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44— MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #05001
BY: Eric Wilson, District #3
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RE-ESTABLISH THE JAIL POPULATION MANAGEMENT
TASK FORCE PURSUANT TO MR #04179
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WHEREAS MR #04179 was adopted on August 26, 2004, to establish a Jail Population
Management Task Force to report back to the Board of Commissioners no later than December 1, 2004;
and
WHEREAS the Task Force was charged with development of a Jail Population Management
Plan to reduce dependencies upon the local corrections system, to expedite the processing of criminal
cases, and to recommend jail population management policies; and
WHEREAS the Task Force began its work on September 28, 2004, and established five study
groups to address various components of its charge, including Docket Management, Pre-Trial, Jail
Space, Jail/Court Data and Jail Alternatives; and
WHEREAS these study groups were assigned with identifying the issues and problems
pertaining to development of a Jail Management Plan, proposing resolutions and identifying any
constraints associated with implementing the proposed resolutions, within the timeframes established for
the Jail Population Management Task Force; and
WHEREAS these study groups have met on several occasions to begin addressing their
particular issues; and
WHEREAS Commissioner Eric Wilson, Chairman of the Jail Population Management Task
Force, together with Sheriff Michael Bouchard and Chief Judge of the Circuit Court Wendy Potts, have
formally requested assistance from the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to perform a Jail Crowding
Local System Assessment and the NIC will be scheduling an on-site visit after the first of the year; and
WHEREAS the Jail Task Force did report to the Board of Commissioners on December 9,
2004, as to the status of its activities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes re-establishment of the Jail Population Management Task Force to complete its charge per
MR #04179.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Task Force shall consist of the following persons:
Chief Judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit Court, Wendy Potts (or designee Kevin Oeffner)
Chief Judge of the 52nd District Court William BoIle (or designee Jim Ver Ploeg)
Representative of the Oakland County District Judges' Association
of Non-52nd District Courts in Oakland County Judge William Bowman (or designee
Judge Keith Hunt)
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson (or designee Gerald Poisson)
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard (or designee Ann Russell or alternate Major
Douglas Eader)
Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca (or designee Deb Carley)
Corporation Counsel Judy Cunningham
Adult Probation Area Manager Kenneth Aud
Community Corrections Manager Barbara Hankey (or designee Robert Gatt)
Commissioner Eric Wilson
Commissioner Hugh Crawford
Commissioner Eileen KowaII
Commissioner Helaine Zack
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Jail Population Management Task Force report to the
Board of Commissioners once it has completed its charge or no later than March 30, 2005.
Chairperson, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
4.
Resolution #05001 January 6, 2005
Moved by Wilson supported by Crawford the rules be suspended to allow immediate consideration of
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #05001 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RE-ESTABLISH THE
JAIL POPULATION MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE PURSUANT TO MISCELLANOUS RESOLUTION
#04179.
Vote on suspension of the rules:
AYES: Long, Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott,
Suarez, Wilson, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gregory,
Hatchett, Jamian, KowaII. (24)
NAYS: None, (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the motion to suspend the rules carried.
Moved by Wilson supported by Crawford the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott,
Suarez, Wilson, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gregory,
Hatchett, Jamian, KowaII, Long. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
Ruth Johnson, 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 January 6, 2005
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 6th day of January, 2005.
Ruth Johnson, County Clerk