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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10094
BY: Human Resources Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: EXCEPTION 70 MER'T RULE 2.10.1.2 -WATER RESOURCES COMMISS:ONER SEASONAL
ADJUSTED WORK SCHEDULE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen.
WHEREAS. in acccraance with Miscellaneous Resolution No. 93-075, Act 342 of Me Michigan Publ:c Acts of
939, as amended ("Act 342') and Act 1 85 of Michigan Public Acts of 1957, as amendea. the Water Resources
Commissioner ('WRC") was designated County Agency responsible for the administration, operation and
maintenance of three major County Sewage Disposal Systems (e.g. Evergreen-Farmington SDS, Clinton-Oakland
SIDS and Huron-Rouge SDS) serving twenty-eight (28) Oakland County communities, as well as providing the
acministration, operation. and maintenance of fourteen (14) communities for water supply and sixteen (16)
communities for sewer services; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Miscellaneous Resolution No, 1923 aoopted April 21. 1942, as amended by
Miscellaneous Resolution No. 1962, adopted Octobe7 20. 1942, the County of Oakland under the provisions of Act
342 established a sewage disposal system commonly referred to as the Southeastern Oakland County Sewage
Disposal System (nlicla the George W. Kuhn Drainage District) serving fourteen Oakland County Communities and
administerea, operated and maintained by the VVRC; and
WHEREAS, the WRC supervises county employees assigned to the WRC to administer, operate and
maintain me foregoing systems, and
WHEREAS tile Board of Commissioners approved a voluntary 4140 work week in 2008; and
WHEREAS, certain WRC employees have voluntarily worked a four-day workweek. consisting of 10-hour
days, Curing the spring, summer and fail, and
WHEREAS the WRC has experienced efficiencies in drive time, fuel usage and expansion of cur level of
service to customers from the usage of the seasonal 10-hour work clays: and
WHEREAS it is desirable to require employees assigned to various maintenance units including Sewer
Systems. Construction Drain Maintenance, Pump Systems, Water Systems, Cross Connection/IPP Services,
Systems Control. and Wastewater Treatment Services Units work a 10-hour. four-day workweek; anc
WHEREAS the employees to be assigned the adjusted work schedule have various classifications, and
WHEREAS Merit Rule 2 10.1.2 provides that "Exceptions may Pe made in departments or oivisions which
have rece'ved approval from the Board of Commissioners and the County Executive to aaopt work schedules other
than eight hours per day. such as 4140, flex time, etc.": and
WHEREAS the WRC has submitted a request to adopt a seasonal 4/40 work schedule for those employees
where it is deemea appropriate by the WRC; and
WHEREAS. any employees assigned to a 4140 work schedule will be paid overtIme for work over 10 hours in
a work day or 40 hours in a workweek; ana
W1-EREAS, the Department ct Human Resources has reviewea and supports this proposal.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Water Resources Commissioner the flexibility of assigning a 10-hour, four-day workweek to county employees
assigned to various maintenance units of the WRC as permitted in Merit Rule 2.10.1.2,
Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Human Resources Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Jackson absent
Resolution #10094 May 5, 2010
Moved by Micidleton supported by Potter the resolutions (with fiscal notes attacned) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
Discussion followed.
Dan Stencil, Executive Officer of Parks and Recreation, addressed the Board.
AYES: Capella, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gersnenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett,
Jackson, Jacoosen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter. Potts, Runestad, Schwartz. Scott,
Taub, Woocward, Zack, Bullard, Burns. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports Deing accepted).
I NROY APPRIVE TIE FORM EOM
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on May 5,
2010, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 5th day of May, 20 -', 0.
Gat
Ruth Johnson, County Clerk