HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2017.03.15 - 22821MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #17059 March 15, 2017
BY: Commissioner Bill Dwyer, Chairperson, Public Services Committee
IN RE: SHERIFF'S OFFICE- REMODELING AND EXPANSION OF FORENSIC LABORATORY
TOXICOLOGY UNIT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory currently performs a variety of Forensic Toxicology
functions; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff would like the Forensic Laboratory to be able to perform blood alcohol testing
which will require the remodeling and partitioning of the workspace; and
WHEREAS performing blood alcohol testing will allow the Sheriff's Office along with all the local Police
Departments to utilize this service rather than sending this test to the State Police Forensic Laboratory;
and
WHEREAS by performing this service it will be extremely beneficial to all Law Enforcement by reducing
the number of tests sent to the State Police and reduce the amount of time waiting for the results from the
State Police; and
WHEREAS the current Forensic Toxicology testing is presumptive testing and laboratory standards
require the testing for blood alcohol and presumptive testing to be in a separate location; and
WHEREAS Facilities Management, Engineering Division has provided an estimate of $44,352 to
complete the project; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff is proposing to fund the project cost from the Forensic Laboratory Enhancement
Restricted Fund (#21340); and
WHEREAS Public Act 35 of 1994 "The Forensic Laboratory Funding Act" authorizes the courts to collect
an assessment to be sent to the State of Michigan who shall then distribute proceeds of the state forensic
laboratory fund annually to a municipality applying and said funds to be utilized toward the enhancement
of forensic laboratory efforts related to the forensic science services; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Restricted Fund has a balance of
$590,133.40 (balance as of 12/31/2016) as a result of the Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory efforts; and
WHEREAS this remodel and expansion will be used by the Sheriffs Office to enhance the Forensic
Laboratory in compliance with the restrictions of Public Act 35 of 1994.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County board of Commissioners authorizes the
use of $44,352 from the Sheriff's Office Forensic Laboratory Enhancement Restricted Fund (#21340) for
the proposed remodeling and expansion of the Forensic Laboratory Toxicology Unit.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Commissioner BttrDwfer, District #14
Chairperson, Public Services Committee
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #17059 March 15, 2017
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee and the Finance
Committee. There were no objections.