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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1982.09.21 - 13970bN 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 -0- Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVF T4 roREZOING RESOLUTION c1:7—.44-4 tit* 21st day o temb.:Q_E. 19 82 LEN 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 this