HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1989.06.15 - 16975April 27, 1989
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION NO. 89108
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE -
RICHARD D. KUHN , JR . , CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - REQUEST FOR SEVEN (7)
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY POSITIONS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in response to newly mandated legislative
responsibilities and significant increase in the number of criminal
warrants issued during 1988, the Prosecuting Attorney has requested
seven (7) additional Assistant Prosecuting Attorney positions for the
Warrants, Circuit Court, and District and Juvenile Court Divisions; and
WHEREAS the immediate need of the Prosecutor's Office has been
fueled by steadily increasing crime causing an unprecedented 27 . 1%
increase in the number of criminal warrants authorized in 1988; and
WHEREAS enactment of a new Omnibus Forfeiture statute and
numerous statutory amendments to the Probate Code involving the
processing of juvenile offenders affected Warrants Division functions in
1988 and will continue to do so in the future; and
WHEREAS as of June 1, 1988, the Prosecuting Attorney became
the only person authorized to file a petition against an alleged
delinquent child under MCL 712A . 2 (1 ) , 1988 P . A . 92. Such legislation
required Warrants Division personnel to review an additional 1,026 cases
between the period of June 1, 1988, and December 31, 1988; and
WHEREAS an amendment to the Child Protection Law (1988 P . A
372) effective March 30, 1989, requires prosecutors to receive all
reports of child abuse reported to the Department of Social Services; and
WHEREAS the issuance of increased warrants has resulted in
increased court dates for the District Court Division; and
WHEREAS statutory amendments to the Michigan Probate Code
require the Prosecutor's Office to assume a larger role in processing of
juvenile cases ; and
WHEREAS effective April 1, 1989, the Prosecutor's Office must act
as legal consultant in all abuse and neglect proceedings in juvenile
cases; and
WHEREAS the Prosecutor's Office is required to appear in juvenile
proceedings requiring hearings and testimony brought pursuant to
712A . 2 (a) (1) of the Probate Code; and
WHEREAS the Prosecutor's Office must appear before eight
hearing officials (four judges and four referees) in Juvenile Court, in
addition to doing preliminary hearings at Intake at Children's Village.
The Prosecutor's Office must have the staff available to perform the
prosecution function necessary to keep these courts efficiently
operating; and
WHEREAS a review of year-end caseload statistics from the Court
Administrator's Office indicates a 9.25% increase of cases handled by the
Circuit Court Division; and
WHEREAS no provision was made by the Board of Commissioners
for the Prosecutor's Office to handle the "visiting judge" in Circuit
Court.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners creates the following positions in the Prosecuting
Attorney's Office: two (2) Assistant Prosecutor I positions in the
Warrants Division, two (2) Assistant Prosecutor I positions in the
District Court unit, one (I) Assistant Prosecutor I in the Juvenile Court
unit, and two (2) Assistant Prosecutor III positions in the Circuit Court
Division.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
REPORT (Misc . 89108) April 27, 1989
BY: Personnel Committee, John P. Calanclro Chairperson
IN RE: PUBLIC SERVICES/PROSECUTING ATTORNEY-REQUEST FOR 7
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY POSITIONS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: -
The Personnel Committee, having reviewed the above
referenced resolution, reports with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I
move acceptance of the foregoing report.
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PERONNEL COMMITTEE
June 15, 1989
FISCAL NOTE (Misc. 89108)
BY: FINANCE COMMMT1, DR. G. WaTXJAN OADDEIL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - REQUEST FOR SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL
ASSISTANT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY POSITIONS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI.G of this Board, the Finance Committee has
reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution 489108 and finds:
1) The addition of seven (7) governmental positions, including two
(2) Assistant Prosecutor I positions in the Warrants Division,
two (2) Assistant. Prosecutor I positions in the District Court
Unit, one 00 Assistant Prosecutor I position in the juvenile
Court Unit, and two (2) Assistant Prosecutor III positions in the
Circuit Court Division,
2) These additional positions are in response to newly mandated
legislative responsibilities and increases in the number of
criminal warrants being issued,
3) The annual cost of these positions is $366,544 and the cost for
the period June 15, 1989 through December 31, 1.989 is $219,739,
as detailed in the attached schedule,
4) Funding in the amount of $219,739 is available in the 1989
Contingency Account for transfer to the Prosecuting Attorney's
Budget and Law Library Budget (for legal reference books) as
follows:
4-10100-909-01-00-9900 Contingency $(219,739)
4-10100-411-01-00-1001 Prosecuting Atty. Salaries 137,628
4-10100-411-01-00-2070 Fringe Benefits 57,804
4-10100-411-01-00°3574 Personal Mileage 1,950
4-10100-411-01-00-5998 Misc. Capital Outlay 14,917
4-10100-411-01-00-6670 Stationery Stock 950
4-10100-411-01-00-6750 Telephone Communications 1,820
4-10100-513-02-00-3459 Law Library-Additions/Satellites 4,670
$219,739
$ -0-
Finance Committee
$ 35,992
69,846
$105,838
$ 19,657
38,147
$ 57,804
$ 4,670
1,950
14,917
950
1,820
$ 24,307
$219,739
3,600
1,750
3,360
$ 8,710
$366,544
Schedule A
Prosecuting Attorney
Annual Cost and 1989 Cost for the
Addition of Seven (7) Assistant Prosecutor Positions
Salaries
2 - Assistant Prosecutor III
5 - Assistant Prosecutor
Total Salaries
Annual Cost
$ 85,696
166,300
$251,996
1989 Cost
6/15/89-12/31/89
$ 46,803
90,825
$137,628
Fringe Benefits
2 - Assistant Prosecutor III
5 - Assistant Prosecutor
Total Fringe Benefits
Operating
Legal Reference Books (1)
Personal Milage
Misc. Capital Outlay (2)
Stationery Stock
Telephone Communications
Total Operating
Total Cost
(1) Taw Library Expense
(2) Includes desk, swivel chair, credenza, 2 side chairs and 1 legal file
cabinet for each assistant Prosecutor position.
Prepared by Budget Division
May 31, 1989
RESOLUTION # 89108 June 15, 1989
Moved by Richard Kuhn supported by Crake the Personnel ComMittee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Richard Kuhn supported by Crake the resolution, with a
positive Fiscal Note attached) be adopted.
Mr. Price offered an amendment to the resolution., but after discussion,
the amendment was withdrawn.
Moved by Price supported by Ferrens the resolution be referred
to the Finance Committee.
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Rewold, Skarritt, Wolf, Bishop, Caddell, Calandra, Chester,
Crake, Ferrens, Hobart, Jensen, Johnson, Richard Kuhn, Susan Kuhn, Law, Luxon,
McConnell, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Oaks, Pappageorge. (22)
NAYS: Aaron, Olsen, Pernick, Price. (4)
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 the attached resolution,
adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting
held on June 15 , 19 89 with the original record thereof now remaining
on file 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 15th day of Jim= , 1989
LYNX D. ALLEN, County Clerk
Register of Deeds
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