HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.10.26 - 22628MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16295 October 26, 2016
BY: Public Services Committee, Bill Dwyer, Chairperson
IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT — DELETE ONE PART-TIME NON-ELIGIBLE COURT CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGIST POSITION AND CREATE ONE FULL-TIME ELIGIBLE COURT CLINICAL
PSYCHOLOGIST POSITION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Circuit Court has reviewed its operations and determined areas where efficiencies could
be realized; and
WHEREAS it has been determined that a Full-Time Court Clinical Psychologist is needed in the Court's
Psychological Clinic to manage the psychological evaluations workload; and
WHEREAS the Court's Psychological Clinic performs Psychological Evaluations of minors and parents
upon referral from a Family Division Judge; and
WHEREAS these evaluations are performed by masters' level Clinical Psychologists or consultants under
contract to the clinic; and
WHEREAS in 2013, the Court's Psychological Clinic was additionally tasked with completing Juvenile
Competency Evaluations and Criminal Responsibility Evaluations; and
WHEREAS these evaluations are performed by qualified juvenile mental health forensic examiners, all of
whom have possessed doctoral level degrees and by masters' level clinicians who have completed
specialized training; and
WHEREAS currently the Court's Psychological Clinic has three (3) Part-Time Non-Eligible Court Clinical
Psychologist positions, one (1) Full-Time Senior Psychologist position and three (3) PhD level
contractors; and
WHEREAS the Court's Psychological Clinic relies on their PhD level contractors to help manage the
competency evaluations workload; and
WHEREAS these evaluations include an intake, an interview, a review of collateral records, testing as
deemed appropriate, generation of the report and testifying in court, as needed; and
WHEREAS it has been difficult to find Part-Time PhD level contractors to perform clinical work during the
business day and to field calls from court staff and jurists; and
WHEREAS it has also been difficult to find PhD level contractors that do not have a limited availability
when it comes to being able to see individuals for evaluations and/or testify; and
WHEREAS the current situation regarding the PhD level contractors has resulted in extended times to
complete evaluations, with the time from referral to report currently at seven weeks; and
WHEREAS the Court's Psychological Clinic's objective is to have the report available within twenty-eight
days; and
WHEREAS the Circuit Court has been unsuccessful in seeking additional contractors due to the
specialized nature of the work to be performed and, therefore, believes the best way to secure resources
for completing these evaluations is by creating one (1) GF/GP Full-Time Eligible Court Clinical
Psychologist; and
WHEREAS it is proposed to delete one (1) GF/GP Part-Time Non-Eligible, 1,000 hours per year Court
Clinical Psychologist position (#3010402-10868) to offset the creation of one (1) GF/GP Full-Time Eligible
Court Clinical Psychologist in the Family Court Services Division (#3010402); and
WHEREAS the remaining portion of this creation would be covered by a reallocation of funds from the
Professional Services Line Item budget.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves to
delete one (1) GF/GP Part-Time Non-Eligible, 1,000 hours per year Court Clinical Psychologist position
(#3010402-10868).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to create one (1) GF/GP Full-Time Eligible Court Clinical Psychologist
position in the Family Court Services Division (#3010402).
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Dwyer and KowaII absent.
Resolution #16295 October 26, 2016
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee and the Finance
Committee, There were no objections.