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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #96137
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, SHELLEY G. TAUB, CHAIRPERSON
RE: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - CITIZEN'S GRAND JURY EXTENSION TO
DECEMBER 5, 1996
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS upon a petition of the Oakland County Office of the
Prosecutor, the Oakland County Circuit Court authorized an option to
extend the six-month term of the 17-member Citizen's Grand Jury, which
began December 5, 1995, an additional six months; and
WHEREAS the Citizen's Grand Jury is empowered to investigate
unsolved murders; the illegal possession, distribution, manufacture,
and/or delivery of controlled substances; and conspiracies, or attempt
to commit these offenses; and
WHEREAS the Prosecuting Attorney's Office under the coordination
of Chief Assistant Prosecutor, Lawrence J. Bunting, with the assistant
of existing staff resources, shall be responsible for all costs for
the continuation of the Citizen's Grand Jury; and
WHEREAS a budget adjustment of an additional $50,000 for
operating expenses, as estimated by the Prosecuting Attorney, will be
necessary to conduct the Citizen's Grand Jury proceedings.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners
recognizes the six-month extension of the Citizen's Grand Jury to
December 5, 1996, and authorizes the transfer of an additional $50,000
to defray operating expenses for such a purpose, with funding provided
from within the Prosecuting Attorney's budget.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
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FISCAL NOTE (MX. #96137)
BY: FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
RE: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - CITIZEN'S GRAND JURY EXTENSION TO DECEMBER 5, 1996
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 named
Miscellaneous Resolution and finds:
1. Upon the request of the Oakland County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, the Oakland County
Circuit Court authorized the option to extend the six-month term of the 17-member Citizen's
Grand Jury ,which began December 5, 1995, an additional six months.
2. The authorization directs that the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is responsible for all costs
related to extending the Citizen's Grand Jury, estimated cost of the extension is $50,000.
3. Currently, funding in the amount of $20,000 is available from the 1996 non-departmental
Contingency Account for transfer to the Prosecutor's budget to cover grand jury expenses, the
1996 Budget should be amended as specified below:
4-10100-909-01-00-9900
4-10100-411-05-00-3050
4-10100-411-05-00-3100
4-10100-411-05-00-3152
4-10100-411-05-00-3180
4-10100-411-05-00-4913
Contingency
Defense Attorney Fees
Juror Fees & Mileage
Reporter & Steno Svcs.
Witness Fees & Mileage
Provisions
($20,000)
2,000
4,800
9,800
3,200
200
$ 0
4. With the 1996 Second Quarter Financial Forecast, an analysis will be made of the Prosecutor's
budget performance to identify favorability which will be used to reimburse the 1996 Contingency
account for the $20,000, and to fund the remaining $30,000 of grand jury expenses.
FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
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Resolution #96137 June 27, 1996
Moved by Taub supported by Garfield the resolution be adopted.
AYES: McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Quarles,
Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Jacobs, Jensen,
Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law. (21)
NAYS: Devine, Holbert, Huntoon, McCulloch. (4)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
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.