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B
Excellent.
Thank
you.
Everybody
for
coming.
This
meeting
is
a
continuation
of
the
meeting
we
had
on
wednesday.
So
I'm
glad
we
could
find
a
time
that
we
could
put
a
quorum
together
and
wrap
up
our
business
at
this
time.
Let's
stand
for
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
B
B
Minutes
are
approved.
Next
is
a
proof.
There
were
no
minutes
right.
Okay,
next
up
is
approval
of
the
agenda
for
today,
commissioner
long
supported
by
commissioner
moss,
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
aye,
aye
opposed,
say,
nay,
okay,
the
agenda
has
been
approved.
Next
up
is
public
comment.
Do
we
have
any
public
comment
today,
seeing
no
one
from
the
public?
I
will
close
the
first
public
comment
and
we
will
move
on
to
item
number
seven,
which
is
really
most
of
the
meat
of
what
we
have
to
do.
Today.
B
C
All
right,
good
morning,
this
item
before
you
is
an
item
that
you
saw
a
month
and
a
half
ago
on
october
20th.
This
is
the
the
annual
affirmation
of
all
the
local
tax
rates
within
the
county
that
our
equalization
department
reviews
so
there
this
this
report
is
back
in
front
of
you
because
of
three
changes.
C
Two
are
related
to
new
new
millages
that
were
approved
by
local
voters,
in
auburn
hills
for
their
library
and
in
rochester
hills
for
their
parks,
as
well
as
a
technical
update,
brought
forward
by
southfield
public
schools
other
than
that
everything
is
the
same
as
the
version
you
previously
approved.
C
B
D
Yeah,
so
the
delay
in
this
was
actually
a
blessing,
because
I
was
able
to
speak
with
some
of
the
members
of
the
southwest
public
schools
community
because
I
wasn't
quite
sure,
because
we're
always
harping
on
hold
harmless
down
in
my
neck
of
the
woods.
Can
you
guys
hear
me?
Okay,
okay,
and
we
are
always
looking
forward
to
lowering
the
tax
impact
at
the
at
the
taxpayer
level.
But
I
just
wanted
to
be
clear
this
this,
this
decrease
and
hold
harmless,
will
ultimately
be
a
decrease
for
school
funding
for
south
of
public
schools.
D
A
D
A
Yes,
this
millage
rate
was
actually
generated
back
when
proposal
a
was
passed
and
the
state
reviews
these
hold
harmless
rates
every
year,
and
this
was
actually
a
a
change
that
the
state
had
recommended
to
the
south
public
schools.
So
then
the
local
school
district
viewed
them
and
agreed
that
they
should
be
reduced.
D
B
Okay,
if
anybody
else
have
any
questions
or
comments,
I'm
not
seeing
anybody.
If
not,
then
let's
go
ahead
and
prompt
the
vote.
B
E
Good
morning,
can
you
hear
me?
Okay,
yes,
okay,
so
this
is
an
annual
resolution
that
we
have
to
bring
before
you,
for
the
closing
of
our
fiscal
year,
end
to
come
up
with
a
plan
and
submit
it
to
the
state
of
michigan
for
any
reporting
funds
that
are
in
a
deficit
situation.
E
So
we
will
be
submitting
this.
We
cannot
submit
this
to
the
state
of
michigan
until
we
file
our
annual
financial,
comprehensive
financial
report
which
will
take
place
in
march.
So
this
is
just
letting
you
know.
This
is
the
plan
at
this
point
for
those
reported
deficits
and
again
it
deals
mainly
with
a
special
assessment,
long-term
special
assessment
goals.
D
D
I
have
had
experiences
with
being
called
to
lansing
to
actually
report
to
the
treasurer
in
person.
I
think
it's
like
the
five
percent
trigger
warning,
but
that
was
with
our.
D
B
A
B
Okay
motion
passes
excellent.
Okay.
Next
up,
we
have
item
7c
sunset
positions
to
assist
with
succession
planning.
I
need
a
motion,
commissioner.
Moss.
Oh
okay,
did
you
have
a
question?
Oh
you
were
just
okay,
commissioner,
moss
supported
by
commissioner
charles.
Thank
you.
B
Okay,
this
is
your
department,
I
think
pretty
much
with
the
succession
planning
and
the
sunset
provisions
so
tell
us
about
it
and
we're
never
going
to
let
you
leave
ms
sanchez.
So
you
know.
C
I
I
you
know,
that's
that
that's
the
first
stage
of
grief
you
know
we're
working
through
it,
we're
past
denial
and
and
working
toward
acceptance.
So
you
know
as
you're
aware
the
the
county's
voluntary
employee
separation
incentive
program
took
effect
earlier
this
year.
C
The
fiscal
services
division
has
16
employees
who
who
have
taken
the
opportunity
to
use
that
program.
You
know
staggered
with
departures.
You
know
back
to
the
beginning
of
this
year
through
next
year.
You
know
out
of
those
16,
you
know,
12
positions
we've
been
able
to
manage
through
through
kind
of
a
normal
hiring
position.
C
We
are
asking
for
authorization
to
have
a
longer
overlap
for
four
key
positions,
the
first
of
which
is
lynn
who's
who's
leaving
in
july,
and
you
know,
unfortunately,
the
ait
department
has
not
yet
found
a
way
to
to
download
all
the
contents
of
her
brain.
So
this
is
kind
of
our
plan
b
and
then
you
know
beneath
lynn.
We're
also
losing
holly,
can
40
who's
the
chief
over
the
budget
and
grant
section
as
well
as
julie,
she
who's
the
the
grants
manager
under
holly.
C
So
you
know
losing
three
people
in
that.
In
that
that
that
chain
of
command
and
then
the
fourth
position
as
a
position
that
does
some
very
technical
work
in
terms
of
financial
reporting
and
operations,
that's
going
to
be
hard
to
replace.
So
we
are
asking
for
approval
of
four
sunset
positions
for
three
of
them.
The
overlap
would
be
between
four
months
and
six
months
for
holly's
position.
C
We
are
asking
for
a
year
plus
on
that
one,
just
because
we'd
like
to
get
someone
on
board
early
next
year,
who
can
go
through
the
full
budget
cycle,
with
both
lynn
and
holly
still
here
and
help
absorb
all
the
knowledge
that
my
brain
isn't
able
to
contain.
So
that's
the
high
level.
C
The
cost
of
this
is
estimated
to
be
330
000,
which
can
be
covered
through
a
combination
of
normal
personnel
turnover
favorability
within
the
fiscal
services
division,
as
well
as
the
non-departmental
contingency
line
that
we
have
included
in
the
budget
for
for
one
time,
things
that
come
up
like
this.
So
with
that
we'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
B
Thank
you.
Okay,
do
any
of
the
commissioners
have
any
questions.
B
I
I
appreciate
that
you
are
thinking
ahead
in
a
very
in-depth
way,
so
that
when
this
all
happens
we
have
a
smooth
transition,
because
we
move
a
lot
of
money
in
a
lot
of
different
places,
and
I
I
know
all
of
us
depend
on
your
organization
to
you
know,
keep
us
informed
and
keep
things
moving
in
the
way
that
they
should.
So
I
appreciate
the
long
range
planning
to
make
this
happen.
B
Great
thank
you.
Okay
item
passes.
We
will
move
on
to
item
7d,
which
is,
let's
see,
management
and
budget
fiscal
year
2021
year
end
report.
I
need
a
motion.
Commissioner
powell,
supported
by
commissioner,
charles
okay.
C
All
right,
so
you
have
before
you
a
pretty
lengthy
report.
This
is
the
year
on
report
that
that
reflects
the
county's
financial
position.
C
As
we
have
closed
our
books,
you
know
we're
as
you're
aware
we're
going
through
the
the
audit
process
with
our
external
auditor,
so
it's
possible
that
they'll
identify
some
things
that
still
need
to
be
adjusted,
but
this
is
our
best
view
on
how
the
county
closed
out
the
fiscal
year
ending
september
30th
2021,
you
know,
certainly,
as
we've
continued
through
the
coveted
pandemic,
there
have
been
a
lot
of
moving
pieces
with
respect
to
the
budget.
C
See
in
a
normal
year
in
terms
of
differences
compared
to
the
originally
adopted
budget
in
2020,
so
as
a
high
level
overview
in
terms
of
what's
happening
with
our
fund
balance,
we
went
into
the
current
fiscal
year
or
I'm
sorry,
it's
not
the
current
fiscal
year
anymore.
We
went
into
fiscal
year
2021,
with
a
with
a
general
fund
balance
of
about
264
million
dollars.
On
the
revenue
side,
our
total
general
fund
revenues
are
about
12
million
dollars
below
what
had
been
estimated.
C
There
are
a
few
moving
pieces
there,
but
the
largest
is
really
just
the
timing
issue
that
that
property
tax
collections
have
been
slower
to
come
in
this
year
than
in
previous
years.
You
know,
we
think,
probably
as
a
result
of
kovid
we've
actually
already
seen
in
the
month
of
november
november.
C
You
know
that
those
collections
are
picking
up.
So
it's
really
a
timing
issue.
There's
the
potential
we'll
have
to
make
an
adjustment
as
we
work
through
that
with
the
auditors,
but
you
know
fairly
stable
in
terms
of
total
revenues
other
than
that
timing
issue
on
the
spending
side.
You
know
the
board
and
the
administration
have
approved
a
total
of
52
million
dollars
in
spending
on
top
of
what
was
included
in
the
originally
adopted
budget.
C
That's
a
that's!
That's
made
up
of
a
variety
of
things.
You
can
see
the
details
on
page
110
of
the
year-end
report,
which
is
page
170.
of
of
of
the
pdf
packet.
C
C
C
There
are
dollars
for
the
road
programs,
you
know
out
of
fund
balance
assignments
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
So
those
two
things
put
us
64
million
dollars
to
the
bad
so
to
speak,
but
the
good
news
is
on
the
expenditure
side,
where
our
total
expenditures
are
actually
70
million
dollars
below
what
had
been
budgeted.
C
Two
main
factors
there.
One
is
just
slower,
hiring
and
operational
activities
across
almost
all
departments.
C
You
know
partly
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic
and
then
two
would
be
the
efforts
you
know
by
the
administration,
with
your
support
to
make
sure
we're
maximizing
all
of
the
federal
funds
that
have
been
available
for
covet
spending
so
again
a
lot
of
moving
parts.
In
the
end
you
know,
we've
got
a
slight
increase
in
our
fund
balance,
which
is
a
good
thing.
You
know,
I
would
just
note
that
as
we
go
in
the
next
year-
and
you
know
at
some
point-
hopefully
things
start
to
stabilize
with
the
pandemic.
C
We
can't
necessarily
count
on
on
all
this
expenditure
favorability
going
forward
and
we'll
want
to
be
cautious
about
about
mid-year
spending,
so
that's
kind
of
an
overview
of
what's
happening
with
the
fund
balance.
Let
me
pause
there
to
see.
If
there
are
any
questions,
then
I'll
I'll
provide
an
overview
of
the
fund
balance
assignments.
B
Commissioners,
commissioner,
charles.
D
E
I
mean
they
may
have
made
adjustments
like
other
departments
with
the
21
budget,
but
they
did
have
overall
result
of
operations
for
2021.
E
They
were
favorable,
so
this
was
the
first
time
that
they
had
been
favorable
in
the
personnel
division
or
the
personnel
category
within
their
operating
budget,
because
we
did
provide
additional
funding
in
to
them
with
the
21
budget
and
the
22
budget
as
well
for
personnel,
because
they
had
been
previously
going
over
because
of
the
the
logistics
of
hiring
new
staff.
The
overtime
needs,
but
they
resolved
the
overall
result
for
their
21
budget
was
they
were
overall
favorable.
C
But
there's
been
no
policy
decision,
don't
you
reduce
their
budget
for
a
fiscal.
D
B
Appreciate
that
and
I'm
going
to
restate
that
again
because
you're
right
as
finance
chair,
I'm
getting
bombarded
with
people,
especially
in
the
last
several
days
you
people
are
under
funding
or
taking
money
away
from
the
sheriff's
department.
It
is
not
true,
the
sheriffs
are
their
budget
is
intact
and
you
know
we
are
all
incredibly
grateful
for
what
our
sheriff's
department
was
able
to
do
recently
and
yeah.
So
thank
you
for
asking
the
question,
commissioner,
charles,
and
thank
you
for
your
response,
mr
jen.
B
Okay,
anybody
else
have
questions
or
comments
about
this.
I
just
want
to
point
out
a
couple
of
things
back
in
our
budget
process
planning
process.
We
made
some
strategic
kinds
of
commitments
of
how
we
wanted
our
budget
to
be
structured
and
on
the
first
page
of
this
letter
it
actually
calls
out
how
we
do
that.
So
we
have
119
million
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
assigned
for
the
budget,
stabilization
reserve
and
that's
our
commitment
to
having
25
percent
of
our
general
fund
set
aside
as
a
budget
stabilization
reserve.
B
If
we
have
a
major
budget
crisis,
we
have
25
percent
of
our
budget
set
aside
to
address
that
44
million
dollars
is
assigned
for
the
strategic
investment
plan,
which
was
new
to
our
budget
this
time
around,
and
that
is
for
excuse
me,
one-time
strategic
investments
or
expenditures
that
have
comprehensive
project
plans
and
documented
long-term
return
on
investment.
That's
a
special
5
percent.
B
Policy
that
that
allows
that
to
be
there,
if
we
have
big
projects
that
we
had
not
foreseen,
but
we
believe
are
important
and
then
24
million
dollars
is
assigned
as
reserves
for
non-economic
budget
risks.
That's
a
5
of
our
budget
and
that's
for
anything
that
you
know
would
be
a
risk
to
the
county
that
we
may
have
to
create
a
big
expenditure
for,
and
we
have
five
percent
set
aside
for
that.
B
So
basically,
we
have
25,
plus
five
percent
plus
five
percent,
so
we
we're
setting
aside
35
percent
basically
as
reserves,
and
I
I
think
that's
really
important
and
a
really
strong
position
to
be
in
so
I
appreciate
that
and
that's
what
I
wanted
to
make
sure
we
pointed
out,
because
I
think
it's
important
that
people
understand
that
year
to
year
we
are
trying
to
keep
this
budget
going
and
protected
and
able
to
do
what
we
need
to
do
quickly
and
efficiently.
B
A
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
think
the
last
part
the
strategic
investment
plan-
it's
44
million,
but
that's
not
five
percent
of
it
doesn't
assign
any
percentage.
I
guess
to
that
that
third
bullet
point
there.
The
strategic.
A
C
You
know,
I
think,
a
key
piece
you
know
potentially,
is
the
study
that's
being
completed
by
plant
iran
in
terms
of
what
the
needs
are
across
county
facilities.
C
You
know,
so
that's
one
potential
use
you
know,
but
but
at
this
point
you
know
we
haven't
identified
those
specific
uses
and
we'll
work
through
that
with
you
going
forward.
I
think
the
other
piece
to
have
on
the
radar
that
we've
talked
about
previously
is
that
is
the
fact
that
the
circuit
court
has
the
need
to
replace
their.
You
know
pretty
obsolete
case
management
system.
C
C
You
know
because
we
want
to
move.
You
know,
priorities
for
the
budget
through
the
budget
process
rather
than
through
this
report,
but
the
the
one
other
large
assignment,
that's
not
called
out
on
on
the
on
the
front
page
of
the
memo,
is
we're
continuing
to
carry
forward
about
45
million
dollars
and
revenue
from
property
tax
forfeiture
activities
and
that's
to
ensure
that
we
have
the
dollars
to
cover
to
cover
any
potential
eventuality.
C
On
the
rafaella
case,
which
you
know,
we've
we've
prevailed.
C
B
B
Okay.
At
this
time,
the
chair
will
entertain
a
motion
to
go
into
closed
session
to
discuss
the
trial
strategy
for
pending
litigation
with
the
attorney.
I
need
a
motivation,
five
minute
break,
maybe
okay,
we'll
take
a
five
minute
break
in
advance
of
that
it's
morning,
everybody's
had
their
coffee.
Let's
take
a
five-minute
break.
B
C
A
B
B
B
And
I
will
need
a
motion
that
corporation
council
be
authorized
to
proceed
in
accordance
with
the
directives
that
were
discussed
in
the
meeting
motion
from
commissioner
powell,
supported
by
commissioner
kowal.