To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Michelle Estell RS., MSA, Health Officer
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, in an amount of $314,820.00, to provide for Genesee County's Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Request to approve annual funding from Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) 2025 funding for Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division in the total amount of $314,820.
BACKGROUND:
This is an annual renewal contract providing funding for Noncommunity Public Drinking Water Supply, Long-Term Drinking Water Monitoring, Campgrounds and Public Swimming Pools.
DISCUSSION:
These grant funds cover inspections, monitoring, surveillance of treatment systems, staff salaries, new and replacement, noncommunity water supply well (Type II), for Genesee County. Additionally, it pays for pool and campground inspections. Lastly it pays for the long-term monitoring of known areas of well drinking water contamination.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
The employees involved in these programs will continue to require the same human resources that they’ve been receiving. There are no additional resources needed at this time.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
This is a budgeted item with no additional general fund appropriation is needed.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
The employees involved in these programs will continue to use the same facilities that is currently being using.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
The employees involved in these programs will continue to use the same technology that they have been using.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The Genesee County Health Department works to promote and improve healthy safe and livable communities, long term financial stability, inclusive collaborative cultures, and community growth through providing clear communication, quality services, connection to available resources and collaboration community partner and other service providers in a way that is equitable and inclusive.
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Health Officer to authorize entering into a grant agreement between Genesee County and the Michigan Department of Environmental, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), to fund Environmental Health Services programs at the Health Department, whereby Environmental Health will perform technical services related to noncommunity water supply, long-term drinking water monitoring, and swimming pool and campground inspections, for the period commencing October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, in the total amount of $314,820 in grant funds with no General Fund match required, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the official records of the January 8, 2025 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Genesee County.