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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2000.02.24 - 25984SONNEL COMMITTEE January 27, 2000 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #00009 BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, THOMAS A. LAW, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT/JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION - JUDICIAL LAW CLERK CLASSIFICATION SALARY ADJUSTMENT To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Circuit Court currently has three Judicial Law Clerk positions that were created with the FY1999 Budget; and WHEREAS these positions assist the general jurisdiction Circuit Court Judges with legal research and the drafting of opinions; and WHEREAS the Court is experiencing difficulty recruiting and filling these positions; and WHEREAS the Court is requesting to increase the salary level of the Judicial Law Clerk classification in order to attract more applicants; and WHEREAS the County Executive has reviewed the information and concurs that the Judicial Law Clerk salary needs to be adjusted in order to improve recruitment and retention. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes an increase in the Judicial Law Clerk salary from a flat annual rate of $25,020 to a new range of: Base 1 year 2 year Annual 28,487 30,222 31,957 Bi-weekly 1,095.66 1,162.38 1,229.10 Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Personnel Committee Vote: Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote with Gregory absent. : Resolution #00009 January 27, 2000 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections. FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #00009) February 24, 2000 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT/JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION - JUDICIAL LAW CLERK CLASSIFICATION SALARY ADJUSTMENT TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies, and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule XII-C of the Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds: 1. Three (3) Judicial Law Clerk positions were created in the Circuit Court's BY 1999 Budget. 2. These positions assist the general jurisdiction Circuit Court Judges with legal research and the drafting of opinions. 3. Due to difficulty in recruiting and filling these positions, the Court has requested an increase in the classification's salary level. 4. The County Executive has reviewed the information and concurs that an increase is needed in order to improve recruitment and retention. 5. The recommendation is to change the classification from a flat annual rate of $25,020 to a new range of: Base 1 year 2 year Annual 28,487 30,222 31,957 Biweekly 1,095.66 1,162.38 1,229.10 6. Funding is available in the Non-Department appropriation for FY 2000 Classification and Rate Change. A budget amendment to the Circuit Court's FY 2000 and FY 2001 Budget is recommended as follows: Non Department BY 2000 BY 2001 2-90-290000-25000-9021 Class. & Rate Change $(16,665) $(19,695) Circuit Court 2-31-101200-10001-2001 Circuit Court Salaries $ 13,205 2-31-101200-10001-2075 Circuit Court Fringes 3,460 $ 16,665 FINANCE COMMITTEE $ 15,606 4,089 $ 19,695 FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Palmer and Obrecht absent. I HEREBY Resolution #00009 February 24, 2000 Moved by Law supported by Buckley the resolution be adopted. AYES McPherson, Suarez, Dingeldey. NAYS : Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Amos, Appel, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Taub, (23) : None. (0) resolution was A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the adopted. FOF(EGOING RESOLUTION 7.2z222..-0 Date t77 L Brooks Ps50rCon. County Executive 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 February 24, 2000 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 24th day/of February, 2000. . William Caddell, County Clerk