our waterways and landfill resources; and
WHEREAS the improper handling and disposal of toxic and poisonous household chemicals poses a
health risk to our citizens; and
WHEREAS recognizing there is a need to provide regular and easily accessible household hazardous
waste collection services to North Oakland residents; and
WHEREAS collection events for household hazardous waste are widely accepted as the best way to
provide citizens with a safe way to dispose of these toxic and poisonous household chemicals, meet
Phase II Stormwater Protection requirements, encourage pollution prevention and enhance
environmental health and safety in the home; and
WHEREAS Oakland County, through its Waste Resource Management Division, has facilitated the
creation of the North Oakland Household Hazardous Waste Consortium (NO HAZ); and
WHEREAS participating municipalities in North Oakland County have appointed an official representative
to the NO HAZ Consortium Board; and
WHEREAS the NO HAZ Consortium has developed a household hazardous waste collection program;
and
WHEREAS the municipalities recognize and agree that absent an agreement with the County, the County
has no obligation to facilitate such a program; and
WHEREAS the County’s Corporation Counsel has reviewed and approved an Interlocal Agreement
between the County and a number of municipalities in North Oakland County for the creation of a
program to collect household hazardous waste; and
WHEREAS the following municipalities have approved the Interlocal Agreement: Addison Township,
Groveland Township, City of Lake Angelus, Oakland Township, Oxford Township, Orion Township, City of
Rochester, City of Rochester Hills; and
WHEREAS the Interlocal Agreement requires participating municipalities to fully reimburse the County for
all costs it incurs in connection with the NO HAZ program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
attached Interlocal Agreement and authorizes the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners to sign the
Agreement with all municipalities who have signed the Interlocal Agreement and passed a resolution in
support thereof.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning & Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of North Oakland County Household Hazardous Waste Interlocal Agreement on file in County
Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
REPORT (MISC. #10033)
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR RESTORING FUNDING FOR THE COUNTY
JAIL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
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The Public Services Committee having reviewed MR #10033 reports with the recommendation the
resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10033
BY: Commissioner Shelley G. Taub, District #16
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR RESTORING FUNDING FOR THE COUNTY
JAIL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County Jail Reimbursement Program (CJRP) was established to provide counties with an
equitable funding incentive intended to help them offset part of the financial burden associated with
partnering with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) in a prison cost containment program;
and
WHEREAS the CJRP saves the State money by having prison-eligible felony offenders housed in less
expensive local jails rather than in the more expensive state prisons; and
WHEREAS CJRP payments helped counties offset the financial burden of housing convicted felons by
reimbursing part of the cost incurred as a result of their local confinement; and
WHEREAS the Governor vetoed the CJRP reimbursement line item from the MDOC budget while
counties have continued housing felony offenders creating an unfunded mandate; and
WHEREAS Oakland County will lose up to $2 million in revenue while the MDOC continues to enjoy the
cost benefits of state prisoners housed in less expensive county jails; and
WHEREAS the CJRP revenue had been contemplated for use in the County's budget and its loss will
require additional County budget cuts; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) has been in discussions with the Michigan
House, Senate, and the Michigan Department of Corrections on restoring full funding for the CJRP.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports all
efforts to restore full funding for CJRP.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to the Governor, Oakland County
Representatives and Senators, and the Michigan Association of Counties.
Chairperson, we move the foregoing resolution.
SHELLEY TAUB, MICHAEL GINGELL,
BRADFORD JACOBSEN, JOHN SCOTT,
DAVID COULTER, DAVID POTTS, HELAINE
ZACK, ROBERT GOSSELIN, TIM GREIMEL,
KIM CAPELLO, JANET JACKSON, TOM
MIDDLETON, MATTIE HATCHETT, GARY
McGILLIVRAY, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, JIM
RUNESTAD, JEFF POTTER, STEVEN
SCHWARTZ
Moved by Potter supported by Taub the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts,
Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas,
Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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REPORT (MISC. #10040)
BY: Human Resources Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S OFFICE – CONTINUATION OF THE RESULTS BREATH ALCOHOL AND DRUG
TESTING PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Human Resources Committee having reviewed MR #10040 reports with the recommendation the
resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10040
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S OFFICE – CONTINUATION OF THE RESULTS BREATH ALCOHOL AND DRUG
TESTING PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS per M.R. #09066 the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office started operating the Results Breath
Alcohol and Drug Testing program on a pilot basis; and
WHEREAS the program has continued operating two collection sites during weekdays and one site on
weekends and holidays; and
WHEREAS this program has the support of one (1) GF/GP full-time eligible (FTE) Chemist Assistant and
one (1) GF/GP FTE Forensic Toxicologist Chemist in the Investigative & Forensic Services/Forensic
Laboratory Unit and five (5) GF/GP full-time non-eligible (FTNE) and two (2) GF/GP part-time non-eligible
(PTNE) Court Deputy I positions and two (2) GF/GP FTNE and two (2) GF/GP PTNE Office Assistant I
positions in the Corrective Services-Satellite Division/Work Release in the Sheriff’s Office; and
WHEREAS to offset costs associated with the Program positions Preliminary Breath Alcohol and drug
testing fees were established; and
WHEREAS to increase efficiencies the Sheriff’s Office is proposing that the Forensic Toxicologist Chemist
position performs general lab and Results Program workload and position costs be offset by Lab Fees
retroactive to October 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff’s Office is requesting the continuation of the program and associated positions and
reports that the Program is operating in a cost-effective manner.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners approve the continuation of the
operation of the Results Breath and Drug Testing program in the Sheriff’s Office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following positions be continued in the Sheriff’s Office: one (1)
GF/GP full-time eligible (FTE) Chemist Assistant, (Pos. #4030910-10807) in the Investigative & Forensic
Services/Forensic Laboratory Unit and five (5) GF/GP full-time non-eligible (FTNE) 2,080 hrs./yr. (Pos.
#4030430-10809, 10810, 10811, 10812, & 10813) and two (2) GF/GP PTNE 1,240 hrs./yr. Court Deputy I
positions (Pos. #4030430-0814 & 10815) and two (2) GF/GP (FTNE) 2,080 hrs./yr. (Pos. #4030430-
10816 & 10817) and two (2)GF/GP PTNE 1,140 hrs./yr. Office Assistant I positions (Pos. #4030430-
10818 & 10819) in the Corrective Services - Satellite Division/Work Release in the Sheriff’s Office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one (1) GF/GP full-time Forensic Toxicologist Chemist position (Pos.
#4030910-10808) in the Sheriff’s Office/Investigative & Forensic Services/Forensic Laboratory Unit be
continued and its costs offset by Laboratory Fee Funds retroactive to October 1, 2009.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Sheriff’s Office reports to the Public Services, Human Resources and
Finance Committees every six months the results of this program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the future level of service and continuation of the positions associated
with this program be contingent upon continuation of the program and future levels of funding.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
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FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #10040)
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S OFFICE – CONTINUATION OF THE RESULTS BREATH ALCOHOL AND DRUG
TESTING PILOT PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. Resolution authorizes the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office to continue the operation of the Results
Breath Alcohol and Drug Testing program.
2. The Results Program will continue operating two collection sites during weekdays and one site on
weekends and holidays.
3. Funding for the following positions will be continued: One (1) FTE Chemist Assistant (4030910-
10807), one (1) GF/GP FTE Forensic Toxicologist Chemist in the Investigative & Forensic
Services/Forensic Laboratory Unit (4030910-10808), five (5) FTNE 2,080 hour Court Deputy I’s
(4030430-10809, 10810, 10811, 10812, & 10813), two (2) PTNE 1,240 hour Court Deputy I’s
(4030300-10814, & 10815), two (2) FTNE Office Assistant I’s at 2,080 hours each (4030300-
10816, & 10817), and two (2) PTNE Office Assistant I’s at 1,140 hours each (4030300-10818, &
10819) in the Sheriff’s General Fund/General Purpose budget.
4. Funding for this program is estimated at $654,380, and is included in the FY 2010 – FY 2012
Budget, along with offsetting revenue from testing fees.
5. The Sheriff’s Office is proposing that the Forensic Toxicologist Chemist position costs be
reimbursed to the General Fund from Lab Fee Deferred revenue accounts (#222410 and
#222430) as a FY 2010 year-end budget amendment.
6. No budget amendment is recommended at this time.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Moved by Potter supported by Taub the resolution (with fiscal note attached) be adopted.
AYES: Jackson, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad,
Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson,
Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
Commissioner Dave Coulter withdrew his motion to discharge MR #09129 – Board of Commissioners –
Authorizing Inter-Governmental Transfer to Expand Access to Health Care for Oakland County
Residents, and Contracting Administration of County’s Indigent Hospitalization Program with Oakland
Health Plan, Inc. from the General Government and Finance Committees, and gave notice that he plans
to discharge the resolution at the next regular Board Meeting on April 22, 2010.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10063
BY: Commissioner Helaine Zack, Brad Jacobsen, Shelley Taub, Marcia Gershenson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OAKLAND COUNTY SENIOR PLANNING COALITION
NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIC PLAN - PHASE II
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted Miscellaneous Resolution #09055
creating the Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition, which was charged with developing a strength
and needs assessment of the Oakland County Aging population, including findings, conclusions, and
consensus recommendations for the enhancement of the business climate, quality of life, and health and
social services safety net for older Oakland County residents, as well as support services for their families
and caregivers; and
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WHEREAS the Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition engaged over 70 volunteers, including
leadership from the Area Agency on Aging 1-B, United Way of Southeastern Michigan, elected officials,
business leaders, consumers and other stakeholders; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition operated within a committee structure to look
at key areas of challenge and opportunity for an aging population, including: Economic Impact, Social
Services, Housing, Transportation, Health and Active Lifestyles; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition has completed the Needs Assessment Phase
and presented its recommendations to the General Government Committee and the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners for the enhancement of the business climate and quality of life for seniors in
Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition is seeking authorization to continue into the
next phase of the strategic planning process which involves identifying organizations and resources to
collaboratively develop strategies that will support and sustain our older citizens.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
receives the needs assessment report and recommendations from the Oakland County Senior Planning
Coalition.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners acknowledges and
thanks Area Agency on Aging – 1B, the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Facilitator Christine
Scharrer, Oakland County Commissioners, the Oakland County Executive Administration and the 70 plus
volunteers for contributing their time, energy, talent and resources.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners acknowledges the
Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition recommendations and looks forward to the continuation into
Phase II of the Collaborative Strategic Plan – which will focus on identifying organizations and resources
to strategically address the recommendations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the Oakland
County Senior Planning Coalition partnering with the Oakland County Senior Advisory Council, Area
Agency on Aging -1B and United Way of Southeastern Michigan to host a public forum on May 3, 2010,
where the recommendations of the Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition will be presented to
stakeholders interested in improving services and support for Oakland’s County senior population,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition shall provide a status
report to the General Government Committee and the Board of Commissioner, by the end of 2010.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, George Miller (Director of Oakland County’s
Health and Human Services Department), the Area Agency on Aging – 1B, the Oakland Livingston
Human Services Agency, United Way of Southeastern Michigan, Wayne County Executive Robert
Ficano, Macomb County Chairperson, Paul Gieleghem and City of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HELAINE ZACK, BRAD JACOBSEN, STEVEN
SCHWARTZ, DAVID COULTER, JANET
JACKSON, ERIC COLEMAN, JIM NASH,
SHELLY TAUB, MARCIA GERSHENSON,
GARY McGILLIVRAY, TIM GREIMEL, MATTIE
HATCHETT, TIM BURNS
Moved by Zack supported by Nash to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #10063 -
Board of Commissioners – Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition Needs Assessment and
Authorization of Collaborative Strategic Plan - Phase II.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Jacobsen, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Schwartz, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns,
Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Gershenson, Gingell, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson. (18)
NAYS: Long, Potts, Runestad, Scott, Douglas, Gosselin. (6)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #10063 - Board of Commissioners – Oakland County Senior Planning Coalition Needs
Assessment and Authorization of Collaborative Strategic Plan - Phase II carried.
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Discussion followed.
Moved by Zack supported by Nash the resolution be adopted.
AYES: McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Runestad, Schwartz, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns,
Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson,
Jacobsen. (20)
NAYS: Long, Potts, Scott, Gosselin. (4)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10064
BY: Commissioner Mattie McKinney Hatchett, District #10
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RECOGNIZE APRIL 2010 AS NATIONAL COUNTY
GOVERNMENT MONTH
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the nation’s 3,068 counties provide a variety of essential public services to communities
serving 300 million Americans; and
WHEREAS Oakland County and all counties take seriously their responsibility to protect and enhance the
health, welfare and safety of its residents in sensible and cost-effective ways; and
WHEREAS county governments are unique in their responsibility to both finance and deliver health
services through public hospital and clinics, local health departments, long-term care facilities, mental
health services and substance abuse treatment, and coverage programs for the uninsured; and
WHEREAS county governments provide for the safety of the communities through their support for Sheriff
Departments, Prosecutors and Courts, as well as many other services; and
WHEREAS the National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents
county governments in the United States; and
WHEREAS since 1991 the National Association of Counties has encouraged counties across the country
to actively promote county government programs and services to raise public awareness and
understanding about the roles and responsibilities of the nation’s counties to meet the needs of the
community; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners sponsor Youth in Government day each year to
promote education and understanding of county government to county high school students.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognize April
2010 as National County Government Month.
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
MATTIE HATCHETT, ERIC COLEMAN, JANET
JACKSON, DAVID COULTER, HELAINE ZACK,
MICHAEL GINGELL, CHRISTINE LONG, JOHN
SCOTT, DAVID POTTS, KIM CAPELLO, BILL
BULLARD, JIM NASH, GARY McGILLIVRAY,
MARCIA GERSHENSON, TIM GREIMEL, TOM
MIDDLETON, JEFF POTTER, SHELLEY TAUB,
SUE ANN DOUGLAS
Moved by Hatchett supported by Nash to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#10064 - Board of Commissioners – Recognize April 2010 as National County Government Month.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack,
Bullard, Burns, Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel,
Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
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A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #10064 - Board of Commissioners – Recognize April 2010 as National County Government
Month carried.
Moved by Hatchett supported by Nash the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns,
Capello, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson,
Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10065
BY: Commissioner Mattie McKinney Hatchett, District #10
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – SUPPORT FOR H.R. 3332 – RESTORE THE PARTNERSHIP
ACT OF 2009
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in 1959 the 86th Congress created an Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
(ACIR) to foster a stronger relationship among local, state, and federal governments; and
WHEREAS the commission was a combination of presidential appointees, members of the Senate and
House, governors, state legislators, county supervisors/commissioners, city council members and tribal
officials; and
WHEREAS the commission provided an opportunity for all levels of government to share views, practices
and to discuss the impacts of legislation and policy across all levels of government; and
WHEREAS the 104th Congress terminated the ACIR in 1995; and
WHEREAS Representative Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) introduced the Restore the Partnership Act of 2009
(H.R. 3332), co-sponsored by Representative Leonard Lance (R-N.J.); and
WHEREAS the legislation would establish the National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
(NCIR); and
WHEREAS the goal H.R. 3332 is to facilitate the fullest cooperation and coordination among all levels of
government; and
WHEREAS the National Association of Counties (NACo) membership approved a resolution in support of
H.R. 3332 at the NACo Annual Conference in July 2009; and
WHEREAS the NCIR would be a permanent, independent, bipartisan group to study and consider the
federal government’s inter-governmental relationships with all levels of government; and
WHEREAS the commission would be comprised of elected officials from all three levels of government.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports and
urges the passage of H.R. 3332 Restore the Partnership Act of 2009.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerk forward copies of this resolution to Michigan’s two Senators
and the U.S. Representatives who represent Oakland County and to the National Association of
Counties.
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
MATTIE HATCHETT, ERIC COLEMAN, JANET
JACKSON, MARCIA GERSHENSON, JIM
NASH, GARY McGILLIVRAY, TIM GREIMEL
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10066
BY: Commissioners Shelley G. Taub, District #16, and Eric Coleman, District #23
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – RECOGNIZING APRIL 24, 2010 AS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
REMEMBRANCE DAY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Armenians mark the date April 24, 1915 as the start of the Armenian Genocide; and
WHEREAS by P.A. 558 of 2002 “the Michigan Legislature declares that April 24 of each year shall be the
Michigan day of remembrance of the Armenian genocide of 1915-1923 and that the period beginning on
the Sunday before that day through the following Sunday shall be the days of remembrance in this state,
in memory of the victims of the genocide, and in honor of the survivors”; and
WHEREAS the history of the Armenian Genocide offers an opportunity for the world to reflect upon the
moral responsibilities of individuals, societies and governments; and
WHEREAS the Armenian Genocide was carried out by the “Young Turk” government of the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-1916; and
WHEREAS the Armenian Genocide occurred in a systematic fashion, first disarming Armenians in the
army, then killing Armenian political and intellectual leaders on April 24, 1915, and finally marching
Armenians to concentration camps in the desert where they died of starvation and thirst, proving that it
was directed by the Young Turk Government; and
WHEREAS historians estimate that one and a half million Armenians were killed during the genocide; and
WHEREAS the Armenian Genocide was condemned at the time by representatives of the British, French,
Russian, German, and Austrian governments as well as the American Government; and
WHEREAS President Bush issued a news release in 1990 calling on all Americans to join with Armenians
on April 24 in commemorating “the more than a million Armenian people who were victims”; and
WHEREAS President Clinton issued a news release on April 24, 1994, to commemorate the “tragedy”
that befell the Armenians in 1915; and
WHEREAS Senator Obama while campaigning for the Presidency repeatedly commented that the
Armenian Genocide was unequivocal and as President he would assure that the U.S. Government
recognized the event as Genocide; and
WHEREAS April 24, 2010 will mark the 95th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide. This
day will be set aside for remembering the victims of the Genocide and for reminding Americans and the
world of what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred, indifference and intolerance are
allowed to manifest and grow; and
WHEREAS as we remember the Genocide and persecution of far too many others – both preceding and
since the Armenian Genocide – the lessons of the Genocide must never be lost as we continue to
dedicate ourselves to preserving the spirit of freedom and justice for all people.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognize April
24, 2010 Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. When we memorialize the past, we preserve the
knowledge to actively uphold the principles of individual freedom as we face the challenges of tomorrow.
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
SHELLEY TAUB, ROBERT GOSSELIN,
CHRISTINE LONG, JIM RUNESTAD, DAVID
POTTS, KIM CAPELLO, JOHN SCOTT, JEFF
POTTER, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, BILL
BULLARD, TIM GREIMEL, BRADFORD
JACOBSEN, THOMAS MIDDLETON, MICHAEL
GINGELL, ERIC COLEMAN, JANET JACKSON,
JIM NASH, GARY McGILLIVRAY, DAVID
COULTER, MARCIA GERSHENSON
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
The Board adjourned at 12:25 p.m. to the call of the Chair or April 22, 2010, at 9:30 a.m.
RUTH JOHNSON BILL BULLARD, JR.
Clerk Chairperson