HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1999.08.19 - 25602July 15, 1999
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99174
BY: Personnel Committee, Thomas Law, Chairperson
IN RE: PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT - CHANGES TO MERIT RULE 20 - TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the method of distribution of tuition reimbursement to employees
has been changed; and
WHEREAS the attached change to Merit Rule 20.3.1.1. - Employment Status
will keep with the intent and purpose of the original rule, by allowing that only
current employees are eligible to receive reimbursement; and
WHEREAS the County will benefit by allowing employees who are members of
the State Bar to be reimbursed for law school classes taken to enhance their
County job;
WHEREAS the attached proposed change to Merit Rule 20.6.1 - Law School
Courses will assist in providing such job enhancement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairperson of this Board on behalf
of the County of Oakland, is authorized to execute the Merit System Rule
changes, consistent with the provisions of Miscellaneous Resolution #4606,
Section IV, A.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Personnel Committee Vote:
Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Galloway absent.
PROPOSED CHANGE IN MERIT SYSTEM RULE
RULE NUMBER
Current Wording Proposed Wording
20.3.1.1 Employment Status 20.3.1.1 Employment Status
Applicants must be employed with Oakland Applicants must be employed with Oakland
County at the time of application for County at the time of application for
reimbursement and at the time the reimbursement reimbursement and at the time the reimbursement
check is to be issued. Reimbursements check is to be issued. Reimbursements
cannot be paid to persons not employed by the cannot be paid to persons after date of separation
County at the time of payment. from the County.
20.6.1 Law School Courses 20.6.1 Law School Courses
There shall be no tuition reimbursement for There shall be no tuition reimbursement for
law school classes, law school classes; however, employees who
are current members in good standing of the
State Bar of Michigan may take law school
classes which are directly related to County
operations, activities, and objectives and
which will place the employee in a position to
improve their job performance and professional
development.
Section IV Subsection A of Merit System Resolution
Copies of the rules and regulations developed by the Personnel Committee and all future changes in such rules and regulations shall be submitted
to the Board of Commissioners at a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners and shall become effective thirty days after such meeting
unless objection is received in writing by the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, in which case the objection shall become a matter of
business at the next meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
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Resolution #99174 July 15, 1999
The Chairperson stated that by Statute, the resolution shall lay over for
thirty (30) days.
Resolution #99174 August 19, 1999
Moved by Law supported by Schmid the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch,
McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever,
Suarez, Taub, Amos, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, 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 August 19, 1999 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 19A day/6f August, 1999.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk