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.