HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1975.01.23 - 14597January 23, 1975
RESOLUTION NO. 6958
RE: MENTAL HEALTH - INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, Act 258 of the Public Acts of 1974, known as the
New Mental Health Code", provides that each involuntary commitment
requires a hearing with counsel before the Court; and
WHEREAS, the commitment hearings are civil in nature and
pursuant to the provisions of Act 15 of the Public Acts of 1941,
as amended, in counties employing an attorney to represent the
County in such civil matters, the county prosecutor shall not act
except as directed by the board of commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney should
process involuntary commitments of persons found "not guilty" by
reason of insanity in criminal matters.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Office of the Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney be and the same is hereby directed and
authorized to appear in all involuntary commitment mental health
matters arising out of a verdict of "not guilty" by reason of insanity
in criminal matters.
The Public Services Committee, by Mr. James W. Dunleavy,
Chairman, moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
James W. Danleavy, Chairman
HEREBY APPROVE- THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
DATE
23rd ..day of January this
#6958
Moved by Dunleavy supported by Moffitt the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Dunleavy supported by McDonald the rules be suspended for
immediate consideration of the resolution.
AYES: McDonald, Moffitt, Nowak, Olson, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick,
Price, Roth, Simmons, Aaron, Coy, Daly, Dearborn, Dunleavy, Fortino, Gabler,
Houghten, Kasper. (20)
NAYS: Wilcox, Hoot. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Moffitt, Nowak, Olson, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Roth, Simmons,
Wilcox, Coy, Daly, Dearborn, Dunleavy, Fortino, Gabler, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper,
McDonald. (19)
NAYS: Aaron. (1)
ABSTAINED: Pernick, Price. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAI-!,1D)
I, Lynn D, Allen, Cle.:71 of the County of Oakixad and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Resolution #6958 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners -
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at their meeting held on January 23, 1975
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
By
Lynn D, Allen„„...-----..0Clerk
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