HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1987.09.17 - 18114MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 87227 September 3, 1987
BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, John P. Calandra Chairperson
IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT - Psychological and Drug Testing Program
for the Sheriff's Department
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Sheriff has requested Personnel Department assistance
in the development, implementation and administration of psychological
and drug testing programs; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff's request is predicated on his expressed desire
to insure that all employees in his department are both qualified and
competent to make those judgements which will directly affect the well
being of the public, inmates and colleagues; and
WHEREAS the results of the drug and psychological testing programs
would provide the Sheriff's Department with additional information that
potentially diminishes the County's vulnerability to possible liability
lawsuits; and
WHEREAS pilot drug and psychological testing programs have been implemented
and administered successfully by the Personnel Department; and
WHEREAS the psychological test battery has been professionally validated
for law enforcement positions; and
WHEREAS it is the opinion of legal counsel that the drug testing
program for the Sheriff's Department comports with current case law and
should withstand judicial scrutiny; and
WHEREAS the Risk Manager has been apprised and approves of the psychological
and drug testing of law enforcement personnel, in addition to approving
the drug testing applicant release form; and
WHEREAS the continuation of the drug and psychological testing programs
for the 1987 budget year will cost $16,393, of which the drug testing
program will cost $4,143 and the psychological testing program $12,250.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby approves the Sheriff Department's psychological and drug testing
programs to be administered by the Personnel Department.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the 1988 and 1989 budget include the
funding necessary to continue these programs.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
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THE FOREGOING RE * UT1ON
FISCAL NOTE
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WITLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT - PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DRUG TESTING PROGRAM FOR
THE .SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #87227
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule KI-G of this Board, the Finance Committee has
reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #87227 and finds:
1) The Sheriff has requested the Personnel Department implement and
administer psychological and drug testing programs for his law
enforcement personnel and applicants,
2) The Risk manager approves of this testing, legal counsel has
reviewed the request and believes it comports with current case
law, and the Personnel Department has successfully implemented a
pilot testing program,
3) A total of $16,393, of which $4,143 is for drug testing and
$12,250 is for psychological testing, is needed to implement this
program for 1987,
4) $16,393 is available in the 1987 Contingency Account and
recommends the transfer of said amount to the 1987 Personnel
Department budget as specified below:
4-10100-909-01-00-9900 Contingency $(16,393)
4-10100-156-01-00-3344 Examination Materials 16,393
FINANCE COMMITTEE
this Lab
Miscellaneous Resolution # 7Z27 September 17, 1987
Moved by Calandro supported by Gosling the resolution (with favorable
Fiscal Note attached) be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Pernick supported by Rue] McPherson the resolution be
referred back to the Personnel Committee for a legal opinion from Corporation
Counsel and to the Medical Examiner for an opinion on the validity of the
testing.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Doyon, Luxon, A. McPherson, R. McPherson, Pernick, Price, Aaron, (7)
NAYS: Crake, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law,
McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Page, Rewold, Skarritt, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandro.
(17)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion to refer
back to the Personnel Committee failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Doyon, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law,
Luxon, McConnell, McDonald, A. McPherson, Moffitt, Page, Rewold, Skarritt,
Wilcox, Aaron. Caddell, Calandro, Crake. (21)
NAY: R. McPherson, Pernick, Price. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution (with a
positive Fiscal Note attached) 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
this Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of
at their meeting held on September 17, 1987
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
day of Seit-nib-r 1987
LALLA
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CounAy Clerk/Register of Deeds
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