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HIEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUT 1 A
December 15, 1988
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 88308
BY: Finance Committee, Dr. G. Wflliam Caddell, Chairperson
IN RE: Corporation Counsel - APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL - ALLIANCE
FOR THE MENTALLY ILL OF MICHIGAN-OAKLAND COUNTY, ET AL v
THOMAS D. WATKINS, JR, ET AL, Case No. 88-359102-AS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS an Oakland County Circuit Court action,
entitled Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Michigan-Oakland
88-359102-AS, has been filed and served upon Defendants Oakland
County Board of Commissioners, Community Mental Health Services
Board and Dr. James Graves; and
WHEREAS the subject matter of said suit concerns the
provision of services, treatment and/or care by the State and
County governments to the chronically mentally ill in Oakland
County; and
WHEREAS Plaintiffs are requesting mandamus, costs and
attorney fees; and
WHEREAS it is necessary to appoint counsel to defend
the named County Defendant boards and officials; and
WHEREAS the law firm of Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch,
Clark and Hampton has expertise in this area of law.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners directs the Department of Corporation
Counsel to retain the law firm of Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch,
Clark and Hampton to defend the action entitled Alliance for the
Mentally Ill of Michigan-Oakland County t et al v Thomas D.
Watkins, Jr., et al, Case No. 88-359102-AS.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
RESOLUTION # 88308
December 1, 1988
Moved by Caddell supported by Crake the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Moffitt, Oaks, Rewold, Rowland, Skarritt, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandra,
Crake, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, Luxon, McConnell,
A. McPherson, R. McPherson. (20)
NAYS: Pernick, Aaron. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, 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 December 1 , 19 88 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 1st day of December , 1988
LYNyD. ALLEN, County'Clerk
Register of Deeds