Amended 4/18/07

FINANCE COMMITTEE

April 4, 2007

Minutes

 

 

Members Present:         Victor Celentino, Tina Weatherwax-Grant, Mark Grebner, Steve Dougan and Board Chairperson Marc Thomas

 

Members Absent:         Curtis Hertel and Tim Soule

 

Others Present: Matthew Myers, Teri Morton, Rick Terrill, Jim Hudgins, Scott Hughes and Becky Bennett

 

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Celentino at 6:02 p.m. in the Personnel Conference Room of the Human Services Building, 5303 S. Cedar, Lansing.

 

Approval of the March 7 and March 21, 2007 Minutes

MOVED BY COMM. GREBNER, SUPPORTED BY COMM. DOUGAN, TO APPROVE THE MARCH 7 AND MARCH 21 MINUTES AS AMENDED.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.  Absent:  Comms. Weatherwax-Grant, Hertel and Soule

 

The March 7 Minutes were amended to reflect a change to item #8, as follows:  Comm. Hertel informed the Committee that the background information for the 2008 Budget will be presented to the Committees ending on April 9, not April 4.

 

The March 21 Minutes were amended to reflect the following changes:

Page one:  date changed to March 21, 2007, Mark Thomas was changed to Marc Thomas

 

Additions to the Agenda

1.         Resolution Tabled by the Judiciary Committee until their April 26, 2007 meeting.

2.         Resolution Amended by the Judiciary Committee – the $75,000 amount was changed to $150,000

 

Limited Public Comment:          None

 

MOVED BY COMM. DOUGAN, SUPPORTED BY COMM. HERTEL, TO APPROVE A CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

 

4.         Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission – Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Funds to the Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission and a 2007 Contract for Accounting with Respect Thereto

 

5.         Parks & Recreation Commission – Resolution Authorizing a Parks Police Services Agreement with Delhi Township

 

6.         Health Department – Resolution to Amend the Plan of Organization and Authorize a Reorganization in the Health Department

 

7a.       Facilities Department – Resolution Awarding a Contract to Great Lakes Window Cleaning for Window Cleaning at Various County Facilities

 

8.         Commissioner Todd Tennis – Resolution on the State Budget Crisis

 

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.  Absent:  Comms. Hertel and Soule

 

MOVED BY COMM. DOUGAN, SUPPORTED BY COMM. HERTEL, TO APPROVE THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.  Absent:  Comms. Hertel and Soule

 

(Comm. Weatherwax-Grant arrived at 6:06 p.m.) 

 

2.         Judiciary Committee – Resolution to Continue the Juvenile Justice Community Agency Process

 

MOVED BY COMM. GREBNER, SUPPORTED BY COMM. DOUGAN, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE THE JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMUNITY AGENCY PROCESS.

 

Comm. Dougan questioned the increase from $75,000 to $150,000 in the Juvenile Justice Community Agency Process.  He asked if sufficient funds will be available for the juvenile treatment facility.  Comm. Grebner explained the $150,000 would not come from the JJM reserved funds.  Also, the Community Agency funds will be matched by Child Care Fund dollars.  Ms. Morton stated the funds would not be matched by the CCF.  Specific criteria must be met to receive matching funds.  Ms. Morton then stated she would clarify this issue.

 

Comm. Grebner stated he was not aware these funds would not be matched by the CCF.  The Community Agency funds will cost the County twice as much without the match.  Comm. Dougan stated the County should give more priority to the agencies which seek additional funding.  This issue is addressed in the second BE IT FURTHER resolved paragraph of the Resolution.  Comm. Weatherwax-Grant stated the Agencies will touch more lives due to the Community Agency process even though the funds are not matched by the CCF. 

 

MOVED BY COMM. GREBNER, SUPPORTED BY COMM. DOUGAN, TO SUSPEND THE BOARD RULES TO ALLOW COMM. WEATHERWAX-GRANT TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTIONS.  MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.  Absent:  Comms. Hertel and Soule

 

COMM. WEATHERWAX-GRANT VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA MOTIONS.  Absent:  Comms. Hertel and Soule

 

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.  Absent:  Comms. Hertel and Soule

 

3.         Prosecuting Attorney – Resolution to Authorize the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to Accept a Grant from the Department of Human Services for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant

 

Comm. Dougan requested clarification regarding the second WHEREAS paragraph of the Resolution.  He asked where the services are to be provided.  Mr. Hughes addressed Comm. Dougan’s request. He also stated the City understands there will be referrals from the Prosecutors Office. 

 

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.  Absent:  Comms. Hertel and Soule

 

9.         Controller’s Office - Introduction of the 2008 Strategic Planning Information Report – Information from County Offices, Departments and the Courts Regarding 2008 Strategic Planning and Budget Process.  This Report includes background information, activity indicators and performance measures.

 

Ms. Morton explained the first round of the Budget process involves the introduction of the 2008 Strategic Planning Information Report.   The liaison Committees will review the 2007 priority resolution in the second round; and, the Committees will then set the 2008 guidelines in the third round of the process. 

 

Announcements

Comm. Weatherwax-Grant commended Comm. Tennis for his foresight to draft the Resolution in agenda item #8.

 

­Public Comment:          None

 

The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Debra Neff