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Common Ground CEO tells commissioners unpaid county payment is threatening local crisis services
Summary
During public comment the CEO of Common Ground said the agency has lost staff and is operating without payment after the county health network (OCHN) failed to make a scheduled payment for crisis services, and urged commissioners to follow the issue closely.
The CEO of Common Ground addressed the Oakland County Board of Commissioners during public comment to say the nonprofit has lost staff and is 'struggling' after what the speaker described as a missed payment from OCHN for crisis services. The speaker said Common Ground has accelerated the timeline to transition services because of layoffs and that operating without the scheduled payment 'puts crisis services in jeopardy.' No payment amount or payment due date was specified in the meeting record.
The speaker asked the board to stay close to the issue; no county response from OCHN was recorded in the transcript during the meeting.
The public-comment item was heard at the start of the meeting and closed before the health department presentation.
