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OAKLAND COUNTY
Board Of Commissioners
MEETING
December 6, 1973
Meeting called to order by Chairman Paul B. Kasper at 8:12 P. M. in the Court House
Auditorium, 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan.
Invocation given by Henry W. Hoot.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll called.
PRESENT: Berman, Brotherton, Burley, Button, Coy, Douglas, Dunleavy, Gabler, Hobart, Hoot,
Houghten, Kasper, Lennon, Mathews, Moffitt, Montante, Nowak, Olson, Patnaies, Perinoff, Pernick, Quinn,
Richardson, Vogt, Wilcox. (25)
ABSENT: Dearborn, Walker. (2)
Quorum present.
Clerk read letter from the City of Rochester regarding Resolution #6502, Distribution
Formula for Road Programs and Jail Boarding Fees Based on Population. (Placed on file.)
Clerk read letter from the City of Orchard Lake Village informing the Board that the Council
supports open hearings and a comprehensive investigation of Cass Lake regarding the abuse and misuse of
lake waters as requested by the Cass Lake Residential Property Owners Association. (Placed on file.)
Mr. John A. Dent, Civil Defense Director, presented a Certificate of Merit to Oakland County
for conducting an Emergency Simulation Exercise, which provided for the test4ng of continuity of govern-
ment in natural or man-made disasters.
Misc. 6506 •
By Mr. Houghten
IN RE: 1974 FINAL ANNUAL BUDGET INCLUDING THE 1974 SALARY PORTION OF THE BUDGET
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
As required by State Law, the Oakland County Board of Auditors on October 9, 1973, presented
their 1974 Budget recommendations to the Board of Commissioners.
In accordance with Board rules, these in turn were referred to the Finance, Personnel
Practices and Buildings and Grounds Committees for study and recommendations on the final 1974 Budget.
Your Finance Committee, after carefully reviewing the recommendations of the Auditors, the
Personnel Practices and Buildings and Grounds Committees, and after conducting hearings with County
Departments and other agencies requesting funds, now present our recommended Budget for the fiscal year
beginning January 1, 1974 and ending December 31, 1974 in the amount of $49,099,224.
The Auditors October 9th Budget recommendations of $49,714,108 were reduced by your Committee
to $49,099,224 or a net reduction of $614,884. These reductions were effectuated in the following
general categories: Non-Departmental appropriations $118,069; Departments and Institutions Operating
Budgets $64,350 and Departmental Budget requests for New Positions $432,465, Your Finance Committee's
1974 Budget recommendations reflect an increase of $4,550,167 million or 10.21% over the 1973 Budget
distributed as follows: Non-Departmental appropriations 6.95% (1,076,356); Departments and Institutions
Operating 10.27% (941,674); Departments and Institutions Personnel costs 12.71% (2,532,137).
No detail departmental sheets have been included with this Budget document. Due to limits
of time and to avoid unnecessary duplication of costs and because with few exceptions, the departmental
detail sheets submitted by the Auditors on October 9th are the same as those herein recommended; depart-
mental details as submitted by the Auditors should be considered a part of these recommendations with
exceptions as hereafter noted.
REVENUES
Property Tax Levy: Continuance of present County allocated tax rate of 5.26 mills will
provide approximately 2,367 million dollars, 8.357 of the total revenue increase of $4,550,167.
Additionally this year, we are able to budget as a result of the operations of the "Delinquent Tax
Revolving Fund" a delinquent tax collection - prior years of $500,000. It is to be noted that the
5.26 mills includes a mandatory allocation of .25 mills for the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority
and therefore the property tax revenue for general County purposes is actually 5.01 mills or 1.459
million less than the total 30.7 million projected from tax revenues.
2. Non-Property Tax Revenues:
(A) Federal Revenue Sharing.: Federal Revenue Sharing is expected to provide $2,850,000
in revenues for the Budget Year. Of these, $1,400,000 is committed to the Building Fund and $1,450,000
for general operations as follows:
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1. State institutions 300,000
2. Library Board 30,000
3. Hospitalization 200,000
4. Law Library 40,000
5, Circuit Court (Court Appointed Attorneys) 200,000
6, Medical Examiner 200,000
7. Camp Oakland 200,000
8, Chapter 20 and 21 Drains 80,000
9. Juvenile Maintenance 200,000
TOTAL $1,450,000
(B) Year-end Balance: In order to meet recommended expenditure requirements, your
Committee has included a $400,000 committment of the 1973 anticipated year-end balance.
EXPENDITURES
1. Non-Departmental: Non-Departmental expenditures totaling $16,550,814 reflect an increase
over the 1973 Budget of $1,076,356 or 6.95%. Major areas of increase are as follows; Data Processing
$135,042; Community Mental Health $118,420; State Institutions $300,000; Elections $165,000; Employees
Retirement Fund $425,000.
(A) Outside Agencies: It is your Committee recommendation that the budgeted dollars
allocated to the following agencies not be disbursed by the Auditors without the specific approval of
the Board of Commissioners: Comprehensive Health Planning Council; Council of Governments (SEMCOG).
The appropriations for the Clinton River Watershed Council and Huron River Watershed Council have been
reduced on recommendation of the Public Works Committee to $500 each with additional funds to be
appropriated only upon Board approval of specific project requests by these agencies. Funds for the
Library Board are to be released by the Auditors only upon approval of the Local and Regional Affairs
Committee. Additionally, the $118,000 which the Auditors recommended for the Human Services Agency for
Oakland County (0E0) was transferred by your Committee to the Contingent Fund until such time as the
special Sub-Committee created for the purpose of studying the structural changes in said agency submits
its final report and recommendations.
2, Departments and Institutions
(A) Salaries: The Committee recommends a total of $22,645,088, less the $200,000 estimated
Personnel Turnover Adjustment, to cover the Personnel portion of the Budget as recommended by the
Personnel Practices Committee in the attached report. Of this amount, $1,276,885 is in the Salary
Reserve account for anticipated salary adjustments and it is your Committee recommendation that any
unused funds provided for this purpose be transferred to the Contingent Fund as soon as possible.
(8) Operating: Operating expenditures totaling $10,103,322 reflect an increase of
$941,674 or 10.274. Major areas of increase are as follows: Anima/ Welfare $97,170; D.F.O. Maintenance
$153,840; Clerk/Register $74,220; Health $41,700; Hospital $85,685; Prosecutor $40,820; Sheriff $131,425.
3. Capital Program: The proposed financing for the 1974 County Capital Program totaling
$4,318,459 is made up of the following: Federal Revenue Sharing Committed toward Children's Village
$1,400,000; Building Authority payments toward the New Law Enforcement Complex $672,250 and the Fast
Wing $236,500; 1/10 mill statutory Building Fund Appropriation of $583,690 and allocation of Miscel-
laneous Non-Tax Revenue of $1,426,019. Your Committees are now in the process of establishing project
priorities for the $2,009,709 (583,690 $1,426,019) of uncommitted funds. In order to meet the present
5 year Capital Construction Program your Finance Committee has recommended an increase of $583,690 to
the Auditors original recommendations.
CONCLUSIONS
Your Finance Committee believes the projections herein are realistic and the expenditures
recommended provide as equitable and efficient distribution of revenues to the many services requiring
County support as is possible within the limits of available funds.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Finance-Committee, I move the adoption of the above report
and approval of the 1974 Budget as submitted.
Respectfully submitted,
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Fred D. Houghten, Chairman
Wilbur V. Brotherton, Henry W. Hoot,
Robert F. Patnales, Alexander C. PerinofF,
Lawrence R. Pernick, Donald C. Quinn, Jr.
SALARIES PORTION - 1974 BUDGET
To the Honorable Board of Commissioners
The Personnel Practices Committee recommends that the following amounts be placed on the
1974 Budget to cover the indicated Personnel needs.
Number of Positions Amount Recommended
1781 Previously Approved Positions $19,911,341
34 New Positions 291,650
Emergency Salaries 50,000
Overtime Reserve 600,000
Summer Employment 200,000
Training and Tuition Reimbursement 40,000
Classification and Rate Change 20,000
Possible Salary Adjustments 1,277,097
Fringe Benefit Improvements 250,000
Children's Village Student Employment 5,000
1815 TOTAL $22,645,088
32 ,303,827
TOTAL FINANCED FROM OTHER SOURCES
TOTAL PROJECTED SALARIES COST
ROMEIISINIVia
2,6910
SALARIES PORTION -- 1974 BUDGET
DISTRIBUTION TO DERARTMENTS
(Aucitors rfaccindotf,os /0/4/73 (mc.!itoal t 1072 RdtasJ
TC)TAL PERSONNIL COSTS FINANCED FROM COUNTY SALARIES BUDGET i PERSONNEL COSTS 1 I RECOMMENDED in Departmental Bud, ots In !Salaries Reserve Fond T e"1 ! FINANCED FROM DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL Previously Approved New Total County
Total Total , Positions Positions Emergency Salaries Budgeted C)THER SOURCES
'Positions Cost Number 1 Amount Number Amount Salaries Reserve 9a a ins Positions 1 Amount
!
Airport 10 122,809 . 10 i 122,809
Animal Welfare 13 146,575 13 146,575 1 146,575
Auditors - Administration i 36 464,857 27 391,339 2 20,257 20,257 411,596 7 58,261
Auditors - Central Accounting 81 898,983 77 849,947 849,947 4 49,036
Auditors - Central Services 89 742,394 21 197,342 197,342 68 545,052
Auditors - Data Processing 70 754,523 70 754,523
Auditors - Drug Abuse 10 137,009 5 108,345 108,145 2 28,664
Auditors - Facilities & °per. 250 2,656,470 23 1 274,076 700 700 274,776 257 2,422,194
Auditors - Personnel 23 273,679 21 260,670 2 I 13,004 13,009 273,679
Auditors - Planning 27 354,591 27 354,591 334,591
Circuit Court 57 907,444 56 624,819 1 5,925 5,925 630,744 277,200
Circuit Court - Friend of Ct. 48 525,258 1 42 464,147 464,147 6 61,111
Circuit Court - Probation 43 534,672 42 532,272 1 2,400 2,400 534,672
Civil Counsel 9 183,152 9 183,152 183,152
Clerk/Register 71 576,328 70 565,403 1 5,925 5,000 10,525 576,328
Commissioners 32 305,091 31 302,691 1 2,400 2,400 305,091
Community Mental Health 98 1,280,353 I 98 1,280,353
Co-op. Extension Service 5 44,896 5 44,896 44,896
Department of Public Works 197 2,130,219 - 10,000 10,000 197 2,120,219
Disaster Control & Civ. Def, 4 41,813 4 I 41,813 41,813
District Courts 30 312,494 32 251,594 i 2 '400 2,400 253,594 58,500
Drain Commissioner 60 654,058 26 369,829 369,529 24 284,229
Equalization 46 590,302 46 485,076 485,076 105,226
Health 303 3,623,021 280 3,381,519 1 3,810 3,810 3,385,129 22 242,692
Hospital 213 1,955,359 212 1,931,359 1 16,000 8,000 24,000 1,955:359 Medical Examiner 17 145,562 17 195,562 145.562
Parks and Recreation 61 571,615 J 61 571,615
Probate Court 45 461,918 44 406,968 1 7,700 7,700 414,668 47,250
Probate - Camp Oakland 40 399,155 36 318,309 18,000 18,000 336,309 4 62,846
Probate - Children's Village 117 1,310,846 117 1,295,846 15,000 15,000 1,310,846
Probate - Juvenile Court 149 1,727,534 141 1,627,806 2 22,956 3,000 25,956 1,653,762 6 73,772
Prosecuting Attorney 80 1,095,745 65 909,746 5 69,243 69,243 978,989 10 116,756
Sheriff 261 3,159,337 223 2,734,567 14 117,325 117,3251 2,851,892 24 307,945
Sheriff - Marine Safety 4 61,554 4 61,554
Sheriff - Trusty Camp 11 141,326 10 139,026 1 2,300 2,300 141,326
Treasurer 37 318,620 37 338,320 300 300 338,620
Veterans' Affairs 20 180,668 19 173,736 173,736 1 6,932
,
TOTALS 2,690 29,911,341 1,781 19,911,341 34 291,650 50,000 341,650 20,252,991 875 9,658,739
600,000
200,000
40,000
20,000
1,277,097
250,000
5,000
OVERTIME RESERVE
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING AND TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
CLASSIFICATION AND RATE CHANGES
POSSIBLE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
FRINGE BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS
CHILDREN 'S VILLAGE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT
600,000
200,000
40,000
20,000
1,277,097
250,000
5.000
600,000
200,000
40,000
20,000
1,277,097
250,000
5.000
TOTAL SALARIES RESERVE FUND 2,733,747 22,645,088 TOTAL SALARIES BUDGET
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Respectfully submitted:
PERSONNEL PRACTICES COMMITTEE
Mary M. Dearborn, Chairperson
Bernard D. Berman, F. Jack Douglas,
Lillian V. Moffitt, Patrick M. Nowak
EMERGENCY SALARIES
"Emergency Salaries" amounts are granted to certain departments to cope with fluctuating
caseloads, to cover vacation and sick leave absences and to cover repetitive seasonal or special
projects. Experience has shown that the hiring of short term temporary employees is usually less
expensive than staffing with a larger number of full-time permanent employees to meet peak loads.
Often the use of "Emergency Salaries" allows a department to have a roster of "on call" employees
available to cope with emergencies. Permission must be obtained from the Board of Auditors, through
the Personnel Division, before such funds can be used.
DEPARTMENT REQUESTED RECOMMENDED
Auditors - Administration $ 1,000 0
Auditors - Central Services 500 0
Auditors - D.F.O. 2,000 700
Auditors - Planning 5,500 0
Circuit Court - Administration 5,000 0
Circuit Court - Probation 3,000 0
Clerk/Register 5,000 5,000
Co-op Ext. Service 700 0
Equalization 5,000 0
Health 5,000 0
Medical Examiner 5,000 0
Oakland County Hospital 10,000 8,000
Probate - Camp Oakland 20,000 18,000
Probate - Children's Village 20,000 15,000
Probate - Juvenile 4,000 3,000
Prosecutor 5,000 0
Treasurer 500 300
Veteran's Affairs 1,500 0
TOTALS $98,700 $50,000
OVERTIME RESERVE
The creation of the Overtime Reserve, within the Salaries Reserve Fund, allows funds to be
budgeted for the payment of overtime without committing the funds to particular departments. Overtime
is used only when the work and the time of doing it are assigned by the department head and only
employees in certain categories are eligible for overtime pay. The County's computer maintains a
running account of the overtime used, detailing it by department and employee. $540,129 was spent for
this purpose in 1972 and $456,583 has been spent during the first 8 months of 1973. Also charged to
this fund is the cost of Premium Pay for Legal Holidays worked and pay for off-duty Court Appearance
by Law Enforcement employees.
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT
Oakland County has traditionally hired college and high school students to perform a variety
of routine jobs during the summer months. Summer employees help to fill an employment gap created by
annual leaves, usually taken during the summer by regular, full-time employees. The summer employment
program lends itself well to seasonal work performed in the maintenance of County grounds, the operation
of County parks and repetitive tasks accumulated throughout the year by the various County departments.
Currently the County pays $1.75 per hour for the first year and $2.00 per hour for the second year for
Summer Clerical help. Summer Grounds help receives $2.25 per hour for the first year and $2.50 per hour
for the second year. Placing these funds for Summer Employment in the Salaries Reserve Fund allows the
Personnel Practices Committee to oversee summer employment distribution.
TRAINING AND TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
Placing these monies in the Salaries Reserve Fund allows the Board of Auditors to coordinate,
and the Personnel Practices Committee to oversee, training activities, which have become more important
as the County seeks to upgrade present employees instead of fighting in the competitive market for the
hard-to-get specialists and technicians. The major expenditures from this fund are to finance the
County's Tuition Reimbursement Program under which tuition is reimbursed to an employee after he has
successfully completed a course which was approved by both his department head and the Board of Auditors
through its Personnel Division.
CLASSIFICATION AND RATE CHANGES DURING BUDGET YEAR
Because the County is a very complex institution which is constantly changing its scope, the
duties of many psoitions change during each budget year. With over 2,600 positions, it is not possible
to study and report all such changes in time to be reflected in the County's annual Budget, many changes
in classification and some rate adjustments must be made during the Budget year. The creation of new
classifications and new salary rates can only be done by the Board of Commissioners and these funds can
be used only with the approval of the Board.
POSSIBLE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
The $1,277,097 recommended for possible salary adjustments is 6% of the total recommended.for
previously approved positions, new positions and overtime reserve, as all three are directly affected
by changes in salary rates. Of the 1,815 budgeted positions included in this recommendation, the 1974
salaries of 244 positions have already been established as they will be working 1974 as the second year
of two year labor contracts. The departments affected are Animal Welfare, the maintenance unit of the
Drain Commissioner's staff, the Sheriff and the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney's. The estimated cost
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of 1974 salary adjustments for these 244 positions is $139,938. The 1974 salaries of 387 additional
employees will be the subject of negotiations with bargaining units representing the employees of the
Probate Court, Circuit Court Probation, and the Hospital. The salary adjustments requests from depart-
ment heads for non-represented employees have uniformly stressed the need to substantially upgrade the
salaries of middle and upper management type classifications. They have consistently and dramatically
cited instances where considerable additional responsibility is expected of employees for only token
differentials in pay over those supervised. There is considerable evidence that the flat percentage
increases applied to most classifications over the past three years, when combined with the slightly
higher increases given to some of the County's lower classifications while holding higher management
salaries relatively stable, has resulted in soueeiingmiddle management and technical salaries into a
narrow range. The classifications involved are those carrying some of the greatest responsibility for
the County's success in its day to day operations. The Personnel Division has completed its annual
survey of salaries and fringe benefits paid for comparable job classifications and the Personnel
Practices Committee will shortly be making specific 1974 salary recommendations for each of the County's
classifications.
FRINGE BENEFIT IMPROVEMENTS
In arriving at two year labor contracts for a number of the County's Bargaining Units in 1973,
the County agreed to provide one of the following employee fringe benefits for 1974.
Either: Improved Hospitalization Insurance
improved Life Insurance
An Income Continuation Insurance Beyond Sick Leave
The cost was to be equivalent to the additional cost of upgrading the County's Hospitalization
Insurance to the Blue Cross MVF-2 Contract and the choice of benefits was to be the County's. The
$250,000 budgeted for this item is an estimated increase in cost of upgrading MVF-2. The cost estimate
included an anticipated rate increase and an increased number of covered employees. The Personnel and
the Central Services Divisions of the Board of Auditors are presently analyzing coverage and premium
information in all three of the above insurance areas and the Board of Auditors will make recommendations
to the Personnel Practices Committee as soon as is compatible with the collective bargaining process.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AMOUNT BUDGETED IN THIS RECOMMENDATION AND ANTICIPATED COST AS TIME OF PRINTING
Because of the time required to prepare, review, and print the budget, it is necessary to
"freeze" the County operation at a particular point in time and to consider all budgetary changes
relative to that base. The Personnel portion of this budget recommendation is based on the positions
approved as of August 18, 1973 and since that date the Board of Commissioners has approved changes in
numbers of positions and classifications which result in a net increase in the projected County-wide
1974 salaries cost of $7,429 more than the costs shown in this recommendation. This amount will be
reflected in the next version of the 1974 budget. The Departmental budgets affected are the Sheriff,
Marine Safety, Trusty Camp, and District Courts.
OAKLAND COUNTY 1974 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS
SUMMARY
Non-Departmental Appropriations 16,550,814
Departments & Institutions Operating Budgets 10,103,322
Salaries 22,645,088
Less: Personnel TurnoverAdjustment 200 000- 22,445,088
Total Budget to be Finances 49,099,224
Estimated Receipts 20,722,956
Less: Allocation of Misc. Non-Tax Revenue 1,426,019-
Revenue Sharing to Building Fund 1,400,000- 17,896,937
Delinquent Tax - Prior Years 500,000
Tax Levy (5.26 Mills on State Equalized Value
5,836,936,760) 30,702,287
49,099,224
REVENUE CLASSIFICATION
Alimony Service Fee
Animal Welfare
Auditors-Planning
Child Care (State Subsidy)
Circuit Court
Clerk/Register
Civil Counsel
Disaster Control & Civil Defense
District Court
Drain Commissioner
Health
Hospital
Land Transfer Tax
Probate Court
Probate Court-Juvenile Maintenance
Sheriff
Sheriff-Marine Safety
Social Services-Foster Care
Social Services-General Relief
220,000
105,000
40,000
1,200,000
155,000
1,200,000
42,000
26,000
595,000
120,956
975,000
2,350,000
1,350,000
220,000
250,000
500,000
92,000
5,000
30,000
Social Services-Hospitalization 5,000
State Income Tax 4,800,000
State Revenue Sharing 272,000
State Institutions 6 Emergency Care 850,000
Sundry 175,000
State Reimburs.-Cir. Ct. Probation 100,000
Trailer Tax 70,000
Treasurer 275,000
Use of Money & Property 1,450,000
Federal Revenue Sharing 2,850,000
Year End Balance 400,000
Sub Total 20,722,956
Less:Allocation of Misc. Non-Tax 1,426,019
Fed, Rev. Sharing to Bldg. Fund 1 400 000
Total Receipts 17, 9 ,937
Property Tax Levy 30,702,287
Delinquent Tax Prior Years 500,000
TOTAL REVENUE 49,099,224
1,379,5 00
2,717,720
(T-771,772Y)
( 586,000)
( 137,000)
120,000
1,500
Plan 51,630
6,000
--
175,000
5,000
3,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
500,000
$1 6,550,814
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NON-DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Airport
Ambulance
Auditors-Data Processing
General
Clemis
Births and Deaths
Building Authority Payments
Building Fund
Capital Outlay
Care of Mentally Ill
Community Mental Health
State Institutions
Temporary Mental Cases
Clinton River Watershed Council
Compensation insurance
Comprehensive Health Plan, Council
Contagious Cases
Contingent
Council of Governments
Current, Chapter 20 & 21 Drains
Election Expense
Employees' Hospitalization Ins,
Employees' Life insurance
Employees' Retirement Adm,
Employees' Retirement Fund
Equipment Fund
Extradition Expense
4-H Fair Premiums
Hospitalization of Prisoners
Human Serv. Agency for Oak. County
Huron-ClOnton Authority
4,000
3,000
612.600
(14l2,600)
(2L(L000)
5,50-6
908,750
583,690
115,000
2 285,420
( 58,420)
(1,506,000) L 200 000)
500
300,000
27,126
1,500
499,322
77,800
494,860
170,000
1,346,600
155,000
25,000
2,100,000
100,000
20,000
2,000
20,000
--
1,459,234
Huron River Watershed 500
Insurance & Surety Bonds 60,000
Jury Commission 16,000
Law Library 45,740
Library Board 38,100
Management Review 30,000
Mich. Assoc. of Counties & National
Assoc. of Counties 20,472
Oakland County Pioneer & Mist. Society 8,250
Photocopy Expense 10,000
Real Property Parcel Numbering System
Social Security
Social Services
General Relief
Hospitalization
Relief Administration
Soil Conservation
Soldiers' Burial
Soldiers' Relief
Solid Waste Implementation Frog,
S. E. Mich, Tourist Association
S. E. Mich. Trans. Authority
Sundry
Tax Allocation
T. B. Cases - Outside
Township & City Tax Rolls
Township & City Treasury Bonds
Traffic impr. Association
Utilities, Parking Lots & Roads
TOTAL
NON,DEPARTMENTAL. APPROPRIATIONS
DEPARTMENTS & INSTITUTIONS (Oper. Incl.Salaries)
Animal Welfare 283,145
Auditors-Accounting 1,116,947
Auditors- Administration 458,726
Auditors-Central Services Adm. 238,082
Auditors-Drug Abuse 422,592
Auditors-DFO - Administration 269,618
Auditors-DFO Maint. and Operations 2,755,870
Auditors-DFO - Telephone Exchange 291,858
Auditors-Personnel 388,079
Auditors-Planning 469,461
Circuit Court-Administration 1,724,974
Circuit Court-Friend of the Court 513,797
Circuit Court-Probation 580,672
Civil Counsel 198,342
Clerk/Register 843,848
Commissioners 369,371
Cooperative Extension 74,196
Department of Public Works 19,150
Disaster Control & Civil Defense 56,963
District Court 365,984
Drain Commissioner 394,879
Equalization 551,376
Health 3,770,279
Hospital 2,591,044
Medical Examiner 283,262
Probate Court 477,198
The Chairman made the following statement:
Probate-Camp Oakland 496,084
Probate-Children's Village 1,778,671
Probate-Juvenile Court 1,905,272
Probate-Juvenile Maintenance 671,225
Prosecutor 1,143,409
Sheriff 3,781,592
Sheriff-Marine Safety 163,765
Sheriff-Trusty Camp 180,226
Treasurer 444,370
Veterans Affairs 201,986
Sick Leave Reimbursement 100,000
Salaries Reserve 2,392,097
Overtime Reserve ( 600,000)
Summer Employment ( 200,000)
Training & Tuition Reimbursement ( 40,000)
Class. & Rate Change for Existing) ( 20,000)
New Positions
Possible Salary Adjustments (1,277,097)
P.E.P. Program ( 250,000)
Fringe Benefit Improvements
Children's Village Student [nip. ( 5,000)
TOTAL DEPARTMENTS & INSTITUTIONS 32,748,410
TOTALS 49,299,224
Less: Personnel Turnover Adjustment 200,000
GRAND TOTAL 49,099.,224
"At this time, in accordance with the requirements of State law and the By-Laws of this Board,
a Public Hearing is now called on the 1974 proposed annual budget for the County of Oakland. Legal
notice of this hearing was published in the Oakland Press and Daily Tribune, daily papers of general
circulation in the County, on November 30, 1973. The notice was also published in the following weekly
newspapers; Southfield Observer, Milford Times, Oxford Leader, Rochester Clarion and Holly Herald. A
copy of the budget was placed in the office of the County Clerk for public inspection. in addition,
• copies of the Budget have been furnished to all members of the Board of Commissioners."
The Chairman asked if any person wished to speak on the Budget.
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The following persons spoke on the Budget:
John H. King of Bloomfield Hills
Mrs. Constance Fournier, representing Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary
Alden Wm, Haydel, Orion Township Supervisor
Edward P. Bevis, Executive Director of 0.C.C.E.O.
The Chairman asked if any other person desired to speak on the budget. No other person
requested to be heard and the Chairman declared the Public Hearing closed.
Moved by Houghten supported by Richardson the 1974 Budget, including the Salaries Portion
of the Budget, be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Olson supported by Pernick the Budget be amended 'that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners allow the use of one million dollars for matching fund road programs.'
Discussion followed.
AYES: Richardson, Wilcox, Button, Dunleavy, Hobart, Hoot, Olson, Pernick. (8)
NAYS: Vogt, Berman, Brotherton, Burley, Coy, Douglas, Gabler, Houghten, Kasper, Lennon,
Mathews, Moffitt, Montante, Nowak, Patnales, Perinoff, Quinn. (17)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion lost.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Button supported by Mathews the Budget be amended by reinstating a line item that
was removed and placing it in the Contingent Fund, relative to $118,000 Senior Citizens Program funds,
$78,000 for on-going items, $40,000 for new programs that were formerly delegated to 0.C.C.E.O.
AYES: Vogt, Wilcox, Berman, Brotherton, Burley, Button, Coy, Douglas, Dunleavy, Gabler,
Hobart, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper, Lennon, Mathews, Moffitt, Nowak, Olson, PatnaIes, Perinoff, Pernick,
Quinn, Richardson. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Coy supported by Hoot the 1574 Budget, as amended, be laid on the table until the
next meeting on December 20, 1973.
AYES: Wilcox, Burley, Button, Coy, Dunleavy, Gabler, Hobart, Hoot, Mathews, Olson,
Richardson. (11)
NAYS: Berman, Brotherton, Douglas, Houghten, Kasper, Lennon, Moffitt, Montante, Nowak,
Patnales, Perinoff, Pernick, Quinn, Vogt. (14)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion lost.
Discussion followed.
Vote on 1574 Budget, as amended, including the Salaries Portion of the Budget:
AYES: Berman, Brotherton, Burley, Button, Coy, Douglas, Dunleavy, Gabler, Hobart, Houghten,
Kasper, Lennon, Mathews, Moffitt, Montante, Nowak, Patnales, Perinoff, Pernick, Quinn, Richardson,
Wilcox. (22)
NAYS: Hoot, Olson, Vogt. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the 1574 Budget, as amended, including the
Salaries Portion of the Budget, was adopted.
Misc. 6507
By Mr. Nowak
IN RE: APPOINTMENT OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Act 156 of the Public Acts of 1851, as amended, provides that the County Board of
Commissioners shall have the care and management of the property and business of the County; and
WHEREAS this Board of Commissioners is determined to improve the efficiency of the structure
of the government of Oakland County; and
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WHEREAS to improve the efficiency, a County Administrator should be appointed, said
administrator having direct control over the following functions, divisions and departments: Accounting,
Central Services, Data Processing, Drug Abuse, Facilities and Operations, Planning, Disaster Control,
Equalization, Committee Clerk, Reimbursement, Aviation and Animal Welfare; and
WHEREAS this Board of Commissioners presently has the authority to reorganize the structure
of the government of Oakland County;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County Administrator is to be appointed or removed by
14 affirmative votes of the members of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and such position shall
not be within the Oakland County Merit System for purposes of appointment and removal from office.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby creates a Non-
Merit System classification to be designated as "County Administrator."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to improve the efficiency of the structure of the govern-
ment of Oakland County, this Board hereby transfers the following functions, divisions and departments
to the immediate and direct control of the County Administrator: Accounting, Central Services, Data
Processing, Drug Abuse, Facilities and Operations, Planning, Disaster Control, Equalization, Committee
Clerk, Reimbursement, Aviation and Animal Welfare.
The Committee on Organization, by Patrick M. Nowak, Chairman, moves the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION
Patrick M. Nowak, Chairman
Moved by Nowak supported by Moffitt the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Nowak supported by Button that the resolution on County Organization by the Committee
on Organization be amended by striking out the following language:
In the third WHEREAS, the words "County Administrator", "appointed", and "Administrator";
FURTHER, strike:
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County Administrator is to be appointed or removed by
14 affirmative votes of the members of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and such position shall
not be within the Oakland County Merit System for purposes of appointment and removal from office.
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby creates a Non-
Merit System classification to be designated as 'County Administrator'.
" BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in order to improve the efficiency of the structure of the
government of Oakland County, this Board hereby transfers the following functions, divisions and depart-
ments to the immediate and direct control of the County Administrator: Accounting, Central Services,
Data Processing, Drug Abuse, Facilities and Operations, Planning, Disaster Control, Equalization,
Committee Clerk, Reimbursement, Aviation and Animal Welfare." •
and in its place and stead, the following language:
In the third WHEREAS in place of the deletions stated above, insert the words "County Executive",
"designated" and "Executive"; and further insert:
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Oakland County Boarckof Auditors is
hereby designated as the County Executive,
"BE FT FURTHER RESOLVED that in addition to his duties as Chairman of the Oakland County Board
of Auditors, said Chairman is hereby assigned the additional duties to act as County Executive and to
that end the following functions of Oakland County government are hereby transferred from the jurisdiction
of the Oakland County Board of Auditors to the jurisdiction of the Chairman of the Oakland County Board of
Auditors, County Executive, for Administrative purposes: Animal Welfare, Aviation, Central Services,
Committee Clerk, Criminal Justice Grants, Data Processing, Disaster Control, Drug Abuse, Equalization,
Facilities and Operations, Federal State Aid, Housing and Real Estate, Planning and Reimbursement.
Discussion followed,
Moved by Olson supported by Lennon the amendment be referred back to the Committee on
Organization.
Discussion followed.
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion lost.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Perinoff supported by Mathews the resolution and amendment be tabled for consideration
by the whole Board, as a Committee of the Whole, for discussion and consideration of the implications of
this resolution.
AYES: Burley, Douglas, Lennon, Mathews, Olson, Perinoff, Pernick, Berman, (8)
NAYS: Brotherton, Button, Coy, Dunleavy, Gabler, Hobart, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper, Moffitt,
Montante, Nowak, Patnales, Quinn, Richardson, Vogt, Wilcox. (17)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion lost.
Discussion followed,
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The Chairman called for a vote on the amendment. The vote was as follows:
AYES: Button, Coy, Dunleavy, Gabler, Hobart, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper, Moffitt, Montante,
Newak, Patnales, Richardson; Vogt, Wilcox, BrOtherton. (16)
NAYS: Burley, Douglas, Lennon, Mathews, Olson, Perinoff, Pernick, Quinn, Berman. (9)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Button, Coy, Dunleavy, Gabler, Hobart, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper, Moffitt, Montante,
Nowak, Patnales, Richardson, Vogt, Wilcox, Brotherton.. (16)
RAYS: Douglas, Lennon., Mathews, Olson, Perinoff, Pernick, Quinn, Bermani Burley. (9)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
Misc. 6508
By Mr. Gabler
IN RE: RECOMMEND 0.C.C.E.O. CONTINUE AS HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY FOR 90 DAYS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County designation of 0.C.C.E.O. as the Human Services Agency for Oakland County
terminates as of December 31, 1973; and
WHEREAS 0.C.C.E.O. is presently carrying out ongoing programs, under Oakland County's
designation, funded by state and federal agencies; and
WHEREAS plans to structure and implement a new Human Services Agency have not progressed far
enough for implementation by January 1, 1974; and
WHEREAS Congress, by continuing resolution, has extended 0.E.0. funding through June 30, 1974,
and without designation the Human Services Agency could not continue to provide program services;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners continue
designation of 0.C.C.E.O. as the official Human Services Agency for Oakland County for a period of
90 days commencing January 1, 1974, during which time the Board of Auditors and Board of Commissioners
will continue working toward concluslon of the inter-local agreement and implementation of the new
Human Services Agency.
The Human Resources Committee, by Wallace F. Gabler, Jr., Chairman, moves the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Wallace F. Gabler, Jr., Chairman
Moved by Gabler supported by Olson the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
REPORT
By Mr. Gabler
IN RE: RESOLUTION #6465 - APPROVAL OF YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU GRANT APPLICATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution No. 6465, dated Ocotober 18, 1973 refers to five employees;
and
WHEREAS the correct figure is eight employees.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Miscellaneous Resolution No. 6465, dated October 18, 1973
be amended by deleting the figure 5 employees and inserting therein the figure 8 employees.
Wallace F. Gabler, Jr.
County Commissioner - 12th District
Moved by Gabler supported by Olson the report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried,
Lillian V. Moffitt, Chairman of the Special Manpower Planning Committee announced that
appointments of members to the Manpower Planning Council have been referred to the Chairman of the
Board of Commissioners and will be reported at a later date.
Moved by Wilcox supported by Richardson that Resolution #6482, Oakland County Hospital
Renovation, be taken from the table.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Wilcox supported by Richardson that Resolution #6482 be referred back to the Health
Committee and Buildings and Grounds Committee.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
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Moved by Coy supported by Burley that Resolution #6488, in re: Auditors Policy on Assignment
of County Vehicles, be taken from the table.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Coy supported by Vogt that the "County Policy on Assignment of County Vehicles, #7.
DEPARTMENT HEADS",attached to Resolution #6488, be amended, by.adding the following, after the first
paragraph:
"No County passenger car shall be assigned under this section unless it is demonstrated that
the department has need for 600 miles of travel per month to conduct County Business."
Discussion followed.
Moved by Mathews supported by Gabler this matter be laid on the table.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Misc. 6509
By Mr. Dunleavy and Mr. Nowak
IN RE: ASSESSED VALUATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the 1963 Michigan Constitution provides that real property shall not be assessed at
a rate exceeding 50% of its value; and
WHEREAS the present State Taw requires the assessment of property at 50% which in many cases
will assess properties in excess of 50%; and
WHEREAS Representative Daman has proposed an amendment to the General Property Tax Act
establishing the assessed valuation percentage at no more than 50% and no less than 46%; and
WHEREAS this Board of Commissioners should support such proposal for the ensuing tax year
and work to achieve an assessment rate at 45% with a 10% variance;
HOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports
legislation that would establish the assessed valuation percentage at 48% with a variance providing an
assessment range of no less than 46% nor more than 50% for this year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners request the Legislators,
upon reconvening in 1974, to establish the assessed valuation percentage at 45% with a 10% variance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Michigan Association
of Counties for their concurrence.
Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
James W. Dun leavy
County Commissioner, District #2
Patrick M. Nowak
County Commissioner, District #25
Moved by Ounleavy esupported by Richardson the resolution be referred to the Equalization
Committee and the Legislative Committee. There were no objections.
Misc. 6510
By Mr. Dunleavy and Mr. Nowak
IN RE: ASSESSED VALUATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS real property values have leveled off; and
WHEREAS real property taxes have continued to escalate at a rate greater than property values
and individual incomes; and
WHEREAS until tax reform and assessment procedures become a reality assessed valuation for
the County of Oakland as State equalized should be frozen at the 1973 level;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests the
State Legislature to freeze the assessed valuation of Oakland County as equalized at the 1973 level.
Mr, Chairman, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
James W. Dunleavy
County Commissioner, District #2
Patrick M. Nowak
County Commissioner, District #25
Moved by Dunleavy supported by Richardson the resolution be referred to the Equalization
Committee and the Legislative Committee, There were no objections.
Misc. 6511
By Mr. Olson
IN RE: PUBLIC ACT 139, 1973 - COUNTY EXECUTIVE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has enthusiastically supported the concept
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embodied in P. A. 139 of 1973 which allows the Board to establish a county executive form of government;
and
WHEREAS the county executive form of government will provide greater efficiency and effective-
ness in the administration of county affairs; and
WHEREAS P.A. 139 of 1973 has been hailed by the Michigan Association of Counties as a pro-
gressive step in the reform of county government which will benefit the citizens of the county;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that it is the intent of the Board of Commissioners to take all
necessary steps at the earliest opportunity to implement the provisions of P.A. 139 of 1973 to establish
the position of elected county executive.
Niles E. Olson, Bernard F. Lennon,
Bernard D. Berman, Alexander C. Perinoff,
Lawrence R. Pernick, F. Jack Douglas,
Dale C. Burley, James Mathews
Moved by Olson supported by Berman the resolution be referred to the Committee on
Organization and the Local and Regional Affairs Committee. There were no objections.
Moved by Olson supported by Dunleavy the Board adjourn until December 20, 1973 at 9:30 A. M.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
The Board adjourned at 10:55 P. M.
Lynn D. Allen Paul E. Kasper
Clerk Chairman