HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2005.05.26 - 27941MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #05 104
BY: Eric Wilson, District #3
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - THIRD EXTENSION OF THE REPORTING DEADLINE FOR
THE JAIL POPULATION MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #04179 established a Jail Population Management (JPM)
Task Force 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 Miscellaneous Resolution #05059 required the Task Force to report back to the
Board of Commissioners no later than June 1, 2005; and
WHEREAS the JPM 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 Commissioner Eric Wilson, Chairman of the JPM Task Force, together with Sheriff
Michael Bouchard and Chief Judge of the Circuit Court Wendy Potts, formally requested assistance from
the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to perform a Jail Crowding Local System Assessment; and
WHEREAS the National Institute of Corrections has completed its assessment of jail
operations; and
WHEREAS the State of Michigan, in response to its prison utilization issues and the financial
burdens attendant thereto, has proposed drastic reductions in state prison beds for fiscal year 2005-2006;
and
WHEREAS the State of Michigan is also proposing changes to the Michigan Sentencing
Guidelines that will effectively "lock-out" more convicted felony offenders from the state corrections
system, forcing these state-law felons into county jails and other county funded correctional programs;
and
WHEREAS knowledge of the details of the State's answers to its budget reduction and
sentencing guideline proposals must be taken into account by the JPM Task Force prior to final
recommendations being presented; and
WHEREAS the State budget will likely not be completed prior to September 30, 2005.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes that the reporting date for the Jail Population Management Task Force be extended to October
1,2005.
Chairperson, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Ruth 75nrisoh, County Clerk
Resolution #05104 May 26, 2005
Moved by Wilson supported by Jamian the rules be suspended and Miscellaneous Resolution #05014 —
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — THIRD EXTENSION OF THE REPORTING DEADLING FOR THE
JAIL POPULATION MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE be brought before the Board for immediate
consideration.
Vote on suspension of the rules:
AYES: KowaII, Long, Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Scott, Suarez,
Wilson, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Jamian. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the motion to suspend the rules carried, and Miscellaneous
Resolution #05104 was before the board for immediate consideration.
Moved by Wilson supported by Jamian the resolution be adopted.
Vote on adoption of resolution:
AYES: Long, Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Scott, Suarez
Wilson, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Jamian,
KowaII. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, 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 May 26, 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 26th day of May, 2005.