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September 12, 1991
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #91193
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, RUTH A. JOHNSON, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT - REQUEST TO USE MEDIATION FUNDS FOR SETTLEMENT WEEK
. TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Circuit Court, in cooperation with the Oakland
County Bar Association, is conducting Settlement Week during the week of
November 4 - 8, 1991; and
WHEREAS during Settlement Week the Court will concentrate all of its
resources to dispose Of older civil cases by conducting intense settlement
negotiations before trained mediator/facilitators; and
WHEREAS more than 170 attorney members of the Oakland County Bar Association
have volunteered their time and expertise to assist the Court in this experimental
project, the first such Settlement Week program to be conducted in any circuit
court in Michigan; and
WHEREAS the Court will need funding for training, supplies, provisions,
postage, printing and other miscellaneous items to conduct Settlement Week;
and
WHEREAS by Miscellaneous Resolution #90177, the Board of Commissioners
established the Circuit Court Mediation Fund; and
WHEREAS the fund is to be used to help pay for Circuit Court enhancements
and improvements as requested by the Circuit Court and approved by the Board
of Commissioners.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
endorses the concept of Settlement Week and recommends the sum of $10,000
be taken from the Circuit Court Civil Mediation Fund for use by the ,Circuit
Court to pay for Settlement Week expenses.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICF.S COMMITTEE
FISCAL NOTE September 26, 1991
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT - REQUEST TO USE MEDIATION FUNDS FOR
SETTLEMENT WEEK, MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #91193
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 #91 and finds:
1. During the week of November 4 - 8, 1991, the
Circuit Court will be conducting Settlement
Week to dispose of older civil cases.
2. More than 170 attorney members of the Oakland
County Bar Association will volunteer their
time for this experimental project.
3. Funding in the amount of $10,000 is requested
for training, supplies, provisions, printing,
and other miscellaneous items for this
project.
4. Miscellaneous Resolution #90177 established
the Circuit Court Civil Mediation Fund to be
used for Circuit Court enhancements and
improvements as requested by the Court and
approved by the Board of Commissioners.
5. The amount requested ($10,000) for Settlement
Week is available in the Circuit Court Civil
Mediation Fund(1-10100-201-011) and a transfer
be made to Circuit Court, Budgeted Projects as
follows:
REVENUE 3-10100
311 -01-00-2054 Civil Mediation $10,000
EXPENDITURES 4-10100
311-01-00-3127 Budgeted Projects $10,000
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FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Resolution # quq3 SEPTEMBER 26, 1991 •
Moved by Johnson supported by Millard the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Moffitt, Oaks, Palmer, Pappageorge, Rewold, Schmid, Serra,
Skarritt, Wolf, Aaron, Bishop, Caddell, Crake, Ferrens, Gosling, Huntoon,
Jensen, Johnson, Krause, Law, McConnell, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard. (24)
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, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County
.Board of Commissioners on September 26, 1991
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County
of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 26th day or) September ;;-; 1991
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