HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2014.10.08 - 21540MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #14243 October 8, 2014
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE — BILL DWYER, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT/FRIEND OF THE COURT — CREATION OF FRIEND OF THE COURT REFEREE
POSITION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS effective January 1, 2015, the Oakland County Circuit Court will reinstate the nineteenth
Circuit Court Judge; and
WHEREAS each judge within the Family Court will preside over two and one half Friend of the Court
caseload teams and the Presiding Judge of the Family Division will preside over two Friend of the Court
caseload teams; and
WHEREAS this configuration provides an opportunity for the Friend of the Court to offer special
enforcement services; and
WHEREAS a restructuring of the office has been undertaken to allow a current Referee position to be
assigned to special enforcement; and
WHEREAS the Friend of the Court has identified a need for an additional referee for special
enforcement; and
WHEREAS all positions within Friend of the Court are partially reimbursed from the Cooperative
Reimbursement Grant; and
WHEREAS the Friend of the Court has identified certain structural and workload efficiencies to assist
in offsetting the County's portion of creating one (1) additional Friend of the Court Referee position; and
WHEREAS this includes deleting one (1) SR funded Full-Time Eligible Domestic Support Specialist
position (3010404-09726) and one (1) SR funded, full-time eligible Account Clerk II position (3010404-02806).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
deletion of one (1) SR funded, Full-Time Eligible Domestic Support Specialist (3010404-09726) and one (1)
SR funded, Full-Time Eligible Account Clerk 11(3010404-02806).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to create one (1) SR funded, Full-Time Eligible Friend of the Court
Referee position within the Circuit Court Family Division (3010404).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these position changes will be effective January 1, 2015 to
coincide with the reinstatement of the nineteenth judge.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #14243 October 8, 2014
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee and the Finance Committee.
There were no objections.