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Miscellaneous Resolution # 96130
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - Kay Schmid, Chairperson
RE: CIRCUIT/DISTRICT/PROBATE COURTS - OFFICE AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Public Act 189 of 1993 resulted in increased court fees to reimburse counties for a portion of their
trial court operational costs; and
WHEREAS Oakland County established a State Court Disbursement Fund (Fund #26910) for the purpose of
designating the revenue generated from the increased fees for future operational improvements in the County's court
system; and
WHEREAS a project steering committee was formed, with representatives of Circuit. District and Probate
Courts and the Department of Management & Budget, to develop recommendations for the most appropriate use of these
designated funds; and
WHEREAS the project steering committee has formulated the following recommendations for review and
approval by the Board of Commissioners:
1) Supplement grant funding for Integrated Justice Data System - $8,000
2) Allocate $50,000 to each of the three courts for purposes of implementing technology enhancements -
$150,000
3) The project steering committee will meet again in six months to review progress, including findings
of the National Center for State Courts study on Oakland County's Justice System, and develop
additional recommendations for consideration by the Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS the District Court portion of the aforementioned allocation ($50,000) is for the general use by the
52nd District Court, there will be established an administrative line item division (Division #321) from which funds can
be drawn for the benefit of the court.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners appropriates
$158,000 from the State Court Disbursement Fund (Fund #26910) for the following specific purposes:
1) Supplement grant funding for Integrated Justice Data System - $8,000
2) Allocate $50,000 to each of the three courts, Circuit, District and Probate Courts, for purposes of
implementing technology enhancements -$150,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board authorizes the creation of an Administration line item Division
(#321) in the 52nd District Court to accommodate its portion of the foregoing appropriation for the general use by the
entire court.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I recommend adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
FISCAL NOTE (MR #96130)
BY: FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: CIRCUIT/DISTRICT/PROBATE COURTS - OFFICE AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
IMPROVEMENTS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-F of this Board, the Finance and Personnel
Committee has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds:
1. Public Act 189 of 1993 increased court fees to reimburse counties
for a portion of their trial court operational costs.
2. The State Court Disbursement Fund (26910) was created to receive
and hold those funds for operational improvements in the County's
court system. The estimated fund balance as of June 10, 1996 is
$2,540,148.
3. A project steering committee consists of members from the
Circuit, District, and Probate Courts and the Department of
Management and Budget, has been created to recommend the
disbursement of these funds.
4. This committee recommends the disbursement of funds (from 4-
26910-909-01-00-8101) as described below, to assist the courts
implement technology enhancements and to supplement grant funding
for the Integrated Justice Data System.
5. The resolution also creates an Administration Division (# 321) of
the 52nd District Court to accomodate these funds.
6. The 1996 Biennial Budget be amended as follows:
Revenue
3-10100-311-01-00-8261
3-10100-321-01-00-8261
3-10100-341-01-00-8261
Expense
4-10100-311-01-00-3128
4-10100-321-01-00-3128
4-10100-341-01-00-3128
4-10100-311-01-00-3380
1996
Operating Transfer In
Operating Transfer In
Operating Transfer In
Professional Services
Professional Services
Professional Services
Grant Match
$ 58,000
50,000
50,000
S158.000
$ 50,000
50,000
50,000
8,000
S 158,000
0
FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Resolution 496130 June 27, 1996
Moved by Schmid supported by Obrecht the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law,
McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Quarles, Schmid,
Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREB/APPROVE THE FOREGOW R ESOLUTION
L Broolsycatter eon, County Executive Date
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, 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 June 27, 1996 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 27th day of June 1996.
Lynnp.wAllen, County Clerk