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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2015.03.24 - 36879BILL DWYER Chairperson MICHAEL SPISZ Vice Chairperson JANET JACKSON Minority Vice Chairperson March 24, 2015 Chairperson Dwyer called the meeting of the Public Services Committee to order at 11:30 a.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Bill Dwyer, Michael Spisz, Janet Jackson, John Scott, Eileen Kowall, Gary McGillivray COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: None OTHERS PRESENT : HUMAN RESOURCES Jordie Kramer, Labor Relations Supervisor Heather Mason, Comp & Class Supervisor Julie Fisher, Analyst PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Paul Walton, Chief Assistant PUBLIC SERVICES Mark Newman, Director BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Chris Ward , Senior Analyst Connie Srogi, Analyst Tracy Stolzenfeld, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Dwyer led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Kowall moved approval of the minutes of March 10, 2015, as printed. Supported by McGillivray. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Spisz moved approval of the Agenda, as printed. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried on a voice vote. OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 1200 N. TELEGRAPH ROAD, PONTIAC, MI 48341-0470 Telephone (248) 858 -0100 FAX (248) 858 -1572 PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE John Scott Eileen Kowall Gary McGillivray PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 2 March 24, 2015 PUBLIC COMMENT None. AGENDA ITEMS 1. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY – DELETION OF PROBATION OFFICER I POSITION The Prosecutor’s Office is seeking approval of the deletion of the Probation Officer I position . This position that oversees the Teen Court is being deleted due to discontinued grant funding, effective April 1, 2015. This alternative program tracks juveniles to be treated through the school system, as opposed to the criminal justice system. Violent or serious offenders are not accepted into the Teen Court program. A paralegal is now overseeing the program’s organization and responsibilities have been shifted to the legal staff to allow the program to continue . Spisz moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Scott. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. McGillivray moved to directly refer the resolution to the Human Resources and Finance Committees. Supported by Jackson. Motion carried on a voice vote. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Walton provided an update on crimes committed in Oakland County. The crime rate has decreased; however, there has been an increase in alcohol and traffic -related fatality cases requiring prosecution. Southfield has reported a 70 percent decline in violent crimes . A program is being launched to meet with all hospitals and urgent care facilities to discuss the new legislation effective in April, in which the collection of sexual assault kits has to be reported. A victim has up to a year to decide whether to have their collected kit referred to the Mich igan State Police. The hospital serves as a caretaker of evidence during that time. The Prosecutor’s Office is increasing the ir efforts to talk to students at area schools about the dangers of sexting and inappropriate texts on the Internet. Even thou gh no criminal prosecution is involved, there may be a future impact that the students do not realize . Cold cases and homicides are always being worked on at the Prosecutor’s Office . The lab testing prior to 1993 used RFLP or Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism testing, which requires a large sample amount. Recently the Michigan State Police has gone to STR or Short Tandem Repeats testing, where smaller samples can be used to test DNA. With the new DNA lab being utilized, it is hopeful that more co ld cases can be worked on and resolved. COMMUNICATIONS None. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 March 24, 2015 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 11:42 a.m. _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Tracy Stolzenfeld Jim VerPloeg Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committee approval.