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Commissioners accept Penske Foundation award, approve marijuana grant application and add community health worker position
Summary
Oakland County—s Health and Human Services presented a marijuana operational grant application, accepted a Penske Foundation award for integrated care in Pontiac, and requested creation of a full-time special-revenue community health worker position; the board approved the items unanimously.
Oakland County commissioners unanimously approved three Health and Human Services items: a grant application to the state cannabis regulatory agency for the 2025 marijuana operational and oversight grant; acceptance of a private award identified in the meeting as from the Penske Foundation to support the Integrated Care Center in Pontiac; and creation of one full-time special-revenue community health worker position.
Health department staff said the county has participated in the marijuana oversight grant for several years and that this year—s funding will again support distribution of free lock boxes and bags for secured storage, outreach and advertising aimed at keeping marijuana inaccessible to children, and community education. "If you want to take [lock boxes] to your events, just let me know, and we will get as many as you need," Health and Human Services representative Leanne said.
At the meeting Leanne described a private award for the Integrated Care Center in Pontiac announced at a recent press conference. She said the county expected to use the funds to expand mental health staffing and seven-day access, provide training, run anti-stigma media campaigns and hire a consultant for sustainability and evaluation. The transcript records Leanne saying the award is "Penske Foundation has donated, or awarded us $3,000,000 to $1,000,000 over the next 3 years." The meeting record is inconsistent on the exact amount and distribution; county staff did not provide a definitive figure on the record during the meeting.
The final health item was a request to create one full-time special-revenue community health worker position focused on maternal and child health and linked to the county—s social care and nursing programs; commissioners approved that position. County staff said the position will be paid from grant funding tied to maternal-child health work.
Commissioners voted 6-0 to approve the three items and congratulated staff on the private award announcement.
