HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1981.06.18 - 14747June 18th, 1981
REPORT
: Personnel Committee, John J. McDonald, Ch7Orperson
In re: Resolution #81214, Request for Review
Oakland County Sheriff's Department
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TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chaime,s,- .adies and Gentlemen:
The Personnel Committee having reviewed Resolution #81214,
or Review of Staffing of the Oakland County Sheriff's Department
reports with the recommendation that this resolution be adopted with the
following amendment:
to insert the word temporary before freeze in the
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
MR, CHAIRPERSON, on behalf of the Personnel Committee,
I move the accept:.-ti,': of the foregoing report.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
June 4, 1981
Miscellaneous Resolution # 81214
BY: Public Services Committee—James E. Lanni, Chairperson
RE: REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF STAFFING OF THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Sheriff is a constitutional officer of the County and H , utes
prescribed by the statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has the statutory power to limit the number of
paid deputies; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has permitted the Sheriff to provide basic
police services by contractual agreement with communities wherein little or no police services
can be afforded; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners must assist the Sheriff in performing his duties as
chief jailer of the County and executive officer of the state courts by providing adequate
and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff has consistently defied the Board of Commissioners by diverting
his work force into programs not properly approved for funding by the Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, said deployment of personnel and diversionary tactics has created severe
budgetary problems in the payment of overtime; and
WHEREAS, all contractual case services create financial subsidies shared by all com-
munities of the County; and
WHEREAS, the cost of operating the Sheriff's Department has grown incommensurately
with good fiscal management of County government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that a freeze be placed on all contractual police
services provided by the Sheriff.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a comprehensive an e ve review of the staffing
and deployment of the Sheriff's ; - lel be conducted.
Mr. Chairperson, on - the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of
th- f( e---)ing resolution.
#81214 June 18, 1981
Moved by McDonald supported by Peterson the report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by McDonald supported by Whitlock that Resolution #31214 be adopted.
Moved by McDonald supported by Whitlock the resolution be amended in the NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph by inserting the word "temporary" before the word
freeze.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Pernick supported by Perinoff the resolution be laid on the table.
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: Jackson, Lanni, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Murphy, Olsen, Page, Patterson,
Peterson, Whitlock, Wilcox, Caddell, Cagney, Gabler, Gosling, Hobart. (17)
NAYS: Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Aaron, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino,
Geary. (9)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, Resolution #81214 as amended 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 #81214 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on June 18, 1981
with the orginial record thereof now remaining ih 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
18th day of / ) June_ 19 81
ALLEt
Counh Clerk/Register of Deeds
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