HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2002.03.13 - 26845MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 02027 February 21, 2002
BY: Public Services Committee, Hugh D. Crawford, Chairperson
IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT — USE OF MEDIATION FUNDS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS by Miscellaneous Resolution #90177, the Board of Commissioners
established the Circuit Court Civil Mediation Fund; and
WHEREAS the fund is to be used to help pay for Circuit Court enhancements and
improvements as requested by the Circuit Court and approved by the Board of Commissioners;
and
WHEREAS the Court seeks to utilize the Mediation Fund for the following purposes:
QTY DESCRIPTION COST
Furniture
27 Courtroom (Jury box chairs, bench chair, $ 18,250
Counsel chairs, courtroom chairs,
Witness chair)
20 Judges (Desk, side chairs, computer table, 21,100
Bookcases, conference room chairs,
Conference table)
5 Judicial Staff (desk, fax cabinets, printer stand, 5,600
Task chair)
13 Court Administration (task chairs) 4,680
15 Jury Assembly Room (cubicles) 6,000
Equipment
1 Judicial Staff (4-drawer lateral file cabinet) 1,000
Other
Oakland Mediation Center (mediate cases 10,000
Involving PPOs)
Oakland County Bar Association (offset 10,000
Mediation administrative expenses and
2002 Bench/Bar Conference
TOTAL MEDIATION FUND REQUEST $75,630
WHEREAS the total Civil Mediation Fund transfer for the above-referenced items is
estimated to be $75,630.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners approves the use of $75,630 from the Circuit Court Civil Mediation Fund for the
above-referenced items.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
Public Services Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #02027) March 14, 2002
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: CIRCUIT COURT - USE OF MEDIATION FUNDS
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. Resolution authorizes the utilization of Circuit Court
Civil Mediation funds as established by Miscellaneous
Resolution #90177.
2 Request for these funds are to be used to pay for courtroom
furniture ($54,630) equipment cost ($1,000) and other
mediation cost ($20,000) for a total of $75,630.
3. Funding of $562,823 is available in the Circuit Court Civil
Mediation account of which a portion is reserved to pay
attorney bills.
4. The following budget amendment is recommended to the FY
2002 budget:
Circuit Court Mediation Funds (101)
Revenue
1-35-130000-22200-0351 Civil Mediation
Expenditures
2-35-210000-11000-3348 Professional Svcs.
2-35-243000-34000-3348 Professional Svcs.
2-35-220000-11000-4100 Expendable Equip.
2-35-230000-21100-4100 Expendable Equip.
2-35-230000-21200-4100 Expendable Equip.
2-35-230000-24000-4100 Expendable Equip.
2-35-244000-31100-4100 Expendable Equip.
Total Expenditures
Net of Revenues and Expenditures
FY 2002
$ 75,630
$10,000
10,000
4,680
25,950
350
6,000
18,650
$ 75,630
0
INIT
F CE COMMITTEE
144..-?
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Palmer and
Dingeldey absent.
Resolution #02027 February 21, 2002
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk
March 14, 2002 Resolution #02027
Moved by Palmer supported by Crawford the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted with
accompanying reports being accepted.
AYES: Amos, Appel, Brian, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell, Coleman, Crawford, Dingeldey, Douglas,
Galloway, Garfield, Law, McPherson, Melton, Middleton, Moffitt, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson,
Sever, Suarez, Taub, Webster. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted with
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 14, 2002 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 14th day of March, 2002.