HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1981.05.07 - 15466May 7th, 1981
1-Ab ,Thneous Resolution 11 31172
By: Personnel Corrin,He: - John J. McDonald, Chairperson
In re: Legal Fees of County Officials, Officers or Employees
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and GenH.en:
WHEREAS the county is frequently reimburse count-, (10
officers or employees for attorney fees when L,u...11 county officials, officers
or employees sue the county; and
WHEREAS a policy should be adopted to the matter of such
legal fees.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Personnel Comrrittee adopts
the policy that it shall not entertain nor hear any request for pa';.r:le.r4 legal
fees when 'ficials, officers or employees litigate with the cou,.e.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Personnel Committee, as part of its
policy, advises c.7)1,1ty officials,officers and that fees, if any, should
be part of the ;.Ient or judgment involving ne litigation.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
day o May
ALLEN
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#81172 May 7, 1981
Moved by McDonald supported by Whitlock the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Price supported by Moore the resolution be amended, "to exclude those
cases that are at the present time under litigation".
Discussion followed.
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed.
Moved by Moore supported by Price the Board postpone this resolution until after
the Board acts on Miscellaneous Resolution #81144 - Payment of Attorney Fees for Gail
Warfield and Robert Turnbull.
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Montante, Moore, Murphy, Olsen, Perinoff, Peterson, Whitlock, Wilcox,
Aaron, Caddell, Cagney, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Geary, Gosling, Hobart,
Jackson, Kasper, Lanni, McDonald, Moffitt. (23)
NAYS: Pernick, Price. (2)
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 I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #81172 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on May 7, 1981
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, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this
County Clerk/Register of Deeds