Oakland County's Health & Human Services Committee on Nov. 4 approved several funding measures intended to sustain local behavioral‑health and public‑safety services.

Leanne Stafford reported the county will roll over roughly $990,000 in state funding to support staffing and equipment at the Oakland Community Cares 360 integrated urgent care center in downtown Pontiac. The committee approved the rollover to fund operations through fiscal year 2026.

The prosecutor's office requested acceptance of a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) crime victims rights program grant for FY26. Mary Larkin told the committee the long‑running grant (34th year) funds five full‑time victim advocate positions, one full‑time support staff position and her supervisory role in the victim services division; the committee voted to accept the funding.

The sheriff's office presented four items: an ATF overtime reimbursement allocation (about $22,155 per task‑force officer with an estimated five officers), the final extension of an Anti‑Terrorism Emergency Assistance Program grant (about $344,602 to fund two deputy positions), off‑road vehicle law enforcement funding for park patrols (estimated ~$12,560), and a second distribution from the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards that contributes to training (the full 2025 distributions totaled about $256,005.95). Commissioners approved the first three items together and approved the training distribution in a separate vote.

The committee also approved an amendment to the Oakland County corresponder community grant program to sustain co‑responder teams in Madison Heights, Royal Oak, Ferndale and Hazel Park for another year while OCHN and those municipalities develop sustainability plans. Tricia Zambo, COO for Oakland Community Health Network, said the program now operates in about 22 communities with plans to add more partnerships. Commissioners and OCHN staff discussed sustainability strategies including city council approvals, opioid settlement funds and inter‑municipal partnerships.

Votes were recorded for the grant actions and the co‑responder amendment; all items on the slate were approved by the committee.