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July 14, 1988
MISCEIJANEOUS RESOLUTION # 88170
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT/FRIEND OF THE COURT-SETTLEMENT OF MEDICAL SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT/THIRD PARTY LIABILITY PROGRAM CONTRACT
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COHMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #8238, dated November 3, 1977,
accepted and approved the County of Oakland entering into the Medical
Support Enforcement Agreement with the Michigan Department of Social
Services; and
WHEREAS services were to be provided by Oakland County Friend of the
Court • and Circuit Court throuji the Third Party Liability Program
contract; and
WHEREAS the acceptance of grant and incentive funds were approved
xrsuant to the contract; and
WHEREAS $600,000 was received from the State as an advance from
estimated rei_nbursements to assist in the implenentation of the project;
and
WHEREAS the project was terminated by the State before a
reconciliation of the obligations of both parties could be achieved; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Department of Social Services had requested
repayment of the advance; and
WHEREAS through negotiations, tne State has agreed to accept 28.703Z,
($172,218) of the original advance in order to_ release all claims; and
WHEREAS the balance $427,782 remains available for County programs;
and
WHEREAS the County is currently reviewing an optical disk storage
system for the Friend of the Court that would require a substantial
capital outlay; and
WHEREAS preliminary information indicates such a system would not only
enhance the Friend of the Court's operations but result in a long-term
savings to the County; and
WHLREAS prudent financial sament requires fiscal planning to
accommodate the potential capital expense.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners approves the settlement of 28.703% ($172,218) of the
original advance ($600,000) with Michigan Department of Social Services in
order to release all claims with Oakland County in regard to Medical
Support Enforcment Agreement and services provided through the Third
Party Liability Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the balance ($427,782) be designated for
the Friend of the Court special contingency.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF $172,218.00, receipt
and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the STATE OF
MICHIGAN, through its DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, hereby
agrees to release, acquit and forever discharge any and all
actions, causes of action, claim s, demand s, damages, costs,
attorney fees and expenses, which the STATE OF MICHIGAN has,
or may have, against the COUNTY OF OAKLAND (COUNTY), a
Michigan Constitutional Corporation, and the SIXTH JUDICIAL
(Oakland County) CIRCUIT COURT (COURT) and its respective
agents, employees and insurer(s), as a result of any act, or
failure to act, on the part of the COUNTY and/or COURT, its
agents and/or employees, including, but not limited to, the
claim s alleged, or which could have been alleged in connection
with the MEDICAL SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT dated
December 7, 1977 and AMENDMENTS TO MEDICAL SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT, between the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, the
SIXTH JUDICIAL (Oakland County) CIRCUIT COURT and the
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES and in connection with
any and all sums received by the COUNTY and COURT pursuant
to said Agreement and Amend ments. It is understood that the
$172,218.00 constitutes 28.703% of the original incentive
advance under said Agreement and Amendments of $600,000.00.
It is further understood and agreed by the
undersigned that this settlement is a compromise of a doubtful
and disputed claim and that the payment is not to be construed
as an admission of liability by the party or parties released.
To the contrary, the released party or parties maintain that
all their actions relating to this claim were proper, prudent
and lawful and that the sole purpose of this settlement is to
resolve a doubtful and disputed claim.
It is further understood and agreed by the
undersigned in consideration of the payment made hereunder that
in the event a claim, action or other proceeding is brought
against the parties released herein, or any of them, as a
result of, arising out of, or with reference to, the
above-referenced claim, the undersigned hereby agrees to
indemnify the parties herein released and to hold them harm less
from any and all claim s, herein released, and to hold them
harmless from any and all claim s, liability, judgments,
damages, loss, costs and expenses of any nature whatsoever,
including attorney fees and court costs, arising out of or
relating to such claim, actiion or other proceeding against the
parties released herein, or any of them. It is the express
intent of the parties hereto that the parties released herein
shall be relieved from any obligations whatsoever to pay any
amount in addition to the consideration set forth herein to any
person or entity in connection with, arising out of, or
relating in any manner whatsoever to the above-referenced
claim.
It is further understood that this Release contains
the entire agreement between the parties hereto and that the
terms of this Release are contractual and not a mere recital.
Further, the STATE OF MICHIGAN, through its
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, has carefully read the
foregoing Release and knows the contents thereof, agrees that
the terms contained herein are fair, reasonable and in the best
interest of the undersigned.
Signed and delivered this day of
1988.
WITNESSES: MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES
By:
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
) SS.
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
The foregoing Release of All Claims was acknowledged
before me this day of , 1988, by
of the MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Notary Public, Oakland County, Michigan
My Commission Expires:
Resolution # .88170 July 14,1988
this 14th 1,988
. ALLEN, County Clerk/Register of
day of
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Moved by Page supported by Hobart the resolution be adopted.
AYES: R. McPherson, Oaks, Page, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Rowland, Skarritt,
Wilcox, Aaron, Bishop, Calandro, crake, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni,
Luxon, McConnell, McDonald, A. McPherson. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
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
r,leetin9 held on July 14,. 1988
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testipony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan