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Home My WebLink AboutResolutions - 2016.11.10 - 22667REPORT November 10, 2016 BY: Human Resources Committee, Bob Hoffman, Chairperson IN RE: MR #16295 - 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: The Human Resources Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on November 2, 2016, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. Chairperson, on behalf of the Human Resources Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE VOTE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Zack absent. MISCELLANEOUS 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. FY 2017 FY 2018-2019 $26,890 33,228 (60,118) $ -0- $30,397 37,562 (67,959) $ -U- FINANCE COMMITTEE FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #16295) November 10, 2016 BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, 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: Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds: 1. The Circuit Court has reviewed its operations and 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. 2. The Court's Psychological Clinic performs psychological evaluations of minors and parents upon referral from a Family Division Judge and these evaluations are performed by masters' level Clinical Psychologists or consultants under contract to the clinic. 3. In addition, the Court's Psychological Clinic was additionally tasked with completing Juvenile Competency Evaluations and Criminal Responsibility Evaluations which 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, 4. It has been difficult to find Part-Time PhD level contractors to perform clinical work during the business day. 5. The Circuit Court has been unsuccessful in seeking additional contractors due to the specialized nature of the work to be performed. 6. Resolution authorizes the deletion of one (1) General Fund/General Purpose (GF/GP) Part-Time Non-Eligible, 1,000 hours per year Court Clinical Psychologist position (#3010402-10868) to partially offset the creation of one (1) GF/GP Full-Time Eligible Court Clinical Psychologist in the Clinical Services Unit within the Family Court Services Division (#3010402). 7. The costs for creating the full-time position for FY 2017 totals $86,177 and $97,417 for FY 2018 and FY 2019 which is partially offset by the deletion of the PTNE 1000 hours positon for FY 2017 $26,059 and $29,458 for FY2018 and FY 2019; the remaining portion is covered by a reallocation of funds from the Professional Services line item within the Circuit Court Family Division budget $60,118 for FY 2017 and $67,959 for FY 2018 and FY 2019. 8. The FY2017-2019 budget is amended as follows: Circuit Court Child Care Fund (#20293) Expenditures 3010402 135120 702010 Salaries 3010402 135120 722740 Fringe Benefits Adjustment 3010402 135120 731458 Professional Services Total Expenditures FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Zack absent. Resolution #16295 November 10, 2016 Moved by Fleming supported by McGillivray the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). AYES: Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman, Crawford. (20) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). (1/"(((L GERALD D. POISSON CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A(7) STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lisa Brown, 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 November 10, 2016, 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 10th day of November, 2016. Lisa Brown, Oakland County