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Oakland County Board of Commissioners Minutes OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES December 16, 1999 Meeting called to order by Chairperson John McCulloch at 10:23 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, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub. (25) ABSENT: None. (0) Quorum present. Invocation given by Commissioner Devine. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Honor Guard presented the colors, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Chairperson John P. McCulloch gave a brief history of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. The following commissioners emeritus were recognized for their outstanding contributions and excellent service on behalf of the citizens of Oakland County: Joseph Yusif Barakat Susan G. Kuhn Wilbur Brotherton F. Thomas Lewand G. William Caddell Nancy McConnell John P. Calandro Michael McCulloch John DiGiovanni John McDonald James Doyon Joseph Montante, M.D. James W. Dunleavy Dennis Murphy Betty Fortino Ralph Nelson Marilynn Gosling Joan Newby William A. Hassberger Lillian Jaffe Oaks JoAnne Holbert John Pappageorge Donna R. Huntoon Dennis N. Powers Ruth Johnson Hubert Price, Jr. Eugene Kaczmar John Rowland Paul E. Kasper Richard G. Skarritt John E. Kronenberg Richard V. Vogt Richard D. Kuhn, Jr. Dorothy Webb Chairperson Mculloch thanked each former commissioner and presented them with a proclamation and a pin. A reception brunch followed the meeting. Moved by Dingeldey supported by Coleman the minutes of the November 18, 1999 Board meeting be approved. 537 Commissioners Minutes Continued. December 16, 1999 A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the minutes were approved, as printed. Moved by Sever supported by McPherson the rules be suspended and the agenda be amended as follows: ITEMS ON PRINTED AGENDA FINANCE COMMITTEE a. Information Technology/Digital Information Services Center - Creation of Proprietary Funded GIS Enterprise Data Technician and Application Analyst Programmer II Positions g. Department of Human Services/Health Division - Implementation of Section 1693 of Public Act 114 of 1999 for Medicaid Outreach Services h. Department of Human Services/Health Division - Indoor Air Model County Program Funds Award j. Department of Management and Budget/Fiscal Services Reorganization - Phase II PERSONNEL COMMITTEE a. Personnel Department - Fiscal Year 2000-2002 Labor Agreement for Employees Represented by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2347 b. Personnel Department - Collective Bargaining Agreement Extension January 1, 2000, to September 30, 2000 for Employees Represented by the United Auto Workers e. Personnel Department - Increase Night Shift Differential f. Personnel - Salary Administration First Quarterly Report for Fiscal Year 2000 g. Drain Commissioner - Proposals to Address Recruitment and Retention Issues h. Personnel - Change in Merit Rule 2.12 and 2.13 - Registered Engineers and Land Surveyor’s Bonus, Request to Increase Amount and Delete from Merit Rules PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE b. Department of Community and Economic Development/Community and Home Improvement Division - Fiscal Year 1999 Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Acceptance c. Department of Facilities Management - Offer to Purchase Vacant 32.49 Acre Parcel of Light Industrial Property Located in the City of Auburn Hills, Known as Tax Identification No. 14-03-200-026 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE a. Sheriff’s Department - Contract Amendment for Law Enforcement Services in the Charter Township of Highland 1999-2003 b. Sheriff’s Department - Contract Amendment for Law Enforcement Services in the Charter Township of Lyon 1999-2003 c. Sheriff’s Department - Contract Amendment for Law Enforcement Services in the Charter Township of Orion 1999-2003 d. Sheriff’s Department - Contract for Court Security at the 48th District Court - Bloomfield Township for 1999-2000 h. Circuit/District/Probate Courts - Judicial Information Management System (JIMS) - Phase I i. Prosecutor’s Office/Circuit Court Family Division - Oakland County Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) Agreement Modification j. Fiscal Year 1999/2000 Reimbursement Criteria for the County Jail Reimbursement Program ITEMS NOT ON BOARD AGENDA FINANCE COMMITTEE l. Department of Management and Budget - Fiscal Year 1999 Year End Report and Budget Amendments m. Miscellaneous Resolution #99308 - Environmental Infrastructure Fund Reimbursement for Project in the City of Walled Lake (Reason for suspension of: C Finance Committee, items a and j - Waiver of Rule XII.C - Direct Referral to Personnel Committee. Finance Committee, item g - Waiver of Rule XII.C - 538 Commissioners Minutes Continued. December 16, 1999 Direct Referral to General Goverment Committee. Finance Committee, item h - Did Not Follow Proper Grant Procedure. C Personnel Committee, items a, b, e, f, g and h - Waiver of Rule XII.C - Direct Referral to Finance Committee. C Planning and Building Committee, items b and c - Waiver of Rule XII.C - Direct Referral to Finance Committee. C Public Services Committee, items a, b, c and d - Waiver of Rule XII.C - Direct Referral to Personnel and Finance Committees. Public Services Committee, items h and i - Waiver of Rule XII.C - Direct Referral to Finance Committee. Public Services, item j - Waiver of Rule XII.C. - Direct Referral to General Goverment Committee. C Finance Committee, items l and m - Waiver of Rule III - 5 Day Notice for Board Agenda Items (Finance Meeting Prior to Board Meeting) AYES: Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, 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. County Clerk G. William Caddell read a communication from Chairperson John P. McCulloch appointing the following persons to the Oakland County Sanitary Appeal Board for a term ending December 31, 2002: Darlene Waldrop (Member) Ed O’Rourke (Alternate) There being no objections, the appointments were confirmed. County Clerk G. William Caddell read a communication from Chairperson John P. McCulloch appointing Dan Devine and Donald Jensen to the Oakland County Personnel Appeal Board for a term ending December 31, 2000. There being no objections, the appointments were confirmed. Commissioner Dingeldey presented proclamations to Delore Semaan, Lorenzo Parker and Coach Mike Zdebski from the Walled Lake Western High School Warriors, Class A State High School Football Champions. Commissioner Fran Amos presented a Community Mental Health update. Commissioner Palmer requested a Public Hearing be scheduled for the purpose of allowing public comment on Miscellaneous Resolution #99298 - Lake Name Change - Seymour Lake to Whisper Lake - Oxford Township. The Chairperson scheduled the hearing for January 13, 2000 at 10:00 A.M. in the Board of Commissioners’ Auditorium. Moved by Taub supported by Patterson the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). The Chairperson stated that General Government Committee, item a and Public Services Committee, item f were being moved to the Regular Agenda. (The vote on this motion appears on page 557.) The resolutions on the Consent Agenda follow (annotated by an asterisk [*]): * REPORT (Misc. #99314) BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas A. Law, Chairperson IN RE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER - CREATION OF PROPRIETARY FUNDED GIS ENTERPRISE DATA TECHNICIAN AND APPLICATION ANALYST PROGRAMMER III POSITIONS To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Personnel Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced resolution on December 8, 1999, recommends to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners the resolution be adopted. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE 539 Commissioners Minutes Continued. December 16, 1999 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99314 BY: Finance Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson IN RE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/DIGITAL INFORMATION SERVICE CENTER - CREATION OF PROPRIETARY FUNDED GIS ENTERPRISE DATA TECHNICIAN AND APPLICATION ANALYST PROGRAMMER III POSITIONS To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Digital Information Service Center (DISC) a division of the Department of Information Technology contains the Data Warehouse, GIS Utility, and Enhanced Access Units which address the County’s information integration and business process re-engineering needs; and WHEREAS the need for current and accurate parcel and road centerline database information is critical to the success of the expanding CLEMIS program and the new Computer Aided Dispatch systems that are being installed in 40 Public Answering Points; and WHEREAS with the development of GIS related digital databases there has been an increased amount of time needed to perform quality assurance and data base administration activities on behalf of customers; and WHEREAS the coordinated management of County data as a valued corporate asset and resource is key to the achievement of strategic systems integration initiatives; and WHEREAS there is a need
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