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Approved items (selected)
- Minutes and agenda: The June 11 minutes were approved unanimously; the meeting agenda was approved after procedural votes.
- Consent agenda: Adopted (17 yeas, 2 nays). The consent agenda included a tax-sharing agreement amendment between Oakland County, Lyon Township and the Lyon Township Downtown Development Authority (amendment #2) that had passed a prior finance-committee special meeting; board member Charlie Cavell registered a desire to move one consent item (12b) but the motion to remove it came after the vote.
- Collective bargaining and personnel items: The board approved supplemental collective bargaining agreements and letters of agreement for employees represented by UAW Local 889 et al. (recorded vote: 19-0 when prompted) and adopted a resolution creating a non-merit deputy director classification for Parks & Recreation (recorded vote: 19-0).
- Appointments: The board confirmed a SEMCOG representative and other committee appointments as presented (recorded votes indicated adoption).
- Public Health & Safety resolution on anti-human-trafficking funding: Adopted 19-0 after an amendment reduced the funding from $400,000 to $200,000 and split sources between general fund and prosecutor seizure funds. (See separate article for details.)
- Resolution opposing MDHHS procurement plan: Adopted 16-3 (county requested state clarification and coordination with local health partners).

Failed or deferred actions
- Hoffman clemency resolution (Ken Soo): A motion by Commissioner Hoffman to add to the agenda a resolution urging the governor to grant clemency to Ken Soo was defeated on an agenda-amendment vote (8 yays, 11 nays). The chair cited procedural constraints; Hoffman argued the item had bipartisan Lago Committee approval.
- Multiple motions to discharge pending ethics/financial-disclosure/whistleblower-related resolutions for immediate full-board consideration failed to reach the required thresholds; roll-call votes showed insufficient affirmative counts for immediate consideration.
- A request to take up an investigation of a county contract with Zay Zay Logic was not advanced at this meeting after a roll-call vote resulted in an insufficient number for immediate consideration; item was referred to Finance.

Procedural notes
- Several requests for immediate consideration of previously filed resolutions were denied by roll-call votes, meaning they will be considered in committee or at a later meeting unless reintroduced.
- The board received communications including grant-authority letters from the chair and an announcement that two commissioners (Kristin Nelson and Charlie Cavell) had withdrawn from the majority caucus and asked that records be updated.

What happens next
- Items referred: Unadvanced discharge requests and contract inquiries were referred to the appropriate committees (Legislative Affairs, Finance, or Human Trafficking Committee) for further review.
- Follow-up: The human-trafficking funding item requires the sheriff's office and administration to resolve funding-source questions; budget hearings and many committee reviews will continue through late summer as the board prepares to adopt a budget by Sept. 18.

Ending: The meeting record shows a mix of unanimous passage on personnel and public-safety items, a clear majority for a public-health policy resolution, and repeated rejections of motions to fast-track governance and ethics items to the full board for immediate action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting 07-17-25","oneSentenceSummary","A summary of recorded votes and formal actions at the July 17 Oakland County Board meeting, including consent agenda adoption, UAW bargaining approvals, committee appointments, and several failed discharge attempts.","taxTitle","Oakland County, Michigan","taxId",2835,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6517271,"Oakland County Board opposes Michigan plan to competitively procure prepaid inpatient health plans",260,4646000,4906000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5419258-040c3089bea182659cd856c788bed9ae&start=4646&end=4906","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5419258-040c3089bea182659cd856c788bed9ae/thumbnail_4646000.jpg","/articles/6517271/Oakland-County/Michigan/Oakland-County-Board-opposes-Michigan-plan-to-competitively-procure-prepaid-inpatient-health-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6517271-ae221014de8945b7556adb28ef3773c9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770714394&Signature=aJ3inaEXdcpvqC-nUnscvZnHDWlU753l9s-pfegQ9scyfbiEa0KFJHzyf2dfM9D4DaJRjd-YNNfPpGs-oFcBduLDPUWPoHoSKMJWE4SFKlP2QoL7KPALilCD10gbtm6BpLehnb7KSmA1kHBBIIWWOB-fsiZ843ee1nMzyAd9yRblruhe3-OxRLe3GSSgYKW~BEMOrMdOUPgr6yH3cFW59GBoFYraQRkw2HbrmLt1uuO3t3Q7rnr27iik-eeRe8gGw-n9VVUSu3CzojREMzrSsQ7pGPbC1OOhwQQZ9H90IzmtRBIZUoyBsDw0-371DQ8VN5eOL5bW6OEmTiikv9LGpg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted 16-3 on July 17 to adopt a resolution opposing a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) plan to implement a competitive procurement process for prepaid inpatient health plans, county officials said.

Commissioners who spoke in favor described the vote as a formal statement of concern on behalf of local public-health providers and county-run services. Commissioner Charlie Cavell urged the board to prepare financially for possible state changes; he noted the county's available fund balance while acknowledging the resolution is primarily a policy statement.

The chair said the resolution followed communication with county partners and the Oakland County Health Network (OCHN). The board's resolution asks the state to reconsider or clarify the procurement timeline and potential impacts on local services.

Formal action: The resolution was adopted by a recorded vote of 16 yeas and 3 nays.

Ending: The resolution is a county-level policy statement intended to signal concerns to state officials and to prompt further local coordination with public-health partners.","The board approved a resolution opposing a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services plan to implement a competitive procurement for prepaid inpatient health plans, citing concerns raised by county health partners.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6517274,"Board authorizes $200,000 to support prosecutor's anti-human-trafficking position; sheriff funding deferred",445,2436000,2881000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5419258-040c3089bea182659cd856c788bed9ae&start=2436&end=2881","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5419258-040c3089bea182659cd856c788bed9ae/thumbnail_2436000.jpg","/articles/6517274/Oakland-County/Michigan/Board-authorizes-200000-to-support-prosecutors-anti-human-trafficking-position-sheriff-funding-deferred","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6517274-420c781ae6c0000d812cf4e014c380ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1770714394&Signature=PGOrdO0eOzZA0GB4JMnDpwZmRjak9rAy23Qz5wOCIjsBh5fL8OIZY4Req82EpicW0JCJoJTQwcMqiD5SlNBIVYpEo-~Fml755O8AINcUrmN5MGIDYj62ibLFiU0TXSapi55GoadKWhN8R3Sc4Y2ArFUWLVL6Wd-q6Ar1F2J8ggnPMqjtd5t5rhWMjLIaFDz870w8AlM21aiBvsKMQPUpyCDzMVqNL48h6ewLHDTIojBdirJyO~LKbpHuPT~Lu1lgmOUtpTr86UFt8XdGeVgetU1DT0fA8w~WSYyDtADK7zM91ys0uloqVAJ3WlnXDQS-n~OTxCLg-igP1JVDbIVwpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oakland County Board of Commissioners on July 17 approved a resolution to provide $200,000 in interim funding to support operational needs tied to anti-human-trafficking work by the prosecutor's office. The motion passed 19-0 after an amendment narrowed the funding and source plan from the $400,000 initially recommended by the Human Trafficking Task Force.

What passed: The adopted amendment (moved by Commissioner William Miller) authorizes a total of $200,000 to support the prosecutor's office and creates one General Fund position for the prosecutor's office with $100,000 to be transferred from the prosecutor's forfeiture/cess account (identified in the meeting as prosecutor seizure funds) and $100,000 from the general fund strategic investment line to cover salary and related costs.

Why it matters: The amendment decoupled the prosecutor's staffing request from a sheriff's office request. Commissioners and administration said there remain legal and accounting questions about using forfeiture/forfeited-assets funds to pay operational salaries for sheriff positions, so funding for the sheriff's anti-trafficking position was deferred while the parties work to identify an appropriate and compliant funding source.

Debate and context: Commissioner Gwen Markham (chair of the Public Health & Safety Committee) said the item came through the board's human-trafficking committee with agreement on urgency. Commissioner Charlie Cavell and others pressed for faster action and noted the county's sizable fund balance; some commissioners expressed concern about the source mix and timing. Commissioner Miller said the change preserves the prosecutor position now and allows the sheriff's position to be resolved between the sheriff's office and the board.

Attribution and quotes
\"We want to make sure that nobody looks bad or we get ourself in a peculiar situation,\" said Commissioner William Miller, describing the decision to separate funding decisions for the prosecutor and sheriff.
\"This is the interim, not in the budget. This is like the bridge the gap funding between now and the start of the next fiscal year,\" Commissioner Miller added during debate.

Formal action recorded: The amended resolution authorizing the $200,000 funding for the prosecutor's position passed by a recorded vote of 19-0.

Ending: The board also directed continued work with the sheriff's office and the human-trafficking task force to identify a compliant funding source and finalize resources for the sheriff's position at a future meeting.","The Oakland County Board approved $200,000 to create and fund a new prosecutor position supporting anti-human-trafficking efforts, after an amendment halved the originally proposed $400,000 and deferred funding for a related sheriff's position while departments resolve funding sources.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6517279,"Oakland County executive presents structurally balanced recommended budget for 2025–27",1815,1651000,3466000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5419258-040c3089bea182659cd856c788bed9ae&start=1651&end=3466","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5419258-040c3089bea182659cd856c788bed9ae/thumbnail_1651000.jpg","/articles/6517279/Oakland-County/Michigan/Oakland-County-executive-presents-structurally-balanced-recommended-budget-for-202527","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6517279-7eb76d5ff682164657666c112897252c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770714395&Signature=Avp1PgzV7EFRnm5kEQWqd6XYRkSJGo6~nNBQF-lfbyHxpoizugzWOQaH~HqA0IqqMo1TdHwgGvzRgv3fED0vHqNdaoxEGxoTXpKcsewnbNYDYHDSaRNQaChsQQh06yMc6pZfwC~8mBGTO55sbWroYfQyhJ4myZ0JvDqVSbznwzLUt0c7Ua2nVUzz1DS0~cJM5nqpx7PFBqK~ZJq4EayYmV9bcV2fScWx5BBAKoosEm~unpTIkhC64P8ejqT8QeEipksU24GJss~qtoGLGVKhhADLShu0~L-0bXkWMhUAxhwQWq1M0ZVk3GoTvWsAYI7aoZSpRpobkAE~xcngnEltnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","County Executive Dave Coulter presented his recommended budget for fiscal years 2025 through 2027 to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on July 17, saying the plan is “structurally balanced and sustainable” and aims to preserve the county’s AAA bond rating.

The plan, introduced in a presentation by Chief Financial Officer Brian Leffler, projects general fund revenues and expenditures at roughly $598 million and includes no planned use of the county’s fund balance. Leffler told commissioners the audited general fund balance was about $291,000,000, equal to roughly 51% of ongoing general fund expenditures.

Why it matters: The recommended budget sets the county’s spending priorities and establishes the baseline for committee hearings and amendments that must be resolved before the new fiscal year starts Oct. 1. Coulter described investments intended to support affordable housing, public health clinics, workforce training and public safety equipment.

Key elements cited by the executive and CFO included:
- No planned use of fund balance for ongoing operations and a fund-balance allocation that keeps a minimum 25% “rainy day” reserve. Leffler detailed carryforwards and assignments that make up the reported fund balance.
- Employee compensation assumptions: a 4% cost-of-living assumption for FY2026 (3% for FY2027–28) plus negotiated increases and retirement contribution changes for certain employee groups.
- Continued funding for capital maintenance, and a forthcoming bond-financing plan to address large facility needs (steam tunnels, roofs, electrical/EV upgrades) with a phased approach and an anticipated presentation in the fourth calendar quarter.
- Targeted program investments highlighted by Coulter: funding to expand affordable and accessible housing (more than 700 units cited as development supported by prior initiatives), an additional $300,000 for vaccines and communicable-disease work, and support for Oakland 80 (education and workforce navigation) and small-business initiatives such as Oakland Thrive and Project Diamond.

Coulter warned of uncertainty from external decisions in Lansing and Washington, citing recent grant reductions he said had already affected county programs. Leffler said property tax — the single largest general fund revenue source at about 56% — is sensitive to constitutional limits (Proposal A and Headlee) and that the county is using conservative growth assumptions.

Process and next steps: Finance committee chair Commissioner Gwen Markham has scheduled budget hearings; Leffler and the administration said department-by-department review would follow and that the board would consider amendments before an adoption deadline in September. Coulter and Leffler emphasized collaboration between administration and the board during the multimonth process.

Notable quotes
\"It is structurally balanced and sustainable,\" County Executive Dave Coulter said of the recommended budget.
\"This fund balance is one of our key components of why the county is rated AAA,\" CFO Brian Leffler said.

Ending: The board accepted the presentation and will begin committee-level hearings in the coming weeks. Commissioners may propose amendments during the Finance Committee process before a final vote ahead of Oct. 1.","County Executive Dave Coulter and CFO Brian Leffler presented a triennial recommended budget that the administration described as structurally balanced, with no planned use of fund balance and investments in housing, workforce training and public health; board finance hearings are scheduled ahead of an October 1 adoption deadline.","actionData","errors"]

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