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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2006.05.25 - 28249REPORT (MISC. 106097) May 25, 2006 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHUCK MOSS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - REORGANIZATION TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Finance Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be amended to remove and replace the following: Strike: WHEREAS two of the three positions of Para-Legal Criminal Prosecution currently in Litigation/Circuit Court are proposed to be transferred, the first to the Juvenile Unit to assist with an increasingly congested docket, the cccond to Warrantc to accommodate thc Jail Overtroudi-g 1.!mk4mk..renmriTiinilam paid from thc ocparate Jail 2opulation Management 3p5-r,ial fermi, and the vacant third position will be deleted; and Replace with: WHEREAS two of the three positions of Para-Legal Criminal Prosecution currently in Litigation/Circuit Court are proposed to be transferred, the first to the Juvenile Unit to assist with an increasingly congested docket, the second to Warrants to accommodate the Jail Overcrowding Initiative and be paid by a transfer from the Sheriff's Prisoner Housing-Outside County line item, and the vacant third position will be deleted; and In the NTBIR paragraph, strike bullet point "G." as follows: NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the reorganization of the Prosecuting Attorney Department as shown below: G.) To change the funding of onc Para I,cgal Criminal Ite.ta-au•e-enrt-i-e.n—rnai-L-inn.a (1010201 07251) from CE/CF to CD (Jail Population M L f--J). FINANCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Rogers absent. May 25, 2006 RIEFI)Frr (misc. #06097) BY: Personnel Committee, Gregory C. Jamian, Chairperson RE: MR #06097 Prosecuting Attorney — Reorganization TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Personnel Committee having reviewed MR #06097 on May 17, 2006 Reports with the recommendation 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 a unanimous roll call vote with Coleman absent MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 4 06097 BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, JEFF POTTER, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - REORGANIZATION To The Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: May 11,2006 WHEREAS recent employee turnover has prompted a review of the existing Prosecuting Attorney Department organization structure; and WHEREAS it has been determined that a reorganization is needed to improve operating procedures and better align workload with current staff resources; and WHEREAS a new classification of Chief - Warrants is proposed, with the downward reclassification of the vacant Deputy Prosecutor - Warrants & Investigations position to Chief- Warrants to align this position with other similar positions of "Chief' in the department; and WHEREAS the Warrants/Economic Crimes Unit is proposed to be deleted; and WHEREAS one position each of Assistant Prosecutor II and Assistant Prosecutor III is proposed to transfer from the Warrants/Economic Crimes unit to the Litigation/Juvenile Unit to provide urgently needed assistance to process juvenile petitions and to address juvenile caseload needs; and WHEREAS the remaining two positions in the current Economic Crimes unit are classified as Prosecutor Investigator. One of these is proposed to transfer to Litigation/Juvenile for dedicated assignment to child abuse and neglect cases. The second position of Prosecutor Investigator would be deleted; and WHEREAS in the Warrants Division, the upward reclassification of an Assistant Prosecutor III position to Assistant Prosecutor IV is proposed to appropriately provide experienced assistance and to oversee procedures; and WHEREAS two existing Assistant Prosecutor IV positions are proposed to transfer from the Litigation Division to the Appellate Division in exchange with two existing Assistant Prosecutor III positions which are proposed to transfer from Appellate to Litigation to better allocate resources; and WHEREAS two of the three positions of Para-Legal Criminal Prosecution currently in Litigation/Circuit Court are proposed to be transferred, the first to the Juvenile Unit to assist with an increasingly congested docket, and the second to Warrants to accommodate the Jail Overcrowding Initiative, which will be paid from the separate Jail Population Management special revenue fund. The vacant third position will be deleted; and WHEREAS the creation of two Office Assistant I positions is requested, one in Litigation /District Court to assist with document preparation and one in Administration/Case Records to alleviate the use of overtime and assist with related duties in that division; and WHEREAS in Litigation/Juvenile it is proposed to create one position of Legal Secretary due to increased caseload and staffing needs, and to create one position of Court Service Officer II to address child abuse and neglect subpoena duties; and WHEREAS the savings from the proposed reorganization is requested to be transferred to the Prosecutor's Extradition line item. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the reorganization of the Prosecuting Attorney Department as shown below: Public Services Committee Vote: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. Lit'gn/Cir. Ct. Lifgn/Cir. Ct. Lit'gn/Cir. Ct. Appellate Ct. Appellate Ct. Warrants 4010301 Appellate Ct./Appeals 4010401 Appellate Ct./Appeals 4010401 Lit'gn/Cir. Ct. 4010201 Lit'gn/Cir. Ct 4010201 A.) To create a new classification of Chief - Warrants at the following salary range: Base 1 Yr. 2 Yr. 3 Yr. 4 Yr. 5 Yr. Annual $105,430 $107,349 $109,270 $111,192 $113,111 $115,034 Bi-Weekly 4,055.00 4,128.81 4,202.69 4,276.61 4,350.41 4,424.37 0/T Exempt B.) To reclassify the following positions: Position Number Deputy Prosecutor - Warrants & Investigation 4010301-00766 Assistant Prosecutor III 4010301-02539 C.) To transfer the following positions: Position Number 1. Assistant Prosecutor III 4010301-08026 2. Assistant Prosecutor II 4010301-07993 3. Prosecutor Investigator 4010301-08072 4. Para-Legal - Criminal Prosecution 4010201-06019 5. Para-Legal - Criminal Prosecution 4010201-07251 6. Assistant Prosecutor IV 4010201-02204 7. Assistant Prosecutor IV 4010201-07292 8. Assistant Prosecutor III 4010401-01361 9. Assistant Prosecutor III 4010401-06384 D.) To delete the following positions: Position Number Prosecutor Investigator 4010301-08073 Para-Legal - Criminal Prosecution 4010201-06015 To Chief Warrants Assistant Prosecutor IV From To Economic Crimes Litigation/Juvenile 4010201 Economic Crimes Litigation/Juvenile 4010201 Economic Crimes Litigation/Juvenile 4010201 Lit'gn/Cir. Ct. Litigation/Juvenile 4010201 Location Warrants/Economic Crimes unit Litigation/Circuit Court Unit E.) To delete the Economic Crimes Unit in the Warrants Division. F.) To create the following positions: Position Office Assistant I Office Assistant I Legal Secretary Court Service Officer II Location Litigation/District Ct. 4010201 Administration/Case Records 4010101 Litigation/Juvenile 4010201 Litigation/Juvenile 4010201 G.) To change the funding of one Para-Legal Criminal Prosecution position (4010201 - 07251) from GF/GP to SR (Jail Population Management fund). Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE FY 2006 FY 2007 $8,971 $26,914 4,531 13,592 (37,755) (113,263) (19,065) (57,200) 102,185 306,551 51,593 154,808 15,611 46,836 7,744 23,653 (84,134) (252,398) (42,478) (127,461) 5,284 15,850 2,668 8,006 20,597 (66,485) 0 Salaries Fringe Benefits Salaries Fringe Benefits Salaries Fringe Benefits Salaries Fringe Benefits Salaries Fringe Benefits Salaries Fringe Benefits Extradition Expense 7,006 Prisoner Housing-Out Cty(22,161) 0 FISCAL NOTE (MISC. 106097) May 25, 2006 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, CHUCK MOSS, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - REORGANIZATION 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. The Prosecuting Attorney has reviewed the department's needs and has determined that a reorganization is needed tc improve operating procedures and better align workload with current staff resources; 2. The following changes are recommended: Downward reclassification of Deputy Prosecutor - Warrants & Investigations to Chief of Warrants Upward reclassification of one (1) Assistant Prosecutor III to an Assistant Prosecutor IV in the Warrants Division Transfer one (1) Assistant Prosecutor III, one (1) Assistant Prosecutor II and one (1) Prosecutor Investigator from Warrants Division/Economic Crimes to Litigation Division/Juvenile Transfer one (1) Para-Legal Criminal Prosecution from Litigation Division/Circuit Court to Litigation Division/Juvenile Transfer two (2) Assistant Prosecutor IV positions from the Litigation Division/Circuit Court to the Appellate Division Transfer two (2) Assistant Prosecutor III positions from the Appellate Division to Litigation Division/Circuit Court Delete one (1) Prosecutor Investigator from the Warrants Division/Economic Crimes Delete one (1) Para-Legal Criminal Prosecution from the Litigation Division/Circuit Court Create one (1) Legal Secretary in Litigation Division/Juvenile Create one (1) Office Assistant I in Litigation Division/District Court Create one (-,) Office Assistant I in Administration/Case Records Create one (1) Court Service Officer II in Litigation Division/Juvenile Transfer one (1) Para-Legal Criminal Prosecution from Litigation Division/Circuit Court to Warrants Division. Funding for this position to be paid by a transfer from the Sheriff's Prisoner Housing-Outside County line item. The reorganization will result in a General Fund savings of $7,006 for FY 2006 and $20,597 for FY 2007 and will be transferred to the Prosecuting Attorney Extradition Expense line item. 3. The FY 2006 and FY 2007 Budget is amended as follows: GENERAL FUND 10100 Expenditures 4010101-125010-702010 4010101-125010-722740 4010201-122050-702010 4010201-122050-722740 4010201-122060-702010 4010201-122060-722740 4010301-122050-702010 4010301-122050-722740 4010301-123050-702010 4010301-123050-722740 4010401-122050-702010 4010401-122050-722740 4010101-122050-730695 4030301-112620-731402 FINANCE COMMITTEE FINANCE COMMITTEE Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Rogers absent. Resolution #06097 May 11, 2006 The Chairperson referred the Resolution to the Personnel Committee and the Finance Committee. There were no objections. Ruth tfiTison, County Clerk 7/N Resolution #06097 May 25, 2006 Moved by Potter supported by Middleton the resolution (with fiscal note attached) be adopted. Moved by Potter supported by Middleton the Finance Committee and Personnel Committee Reports be accepted. A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the reports were accepted. Moved by Potter supported by Middleton the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the Finance Committee Report. A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried. Vote on resolution, as amended: AYES: Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, KowaII, Long, Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Wilson, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson. (25) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution (with fiscal note attached), as amended, was adopted. I HERBY APPROVE TIEFOREO01110 RESOW110/1 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 25, 2006, 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 25th day of May, 2006.