HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1981.02.19 - 14435MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 81030 February 5, 1981
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
IN RE. CIRCUIT COURT COUNSELING SERVICES —James E. Lanni, Chairperson
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Marriage Counseling Services Act was enacted to establish
Circuit Court family counseling services; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Circuit Court bench has established by a
judicial resolution, on February 8, 1980 that the Circuit Court is involved
in providing family counseling services to families undergoing the divorce
process; and
WHEREAS M.C.L.A. 551.331 et seq. details the services to be provided
by Circuit Court pursuant to the Marriage Counseling Services Act; and
WHEREAS the fee charged applicants for marriage licenses was increased
from $5 to $20 by legislation effective in February of 1980; and
WHEREAS the additional $15 must be allocated to a family counseling service
operating under the terms of the Circuit Court Marriage Counseling Services Act;
and
WHEREAS collections through November of 1980 total $124,420, Which projects
to an annual revenue of about $135,000; and
WHEREAS the program will operate on a budget of $135,000; including $100,000
for appointment of guardians ad litem to represent the interests of children
involved in divorce actions, for counseling services to provide formal evalutions
of individuals' mental health to the court, and/or to provide therapeutic services
when individuals lack sufficient funds to pay for these services; and
WHEREAS the budget also includes $35,000 to be utilized as the judges later
determine to be necessary, in a manner consistent with M.C.L.A. 551.331 et seq. after
further development of the program.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
appropriates the sum of $135,000 to fund the Circuit Court Family Counseling
Service, pursuant to the New Marriage Counseling Services Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sum of $135,000 be transferred from the
Family Counseling Reserve Account to the Family Counseling Unit of the Circuit
Court.
Mr. Chairperson, On behalf of the Public Services Committee, move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
FISCAL NOTE
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DENNIS MURPHY, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #81030 - CIRCUIT COURT COUNSELING SERVICES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr, Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has revi
Miscellaneous Resolution #81030 and finds the fund necessary for the program
in 1981 available in the Family Counseling Reserve Account,
Further, that the Board of Commissioners transfers $135,000 from the Family
Counseling Reserve Account to fund said program and amends the 1981 Budget as
follows:
Circuit Court - Family Counseling Unit
Revenue
311-09-00-2131 Family Counseling Services $135,000
Appropriation
311-09-00-218 Professional Services
311-09-00-358 Miscellaneous
Total Appropriation $135,C'0 0
FINANCE COMMITTEE
/181030 February 19, 1981
Moved by Lanni supported by Fortino the report be accepted and Resolution
P81030 be adopted.
AYES: Price, Whitlock, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Cagney, DiGiovanni, Doyon,
Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, Kasper, Lanni, Montante, Moore, Page, Patterson,
Perinoff. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted and
Resolution #81030 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
Miscellaneous Resolution #81030 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on February 19, 1981
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
19th February 81
Lynn D. Allen......................Cierk
By ...,..........,.................„Deputy Clerk