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February 14, 1585
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION if- 85035
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE - Dr. G. William Caddell, Chairperson
IN RE t PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT - LEGAL FEES - EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
LAWSUIT - JAMES DREW v OAKLAND COUNTY
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution t82236 authorized hiring of outside legal
counsel to defend the County in a race discrimination suit; and
WHEREAS to-date authorized paid legal services total $50,949, consistent with
the attached schedule; and
WHEREAS an additional $7,016.01 is requested for legal services rendered from
July, 1984 to October 31, 1984; and
WHEREAS attorney fees include charges for depositions, motions, attorney time
and transcripts; and
WHEREAS Corporation Counsel finds the attorney fees charged to be reasonable
for services rendered and recommends payment in the amount of $7,016.01.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Finance Committee finds
$7,016.01 available in the 198,5 Contingency Account to cover said cost.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners appropriates
$7,017 from the 1985 Contingency Account and transfers said amount to the Corporation
Counsel Budget-Legal Expense Account as follows:
909-01-00-9900 Contingency $ (7,017)
115-01-00-3456 Legal Expense 7,017
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Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution,
7.7
Date Total Paid
$ 7,500
Authorization
M.R. 83159
$7,500
6/9/83
M.R. 84249
$23,619
Total
9/13/84 $23,619
$50,949
SCHEDULE OF LEGAL SERVICES PAYMENTS
THE FISHMAN GROUP
JAMES DREW V. OAKLAND COUNTY
M.R. 83276 10/6/83 $19,830
$20,000
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Moved by Caddell supported by Skarritt the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Wilcox, Caddell, Doyon, Fortino, Gosling, R. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell,
McPherson, Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Webb. (17)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #85039 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on February 14, 1985
with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
County Clerk/Register of Deeds