HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2001.05.10 - 26523William R. Patterson
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Hu g h D. rawford
District 17
Chuctk Moss
District #15
Michelle Friedman Appel
District #23
Miscellaneous Resolution #01131
BY: Commissioner Lawrence A. obrecht, District #3 ; William R. Patterson, District #1 ; Thomas
A. Law, District #13 ; Hug h D. Crawford, District #17; Chuck Moss, District #15 ; Michelle
Friedman Appel, District #23
RE: Board of Commissioners - Support of the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC)
Position on House Bill 4090 to Increase Juror Compensation
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, House Bill 4090 proposes to amend the 1961 Public Act 236, entitled the
Revised Judicature Act of 1961, to increase juror compensation ; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 4090 would increase the minimum daily compensation for jurors from
the current rate of $15 to $30 for a full da y. The half-day rate would increase from $7.50 to $15.00 ;
and
WHEREAS, a substitute bill has also been introduced that would increase juror
compensation after the first day of juror duty (which would remain compensated at the current
statutory rates), to $40 for each full da y and $20 for each half day; and
WHEREAS, both proposals are tie-bared to other introduced le gislation that establishes a
new state Juror Compensation Fund that is to be financed from a doublin g of the driver's license
clearance fee, from $25 to $50, which is imposed for restorin g certain suspended driver's licenses ;
and
WHEREAS, preliminary projections indicate that this new Juror Compensation Fund would
not sufficiently cover the costs of increasin g jury fees at the initially proposed $30 per day level and
creates a very sig nificant shortfall at the $40 per`day level; and
WHEREAS, the financial responsibility of fulfillin g the state mandated increase in juror fees,
that are not provided for by the Juror Compensation Fund, would fall unfairl y upon the local fundin g
units for the courts ; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) testified before the House Civil Law
& Judiciary Committee and took the position that, "The MAC Board of Directors supports the concept
of increased jury fees, provided the State of Michi gan fund 100% of any additional costs incurred."
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
does hereby support the position taken by the Michi g an Association of Counties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of Commissioners will onl y
support an increase in juror compensation, if the State full y covers the increase without passin g
along the additional costs associated with an y proposed increase onto counties or other local
jurisdictions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT copies of this adopted resolution be forwarded to the
Governor, the House Civil Law & Judiciary Committee, Oakland Count y's State Senators and
Representatives, the Michi gan Association of Counties and to the Count y's le gislative lobb yists.
Li , Chairperson, we move the a option of the fore goin g Resolution.
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Thonias A. Law
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Miscellaneous Resolution #01 _ _ _ (CONTINUED)
BY: Commissioner Lawrence A. Obrecht, District #3; William R. Patterson, District #1; Thomas
A. Law, District #13; Hugh D. Crawford, District #17; Chuck Moss, District #15; Michelle
Friedman Appel, District #23
RE: Board of Commissioners - Support of the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC)
Position on House Bill 4090 to increase Juror Compensation
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Resolution #01131 May 10, 2001
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.