HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.09.27 - 23807MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #18340 September 27, 2018
BY: Commissioner Bill Dwyer, Chairperson, Public Services Committee
IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT — POSITION DELETION, CREATION AND RECLASSIFICATION
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 Eligible (FTE) Paralegal position is needed in the Court
to manage the increase in Personal Protection Orders (PPO) hearings, workload, and the number of judges
who hear PPO cases; and
WHEREAS the Circuit Court has been underfilling a Part-Time (PTNE) 1,000 hours per year
Youth and Family Caseworker II position (#3010402-11227) with a PTNE Paralegal to manage this need;
and
WHEREAS due to the increase in PRO hearings, the duties of the PRO Liaison have evolved to include;
attending various types of hearings, preparing orders following the hearings, serving and mailing notices of
hearings; and
WHEREAS due to the increased duties of the PPO Liaison some clerical duties are now performed by the
Paralegal; and
WHEREAS in 2012, only the visiting Judge(s) heard PPO violations but soon thereafter that expanded to
the fully Family Court bench; and
WHEREAS as of August 1, 2018, the full Circuit Court bench has agreed to hear, on a rotating "duty judge"
schedule, all PRO violation arraignments; and
WHEREAS this will place more demands on the time of the PRO Liaison and the Paralegal positions; and
WHEREAS Circuit Court is requesting to delete one (1) General Fund General Purpose (GF/GP) PTNE
1,000 hours per year Youth and Family Caseworker II position (#3010402-11227) and create one (1) GF/GP
FTE Paralegal in the Family Court, Judicial Support Division (#3010403); and
WHEREAS the basic duties and job functions of the Court Clinic Service Coordinator position (3010402-
00416) have changed over time; and
WHEREAS the main duties are now technical and administrative in nature, as opposed to clinical; and
WHEREAS the position will perform duties such as compiling, maintaining, updating, and reporting clinical
statistics, conducting basic client and attorney interviews to gather data using a script prepared by the Chief
Clinician, coordinating adjournments of evaluations with referees and judge's chambers, and collecting and
distributing incoming documents and subpoenas; and
WHEREAS the Circuit Court would like to downwardly reclassify the Court Clinic Services Coordinator
position to a Technical Assistant to reflect the change in duties; and
WHEREAS the above position deletion and downward reclassification savings will be used to offset the
cost of the FTE creation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves to
delete one (1) GF/GP PTNE 1,000 hours per year Youth and Family Caseworker II position (#3010402-
11227).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to downwardly reclassify one (1) GF/GP FTE Court Clinic Services
Coordinator position (#3010402-00416) to Technical Assistant.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to create one (1) GF/GP FTE Paralegal position in the Family Court, Judicial
Support Division (#3010403).
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Commissioner B:iii-Zismief, District #44S
Chairperson, Public Services Committee
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #18340 September 27, 2018
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Human Resources Committee and the Finance Committee.
There were no objections.