HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1985.08.08 - 11203August 8th, 1985
Miscellaneous Resolution #
By: Public Services Committee James E. Lanni, Chairperson
In re: Sheriff's Department Yokley v, County of Oakland
- Hiring of Outside Counsel
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Richard J. Amberg, Jr. attorney for the plaintiff class
in Yokley V. County of Oakland, submitted to the U. S. District Court
on June 12th, 1985, a response to Oakland County's jail depopulation
plan; and
WHEREAS Richard J. Amberg, Jr. subsequent to Oakland County's
reply of July 8th, 1985, submitted to the Court a proposed court order
requesting that Oakland County take certain immediate actions to relieve
jail overcrowding; and
WHEREAS such broposed order also requests that the Court fine
Oakland County $10,000 per day and also fine each of the Oakland County
commissioners individually $100 per day for every day of non-compliance; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Commissioners feel that they have
acted affirmatively and expeditiously on every tail depopulation proposal
presented to them for decisive action; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Commissioners feel that it is in their
best interests to hire outside legal counsel to represent their specific
interests, with the assistance of Corporation Counsel, in the attainment of
an appropriate solution to the jail depopulation issue; and
WHREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners currently has
an approved contract with the firm of Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark
and Hampton.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners
approves the hiring of William P. Hampton under the present contract for
the purpose of representing the Board of Commissioners interests, with the
assistance of Corporation Counsel, in the resolution of Case #78-706.25,
A'nthony Yokley v. the County of Oakland.
MR, CHAIRPERSON, on behalf of the Public. Services Committee,
1 move the adoption of the foregoing reso
this day o 19 85
EN
#85236 August 8, 1585
Moved by Lanni supported by Olsen the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni,
Law, McDonald, Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Perinoff, Price, Rewold,
Skarritt, Webb, Calandra, Doyen. (21)
NAYS: Pernick, Wilcox. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted,
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached
Miscellaneous Resolution #85236 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on Auust 8, 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
Counky Clerk/Register of Deeds