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OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES
January 21, 1999
Meeting called to order by Vice Chairperson Lawrence A. Obrecht at
9:50 A.M. in the Courthouse Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph Road,
Pontiac, Michigan.
Roll called.
PRESENT: Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman, Devine,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McPherson, Melton,
Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub. (24)
ABSENT: McCulloch (with notice). (1)
Quorum present.
Invocation given by Commissioner Tim Melton.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Moved by Coleman supported by Palmer the minutes of the January 5, 1999
Board meeting be approved.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the minutes were approved, as
printed.
Moved by Devine supported by Millard the rules be suspended and the agenda
be amended, as follows:
ITEMS NOT ON PRINTED AGENDA
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
a. Appointments to the Job Evaluation Review Panel for 1999
(Reason for suspension for Personnel Committee, item a: Waive Rule III (Agenda
Items) 5 day notification. Personnel Committee meeting held January 20, 1999 one
day prior to January 21, 1999 Board Meeting.)
AYES: Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey,
Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McPherson, Melton, Millard,
Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion to suspend the
rules and amend the agenda carried.
Clerk G. William Caddell read a communication from Chairperson
John McCulloch appointing the following individuals to serve on the Study Group
for Friend of the Court Citizen Advisory Committee:
Nancy Dingeldey, Chairperson
Frank H. Millard, Jr.
John P. Garfield
The Honorable Edward Sosnick
The Honorable Eugene A. Moore
Joe Salamone
Corporation Counsel or designee
Sandra Glazier (O.C. Bar Family Law Section)
Judy Cunningham - ex officio
There being no objections, the appointments were confirmed.
Commissioners Minutes Continued. January 21, 1999
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Clerk G. William Caddell read a communication from Chairperson
John McCulloch appointing the following Commissioners to serve on the Oakland
County Community Development Advisory Council for a term ending
December 31, 1999:
Ruel E. McPherson, Chairperson
Charles E. Palmer
Eric Coleman
William R. Patterson
There being no objections, the appointments were confirmed.
Clerk G. William Caddell read a communication from Chairperson
John McCulloch appointing Commissioner David Galloway to serve on the Oakland
County Gypsy Moth Sub-Committee for a term ending December 31, 2000. There being
no objections, the appointment was confirmed.
Clerk G. William Caddell read a communication from Chairperson
John McCulloch appointing Commissioners Michelle Friedman Appel and
Brenda Causey-Mitchell to serve on the Oakland County Substance Abuse Advisory
Council for a term ending December 31, 2000. There being no objections, the
appointments were confirmed.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99004
BY: Finance Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES/HEALTH DIVISION - NON-COMMUNITY (TYPE II)
WATER SUPPLY, LONG-TERM DRINKING WATER MONITORING, RADON ACTIVITIES, PUBLIC
SWIMMING POOL INSPECTIONS, AND SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Health Division has received approval from the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for reimbursement of funds
related to services for Non-Community (Type II) Water Supply, Long-Term Drinking
Water Monitoring, Radon, Public Swimming Pool Inspections, and Source Water
Assessment Programs; and
WHEREAS these are on-going programs with the Health Division; and
WHEREAS the Fiscal Year 1997/1998 Reimbursement Agreement reflected an
agreement total of $252,932; and
WHEREAS the Fiscal Year 1998/1999 Reimbursement Agreement reflects an
agreement total of $252,190, which is $742 or .29% less than the previous
agreement; and
WHEREAS no personnel changes have been requested for these programs with
the Fiscal Year 1998/1999 Reimbursement Agreement; and
WHEREAS acceptance of this reimbursement agreement does not obligate the
County to any future commitment; and
WHEREAS this agreement has been submitted through the County Executive=s
Contract Review Process.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
accepts the reimbursement agreement with the Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality for a total of $252,190, beginning October 1, 1998 through
September 30, 1999.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that personnel and/or services associated with this
agreement be contingent upon continued State funding at a level sufficient to
maintain the programs and personnel.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board Chairperson is authorized to execute
the reimbursement agreement and approve changes and extensions not to exceed
fifteen percent (15%), which is consistent with the agreement as
originally approved.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Moved by Douglas supported by Sever the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Appel, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey,
Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McPherson, Melton, Millard,
Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Commissioners Minutes Continued. January 21, 1999
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99005
BY: Finance Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - PURCHASE OF HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND
SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A MEDICAL EXAMINER CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Medical Examiner has identified the potential need for
automating the processing of cases which will enable the staff of the
Medical Examiner=s office to increase their productivity and to provide increased
levels of services to the public; and
WHEREAS the current system which is essentially manual, has a number of
problems including:
1. Multiple duplicate entries of information in various logs and
documents; and
2. Information which is collected and reported is not readily available
in a central location; and
3. Information is not easily attainable to interested agencies and
institutions; and
WHEREAS proposals were submitted in response to a Request for Proposal
(RFP) for a Medical Examiner Case Management System which will increase the
staff=s response to various research and public queries which were difficult to
satisfy before; and
WHEREAS the Department of Information Technology and the Medical Examiner=s
Office of the Human Services Department have identified Pacific Western
Information Systems of Campbell, CA to supply the base software and customize the
software in order to meet the Medical Examiner=s requirements; and
WHEREAS the estimated cost to develop the Case Management System is
approximately $504,049.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
approves the acquisition of the Case Management System.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding in the amount of $350,000, is available
in Designated General Fund Balance (9407-14000) for the Case Management System.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fiscal Year 1999 and Fiscal Year 2000
Biennial Budget be amended as follows:
GENERAL FUND
Revenue FY 1999
90-190000-14000-1582 Prior Years Balance $350,000
Expenditures
18-101113-10000-8001 Operating Transfer - Out 279,115
16-912000-15000-6636 Med. Ex.-I.T. Operations 70,885
$350,000
$ -0-
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND
Revenue
18-636113-10000-1701 Operating Transfer - In $279,115
18-636111-10000-0737 O.C. Depts. - Operations 118,818
$397,933
Expenditures
18-636142-15000-3596 Software $ 44,327
18-636142-15000-3348 Professional Services 105,120
18-636142-15000-3900 Depreciation 38,522
$187,969
18-636113-10000-8005 Changes in Fund Equity $209,964
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Moved by Douglas supported by Suarez the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas,
Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt,
Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Commissioners Minutes Continued. January 21, 1999
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99006
BY: General Government Committee, Shelley G. Taub, Chairperson
IN RE: CLERK/REGISTER OF DEEDS - OAKLAND COUNTY EXPEDITED MONUMENTATION AND
REMONUMENTATION PLAN
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Act 345 of the Public Acts of 1990 requires all counties to
establish and submit a model plan for the monumentation and remonumentation of
property controlling corners; and
WHEREAS by Miscellaneous Resolution #92214, dated September 24, 1992, the
Board of Commissioners authorized the submission of a revised county model plan
to the Michigan State Survey and Remonumentation Commission; and
WHEREAS Act 5, Public Act 1998 amended Act 345 providing for the
reimbursement of expenditures advanced by counties to expedite the monumentation
and remonumentation process; and
WHEREAS counties are required to submit a model plan for the expedited
monumentation and remonumentation of the controlling corners to the Department of
Consumer and Industry Services in order to be eligible for State grants for
reimbursement of these prefunded programs; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, by Miscellaneous Resolutions #96253,
#97092, #97181, #97276 and #98313 authorized the acceleration of the County=s
remonumentation program and appropriated a total of $2,370,000 to prefund the
expedited program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
approves the attached Model County Plan for Expedited Monumentation and
Remonumentation of property controlling corners and authorizes the Register of
Deeds to submit the plan to the Michigan Department of Consumer and
Industry Services.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Model County Plan - Expedited Monumentation and Remonumentation
Plan on file in County Clerk=s office.
Moved by Taub supported by Schmid the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Colasanti, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield,
Gregory, Jensen, Law, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer,
Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
REPORT
BY: General Government Committee, Shelley G. Taub, Chairperson
IN RE: APPOINTMENTS TO THE JOB EVALUATION REVIEW PANEL
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the vacancies for the
boards, commissions, committees and councils herein mentioned, recommends the
filling of those vacancies as follows:
JOB EVALUATION REVIEW PANEL (One-Year Terms Ending 12/31/99)
Nancy Dingeldey, George W. Suarez, Alternate - VACANT
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the
acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
REPORT
BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas A. Law, Chairperson
IN RE: APPOINTMENTS TO THE JOB EVALUATION REVIEW PANEL FOR 1999
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Personnel Committee, in accordance with Miscellaneous Resolution
#95068, concurs with the General Government Committee=s recommendation of
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Nancy Dingeldey and George W. Suarez as the Board of Commissioners appointees to
the Job Evaluation Review Panel and further recommends that the Board of
Commissioners confirm the County Executive=s appointment of Douglas J. Williams
with Judith Eaton as alternate; the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court=s
appointment of Judy Cunningham with Robert Bingham as alternate and the Other
Elected Officials appointment of Patrick Dohany with James Porter as alternate to
the Job Evaluation Panel for the term expiring December 31, 1999.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the acceptance of
the foregoing report.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Moved by Law supported by Taub the General Government Committee Report be
accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Law supported by McPherson the Personnel Committee Report be
accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Law supported by Jensen the appointments, as listed below, be
confirmed, for terms expiring December 31, 1999.
Board of Commissioners appointees:
Nancy Dingeldey, George W. Suarez
County Executive appointee:
Douglas J. Williams, Judith Eaton (alternate)
Chief Judge of the Circuit Court appointee:
Judy Cunningham, Robert Bingham (alternate)
Other Elected Officials appointee:
Patrick Dohany, James Porter (alternate)
AYES: Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory,
Jensen, Law, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson,
Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the appointments were
confirmed.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99007
BY: John P. Garfield, District #9
IN RE: ON-SITE EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County of Oakland has sought out and secured a highly effective
and dedicated workforce to serve the public; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has, for some time, provided employee wellness
programs, including blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, smoking
cessation education, and nutrition education to help guard the health of its
workforce and enhance its productivity; and
WHEREAS Oakland County does not provide cardiovascular fitness training or
facilities to its employees on an ongoing basis or in a central location; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is self-insured, and the cost of providing health
insurance to the County workforce continues to rise substantially from year to
year; and
WHEREAS it has been estimated that every dollar spent on an employee
fitness center can save up to three dollars per year in enhanced employee
productivity and reduced health care costs; and
WHEREAS an employee fitness center could also provide centralization of
other employee wellness programs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby directs the Oakland County Health Division to solicit proposals for a
consultant to study and make recommendations on the operation of an employee
fitness center on or near the Oakland County governmental campus in
Pontiac, Michigan.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the report of the consultant shall be presented
for consideration to the first of the appropriate committee(s) of the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners no later than ninety days from the date of the
adoption of this resolution.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
John P. Garfield
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government,
Planning and Building, Personnel and Finance Committees. There were no
objections.
In accordance with Rule XII G , the Vice Chairperson made the following
referrals:
FINANCE COMMITTEE
a. City of Novi - Novi Downtown Development Authority (D.D.A.)
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
a. City of Keego Harbor - DNR Request for No-Wake Zone of Cass Lake
b. Senator Gary Peters - HB 5989 Revenue Sharing
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
a. MAC - Court Administrative Order, - 1998-5, Budget and Personnel
Practices
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
a. City of Keego Harbor - Sewage Release into Cass Lake
b. Attorney Letter on Behalf of Holly Disposal - Holly Disposal/New
Landfill
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
a. MAC - Court Administrative Order, - 1998-5, Budget & Personnel
Practices
b. Michigan Supreme Court - Trial Court - Local Funding Unit
Relationships
OTHERS
Treasurer=s Office
a. City of Novi - Novi Downtown Development Authority (D.D.A.)
There were no objections to the referrals.
The Board adjourned at 10:05 A.M. to the call of the Chair or
February 4, 1999 at 9:30 A.M.
G. WILLIAM CADDELL LAWRENCE A. OBRECHT
Clerk Vice Chairperson