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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 84193 July 26, 1984
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDEbL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE; PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DIVISION - LEGAL FEES - POLICE OFFICER'S
ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN (P.O.A.M.) V. COUNTY OF OAKLAND
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Police Officer's Association of Michigan (P.O.A.M.) originally filed suit
in Circuit Court against the County, regarding 1983 layoffs within the Sheriff's Department;
and
WHEREAS the case was won by the County at the Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals
levels but has recently been appealed by F.O.A.M. to the Michigan Supreme Court; 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,
possesses the necessary background to best defend the County in the Michigan Supreme Court
appeal; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution Ps 83351 and 84055 authorized total payments of
$27,628.44 in said suit; and
WHEREAS an amount of $7,000 is requested for estimated cost of services to be rendered
in the Michigan Supreme Court appeal; 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 estimated attorney fees reasonable for cost of
services to be rendered and recommends an appropriation in the amount of $7,000.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, pursuant to Rule XI-C of this Board, the Finance
Committee finds $7,000 available in the 1984 Contingency Account to cover said cost.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners appropriates $7,000 from the
1984 Contingency Account and transfers said amount to the Employee Relations Division-Legal
Expense Account as follows:
909-01-00-9900 Contingency $(7,000)
155-05-00-3456 Legal Expense 7,000
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Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
I-SEMY APPROVE THE„ POREGOING RESOLUTION
#84193 July 26, 1984
Moved by Caddell supported by Jackson the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McPherson, Moffitt, Moore,
Nelson, Olsen, Page, Price, Rewold, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro. (18)
NAYS: Fortino, Pernick. (2)
A sufficient malority 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 1 have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution#84193 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meetina held on July 26. 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
26th day of All J
It P. ALLEN -
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
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