HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1982.12.02 - 13431MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 82366 December 2, 1982
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION - MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #82292 -
LEGAL FEES FOR DRAIN COMMISSIONER
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS,Py Miscellaneous Resolution 482292, the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners appropriated $7,500 to the Drain Commissioner to retain
the services of an outside legal counsel in light of a lawsuit brought on
by one of its former employees; and
WHEREAS actual billing received exceeded the $7,500 appropriation and
requires additional funding; and
WHEREAS another suit has been initiated by another employee and the
Drain Commissioner requests that the same law firm be retained to defend his
office; and
WHEREAS an additional $25,000 is projected as the cost for defending
said law suits through December 31, 1982.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to Rule XI-C of this Board,
the Finance Committee recommends appropriating a sum of $25,000 for this
purpose; said funds available in the 1982 Contingency Account.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
appropriates $25,000 from the 1982 Contingency Account and transfers said
funds to the 1982 Drain Commissioner - Professional Services line item as
follows:
990-02-00-9990 Contingency
611-01-00-2128 Professional Services
$(25,000)
25,000
-0-
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any costs incurred after December 31, 1982
attributable to these cases, that the Drain Commissioner appear to request funds
in 1983 from this Committee.
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
# 82366 • December 2, 1982
Moved by Caddell supported by Jackson the resolution be adopted.
-Moved by Caddell supported by Peterson the resolution be amended
to_add followihg the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph and before the first
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraphs "BE IT FURTHER -RESOLVED that in accordance
with Resolution #8082, Oakland County Corporation Counsel's Office is hereby
-authorized to retain outside legal counsel to represent the Drain Office in
this additional suit by another former Drain Office employee; and"
Vote on amendment:
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: Moore, Olsen, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Peterson, Price,
Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Cagney, Calandro, DiGiovanni, Fortino, Geary, Gosling,
Hobart, Jackson, Moffitt, Montante, (21)
NAYS: Kasper, Lanni, McDonald. (3)
ABSTAIN: Doyon„ (i)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
STATE OF M[CHIGANI
COUNTY Of OAKLAND),_
1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a.
seal, do hereby certify that 1 have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous. Resolution #82366 adopted.by the Oakland COunty Bonrd of
Commissioners at their meeting held on December 2, 1982
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 2nd day of Ember _ 2
Lynn/O, Allen, County Clerk/
Register of Deeds -