HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1978.11.01 - 12883November 2, 1978
RESOLUTION NO. 8692
RE: TEMPORARY CIRCUIT COURTROOMS AND SPACE STUDY ANALYSIS
BY: PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
TO: OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRPERSON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, Oakland County has been allocated three (3) additional
Circuit Court Judges to be seated on January 1st, 1979; and
WHEREAS, this Committee has reviewed the Circuit Court Facility
Comparative Analysis which describes various proposals to provide
facilities for those judges; and
WHEREAS, time does not permit the construction of additional
permanent courtroom facilities by January 1st, 1979; and
WHEREAS, it will be necessary to provide space for three (3)
additional Circuit Judges by that date.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that space be provided for the
operation of three (3) temporary courtrooms, such as the Jury Assembly
Room, one of the Board of Commissioners Committee Rooms and the
Reimbursement area, until such time as the entire space needs of the
Court have been determined.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Administration be directed to
update the 1976 Administrative and Judicial Space Needs Study for
the purpose of planning the overall space needs of the Courts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Administration conduct a study
to determine the feasibility of constructing non-jury courtrooms
for Circuit Court in lieu of full size jury courtrooms.
The Planning and Building Committee, by Richard R. Wilcox,
Chairman, moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
ichard F1. 'Wilcox, Chairman
#869 2 November 2, 1978
Moved by Wilcox supported by Patterson the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Hoot supported by Peterson the resolution be amended in the
NOW THEREFOR BE IT RESOLVED paragraph by deleting the words"Three (3)" and
insert "two (2)", and after "Board of Commissioners Committee Rooms add "and
one permanent courtroom in the Reimbursement area",
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Roth, Simson, Aaron, Hoot, McDonald, Moxley, Peterson. (7)
NAYS: Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline, Kasper, Kelly,
Lanni, McConnell, Moffitt, Montante, Murphy, Olson, Page, Patterson, Perinoff,
Pernick, Price. (19)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed.
Moved by Perinoff supported by Pernick the resolution be amended in the
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph by striking the words "one of the
Board of Commissioners Committee Rooms".
Discussion followed.
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Hoot, Kelly, Lanni,'
McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley,-Murphy, Page, Patterson,
Peterson, Roth. (18)
NAYS: Simson, Aaron, Gorsline, Kasper, Perinoff, Pernick, Price. (7)
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
Resolution #8692 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meetin9 held on November 2, 1978
with the original 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
this 2rd day of., November 19.
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