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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 82292 September 21, 1982
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, G. WILLIAM CADDELL,: CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: LEGAL FEES FOR DRAIN COMMISSIONER
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #8082 - "Legal Counsel for Oakland County"
requires "outside counsel shall be employed only through the office of Civil
Counsel and approved by a majority vote of the members of the Board of Commissioners";
and
WHEREAS a lawsuit has been recently initiated against the Drain Commissioner
and County by one of its former employees, seeking reinstatement and backpay; and
WHEREAS it is necessary to immediately address and answer such charges and
begin to prepare for the litigation of a lawsuit; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Civil Counsel's office recommends retaining the
services of an outside legal counsel with specialized knowledge and expertise in
employee relations matters; and
WHEREAS the estimated cost of said legal .counsel is $7,500.00.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes the office of Civil Counsel to retain said outside legal counsel at a
cost not to exceed $7,500.00.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to Rule XI-C of this Board, the Finance
Committee finds $7,500.00 available in the 1982 Contingency Account and that the
Board of Commissioners appropriates $7,500.00 from the 1982 Contingency Account
and transfers said funds to the 1982 Drain CoMnissioner - Professional Services
Line-item Budget as follows:
990-02-00-9990 Contingency $(7,500.00)
611-01-00-2128 Professional Services 7,500.00
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Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
APPROVF T4 roREZOING RESOLUTION
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County Clerk/Register of Deeds
if 82292 September 21 ., 1982
4 2Ved by Caddell upported 1?:yyPerniek the resolution he adopted.
AYES PTirce, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Cagney, Calandre, DiGioyanni,
Fortino, Gabler, Geary, Gosling, Hobart,'dackSon,•Kasper', Lahnl 'McDonald, Moffitt,
Montante, Moore, Olsen; Page, Perinoff, PerniCk,•Peterson. (24)
NAYS: None, Co)
ABSTAIN: Whitlock, Doyon. (2) 1
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 1 have compared the annexed copy of
t.'Iissell soh_iti211±.5.2232._ac2Jotectilie Oakland County Board of Commissioners
22,Sep_tember 21 1982
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, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontliac, Michigan
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