HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1984.04.12 - 15587Miscellaneous R solution # 81093 April 12, 1984
BY: Finance Committee, Dr. G. William Caddell, Chairperson
IN RE: Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) V.
County of Oakland Employee Relations Division Legal Expense
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen;
WHEREAS the County of Oakland appealed to the Circuit Court the
Sheriff Employees Act 312 Arbitration Award dated December 23rd, 1983
seeking to vacate the award; and
WHEREAS it was necessary to file said appeal within twenty days
of the date of the award and said appeal was filed on January 10th,
1984; and
WHEREAS the firm of the Fishman Group has been retained to
represent the County in employee relations matters including grievance,
MERC and arbitration hearings and, as such, possessed the necessary
background to nest defend the County in this case; and
WHEREAS an amount of $16,475.92 is requested for services ren-
dered in said appeal to date, consistent with the attached invoices;
and
WHEREAS said services are not currently included in the Fishman
Group retainer provided in the 1984 Budget, Employee Relations Division
- Legal Expense line item; and
WHEREAS Corporation Counsel finds the attorney fees charged to
be reasonable or services rendered and recommends payment in the ammint
of $16,473.92.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, pursuant to Rule XT-C of
this Board, the Finance Committee finds $16,476 available in the 1984
Contingency Account to cover said cost.
BF IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners appro-
priates '.16,476 from the 1984 Contingency Account and transfers said
amount to the Employee Relations Division - Legal Expense Account as
follows:
909-0 -00-9900 Contingency $(16,476)
155-05-00-3456 Legal Expense 16,476
$ -0-
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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#84093 April 12, 1984
Moved by Caddell supported by Hobart the resolution be adopted.
AYES: McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Rewold, Wilcox, Caddell,
Calandro, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law. (17)
NAYS: McPherson, Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Doyon, Fortino. (8)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY Or OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that f have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on April 12, 1984
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 12th day of F 4111 April
41646..— am 8. AIIFN ALLEN
April 1984
County Clerk/Register of Deeds