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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2001.03.08 - 26479March 8, 2001 REPORT (MISC. #01047) BY: PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, THOMAS A. LAW, CHAIRPERSON RE: MR # 01047 CIRCUIT COURT/FAMILY DIVISION/FOC AND MANAGEMENT & BUDGET/REIMBURSEMENT/CHILD SUPPORT ACCOUNTING — CREATION OF ONE FOC TEAM AND ONE PTNE JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT POSITION To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Personnel Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on February 28, 2001, recommendations the resolution be adopted: Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Personnel Committee Vote: Motion carried on unanimous roll call vote. 1 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 101047 BY: Public Services Committee, David Moffitt, Chairperson IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT/FAMILY DIVISION/FOC AND MANAGEMENT & BUDGET/REIMBURSEMENT/ CHILD SUPPORT ACCOUNTING - CREATION OF ONE FOC TEAM AND ONE PTNE JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT POSITION To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS The Oakland County Family Court currently has 6 judges (4 assigned from Circuit Court and 2 assigned from Probate Court), five of those judges carry full time domestic dockets and one has a reduced docket due to administrative duties; and WHEREAS each year, since its inception, the Family Court has received more new cases than it has been able to dispose of; and WHEREAS, in anticipation of a significant future backlog of cases, the Circuit Court Bench is proposing to increase the number of judges serving in Family Court from 6 to 6 and 2/3; and WHEREAS Friend of the Court assigns FOC teams to act as case service support for Family Court Judges; and WHEREAS each " team" consists of a FOC Referee, FOC Family Counselor, Domestic Support Specialist and FOC Case Assistant; and WHEREAS the FOC requests the creation of one FOC team (4 positions) to provide support for the Probate Court judge who will be assuming these duties; and WHEREAS Management and Budget/Reimbursement furnishes Junior Accountants to support the FOC teams for processing court ordered child support and/or alimony; and WHEREAS Management and Budget is requesting one (1) PTNE 1,000 hour Junior Accountant to support the FOC team requested by Circuit Court/Family Division/FOC. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the creation of one (1) GF/GP FOC Referee position, one (1) GF/GP FOC Family Counselor position, one (1) GF/GP Domestic Support Specialist position, and one (1)) GF/GP FOC Case Assistant position in Circuit Court/Family Division/Friend of the Court. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one (1) PTNE (1,000 hr) GF/GP Junior Accountant position be created in the Management and Budget/Reimbursement Division/Child Support Accounting Unit. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with McPherson absent. ' Resolution #01047 February 22, 2001 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Personnel and Finance Committees. There were no objections. • FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #01047) March 8, 2001 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT/FAMILY DIVISION/FOC AND MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET/REIMBURSEMENT/CHILD SUPPORT ACCOUNTING - CREATION OF ONE FOC TEAM AND ONE PTNE JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT POSITION TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced resolution and finds: 1. To avoid a significant future backlog of cases, the Circuit Court Bench is increasing the number of judges serving in Family Court from six (6) to six and two-thirds (6 2/3). 2. The Friend of the Court (FOC) requests the creation of one (1) FOC Team (four (4) positions) to provide support for the Probate Court Judge who will be assuming these duties. 3. Management and Budget requests one (1) PTNE Junior Accountant to support the FOC Team in processing court ordered child support and/or alimony. 4. The General Fund/General Purpose cost for these positions for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2001 will include $75,766 in Salaries, $27,857 in Fringe Benefits, $4,026 in Expendable Equipment, $213 in Equipment Rental, $750 in Office Supplies, $7,999 in Information Technology Operations, $2,250 in Telephone Communications and $5,749 in Miscellaneous Capital Outlay for a total of $124,610. 5. The General Fund/General Purpose cost for these positions for the Fiscal Year 2002 will include $186,938 in Salaries, $70,226 in Fringe Benefits, $426 in Equipment Rental, $750 in Office Supplies, $15,997 in Information Technology Operations and $4,500 in Telephone Communications for a total of $278,837. 6. The salary and fringe benefits for the FOC Referee, Domestic Support Specialist, FOC Case Assistant and the Junior Accountant are 66% reimbursed by the Cooperative Reimbursement Program contract. 7. The Fiscal Year 2001 and 2002 budgets be amended as follows: REVENUE Circuit Court/FOC FY2001 35-141000-71000-0367 Coop. Reimb. Program $ 68,391 Total Circuit/FOC $ 68,391 EXPENDITURES FY2002 $127,012 $127,012 Friend of the Court 35-241215-71000-2100 35-241215-71000-2075 35-241215-71000-4100 35-241215-71000-4252 35-241215-71000-6018 35-241215-71000-6636 35-241215-71000-6675 35-241215-71000-9169 Salaries Fringe Benefits Expendable Equipment Office Supplies Equipment Rental Info Tech Operations Telephone Comm. Misc. Cap. Outlay Total FOC $ 67,655 $ 171,874 $ 27,062 $ 68,750 $ 3,641 $ 0 600 $ 600 213 $ 426 $ 7,528 $ 15,056 $ 1,800 $ 3,600 $ 4,599 $ 0 $ 113,098 $ 260,306 FINANCE COMMITTEE: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Palmer, Taub and Melton absent. a Reimbursement 12-705212-32000-2100 12-705212-32000-2075 12-705212-32000-4100 12-705212-32000-4252 12-705212-32000-6636 12-705212-32000-6675 12-705212-32000-9169 Contingency 90-290000-25000-2564 Salaries Fringe Benefits Expendable Equipment Office Supplies Info Tech Operations Telephone Comm. Misc. Cap. Outlay Total Reimburs. $ 8,111 $ 795 $ 385 $ 150 $ 471 $ 450 $ 1,150 $ 11,512 $ 15,064 $ 1,476 $ 0 $ 150 $ 941 $ 900 $ 0 $ 18,531 ($151,825) ($151,825) Contingency ($56,219) Total Contingency($56,219) GRAND TOTAL EXPENSES ($68,391) $ 0 ($127,012) $ 0 FINANCE COMMITTEE Resolution #01047 March 8, 2001 Moved by Obrecht supported by Crawford the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). AYES: Appel, Brian, Causey-Mitchell, Coleman, Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Law, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Webster, Amos. (24) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted, with the accompanying reports being accepted. 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 March 8, 2001 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my 4nd a9d affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 80 daVbf March, i001. G. William Caddell, County Clerk