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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2006.05.02 - 36082JEFF POTTER Chairperson WILL MOLNAR Vice Chairperson HELAINE ZACK Minority Vice Chairperson May 2, 2006 Chairperson Potter called the meeting of the Public Servic es Committee to order at 1:34 p.m., in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Jeff Potter, Will Molnar, Helaine Zack, Sue Ann Douglas, Thomas F. Middleton, Eileen Kowall, John Scott, Vincent Gregory, George Suarez, Marcia Gershenson COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None. OTHERS PRESENT: CIRCUIT COURT John Cooperrider, Business Administrator Kevin Oeffner, Court Administrator COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS Barb Hankey, Manager COUNTY EXECUTIVE Robert Daddow, Deputy County Executive HUMAN RESOURCES Karen Jones, Supervisor, Labor Relations Brenthy Johnston, Analyst David VandeGrift, Analyst INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Dale Kukla, Manager Rick Perry, Supervisor PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE Debbie Carley, Chief Deputy Mary Larkin, Chief Attorney, Administration SHERIFF’S OFFICE Michael McCabe, Undersheriff Dale Cunningham, Business Manager Ann Russell, Corrections Administrator Kim G. Rossman, Lieutenant THE DETROIT NEWS Joe Menard, Reporter BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Larry Doyle, Administrative Director Sheryl Mitchell, Senior Analyst Harvey Wedell, Senior Analyst Helen Hanger, Sr. Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT None OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858-0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Sue Ann Douglas Thomas F. Middleton Eileen T. Kowall John A. Scott Vincent Gregory George Suarez Marcia Gershenson PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 May 2, 2006 APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Suarez moved approval of the minutes of April 27, 2006, as printed. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried on a voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS 1. 52ND DISTRICT COURT, 3RD DIVISION – REALLOCATING A PORTION OF THE DISTRICT COURT FILING FEES COLLECTED BY 52-3 DISTRICT COURT TO FUND A NEW SOBRIETY COURT PROGRAM The 52nd District Court, 3rd Division has established a Sobriety Court Program that shall serve to treat, monitor, rehabilitate and penalize repeat drug and/or alcohol offenders. Per Public Act 151 of 2005, it is required that $5 of the local portion of the filing fees be collected on civil cases to be used by the district funding unit to fund a drug treatment court. The 52nd District Court, 3rd Division has collected $19,555.00 as of March 31, 2006 and deposited those funds in a revenue fund entitled, “Drug Treatment Court Fee”. They are requesting that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the transfer o f $19,000 from the 52nd District Court, 3rd Division’s Drug Treatment Court Fee revenue to the Court’s operating budget to fund a contracted program evaluator, a public defender and miscellaneous supplies to run the program. Douglas moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Scott. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 2. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY - REORGANIZATION Due to difficulties with the juvenile court’s caseload, the Prosecutor’s Office is requesting a reorganization of the Prosecuting Attorney Department by creating a new classification; reclassifying two positions; transferring 9 positions; deleting three positions; deleting the Economic Crimes Unit in the Warrants Division; creating four positions; and changing the funding of one Paralegal Criminal Prosecution position from general fund/general purpose to SR (Jail Population Management fund). Suarez moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Gershenson. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 3. OAKLAND COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL – REQUEST FOR FUNDING EXPANSION OF TWO JAIL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS: ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION PROGRAM AND LIFE SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 May 2, 2006 The Oakland County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) had appointed a Jail Alternative Subcommittee comprised of members from the Sheriff’s Office, Circuit Court, Community Corrections, Probation Department and other County Executive personnel. The subcommittee had met and presented recommendations to the CJCC to support two jail alternative programs that have proven to be effective in diverting offenders from jail to alleviate the jail-overcrowding problem. The resolution authorizes the expansion of funding for the Alternative to Incarceration Program and the creation of one Inmate Caseworker position in the Sheriff’s Office/Corrective Services Detention Facilities Division/Jail Inmate Services Unit in support of the Life Skills and Employment program. A designated fund balance of $1,500,000 has been created for the Jail Alternative Program Startup. Ms. Russell mentioned that her hope is that within the next six months they are going to do some program evaluation and that they will be able to track recidivism. Zack moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. 4. OAKLAND COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL – REQUEST FOR FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL DATA NEEDS TO MITIGATE THE USE OF THE OAKLAND COUNTY JAIL AND RELATED PROCESS The Oakland County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) had appointed a Jail Alternative Subcommittee comprised of members from the Sheriff’s Office, Circuit Court, Community Corrections, Probation Department and othe r County Executive personnel. They had met to discuss and address additional data needs for their daily decisions involving the jail’s use. They developed a list of data needs and process improvements that would serve to mitigate the jail’s use. The new jail management system (IMACS) will have to be modified for an unfunded State mandate involving a crime victims’ rights module. Additional funding will be necessary to complete. The County secured funding for this project several years ago; however, the original estimates were less than the present costs to complete the jail system. This resolution reflects that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports and authorizes the appropriation of funding for the Felony Plea Bind-Over Project, the Real-Time Judgment of Sentence Project, the CJCC Business Intelligence Projects, the IMACS Data Warehouse Project, the Unfunded State Mandate and the IMACS Shortfall. Kowall moved approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Suarez. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. INFORMATION ITEMS A. Sheriff’s Office – GY 2006 State Criminal alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) Grant B. Prosecuting Attorney – FY 2007 District Court Advocacy Program – Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Grant Application C. Oakland County Friend of the Court Citizen Advisory Committee 2005 Annual Report Gregory moved to receive and file the informational items. Supported by Douglas. Motion carried on a voice vote. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 4 May 2, 2006 OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m. _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Pamela L. Worthington Lawrence Doyle Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.