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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2015.08.04 - 36914BILL DWYER Chairperson MICHAEL SPISZ Vice Chairperson JANET JACKSON Minority Vice Chairperson August 4, 2015 Chairperson Dwyer called the meeting of the Public Services Committee to order at 11:31 a.m. in Committee Room A, Commissioners’ Wing, County Service Center, Pontiac, Michigan. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Bill Dwyer, Janet Jackson, John Scott, Eileen Kowall COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT WITH NOTICE: Michael Spisz, Gary McGillivray OTHERS PRESENT : CIRCUIT COURT Kevin Oeffner, Court Administrator David Bilson, Deputy Court Administrator FRIEND OF THE COURT Suzanne Hollyer, FOC Director HUMAN RESOURCES Hailey Seguin, Analyst Toya Cage, Intern PROSECUTING ATTORNEY/JUV. DIV. Tricia Dare, Chief PUBLIC SERVICES/ANIMAL CONTROL Bob Gatt, Manager Joanie Toole, Chief BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Jim VerPloeg, Administrative Director Chris Ward , Senior Analyst Tracy Stolzenfeld, Committee Coordinator PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairperson Dwyer led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF THE PREVIOUS MINUTES Scott moved approval of the minutes of July 21, 2015, as printed. Supported by Jackson. Motion carried on a voice vote. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Kowall moved approval of the Agenda, as printed. Supp orted by Scott. 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 August 4, 2015 PUBLIC COMMENT None. AGENDA ITEMS 1. ANIMAL CONTROL AND PET ADOPTION CENTER – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND PET ADOPTION CENTER The Animal Control and Pet Adoption Center i s requesting acceptance of a donation from the Estate of Joyce Danas. The remaining $59,529.25 gift will be placed in the Legacy Fund. This is the final of four installments from the estate. A total of $272,302 was donated. Scott moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Spisz and McGillivray absent. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Gatt updated the Committee members about the fire that took place last week at the Center. No animals were affected by the fire. The cause of the fire was determined to be from deteriorated wood that caught fire in the incinerator area where a pipe had leaked. The Center was open at 10:00 a.m. the next morning following cleanup. A press release is currently being drafted regarding the Center’s pet recovery system. The planning procedures for a new facility have commenced . 2. CIRCUIT COURT – POSITION CHANGES The Circuit Court is requesting authorization to change positions in the department by eliminating two part-time positions and creating one full-time Executive Secretary position. The purpose for this change is to provide better coverage and management of workload. A full-time secretary position was eliminated years ago with the budget cuts and is now being restored. The proposed secretary will assist two management level positions in the office from the Business Division and Civil Criminal Division, as well as for the Circuit Court Administrator and Deputy Court Administrator. This position change is cost neutral. Jackson moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Scott. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Spisz and McGillivray absent. 3. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY/LITIGATION DIVISION – UPWARD RECLASSIFICATION OF COURT SERVICE OFFICE II POSITION (#4010201 -10439) TO PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATOR The Litigation Division of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is requesting authorization to reclassify a Court Service Office II position to P rosecutor Investigator. The Court Service Office II position was vacated in June. Due to the rising number of juvenile cases, including cases involving cyber crimes, the proposed Prosecutor Investigator position will fill a current need. The Juvenile Justice Division has never had an investigator. Narcotics, Special Victim and Circuit Court all have investigators in their departments. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE Page 3 August 4, 2015 Scott moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Spisz and McGillivray absent. 4. FRIEND OF THE COURT – FY 2013 COOPERATIVE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM (CRP) EXTENSION FOR FY 2016 – GRANT AMENDMENT OVER 15% The Friend of the Court is seeking approval of a contract amendment to extend the Cooperative Reimbursement Program (CRP) for Fiscal Year 2016. The monies are federal grant funds that have been continuing since 1970. The current contract is for three years. The proposed amendment would extend the contract for an additional year. The department will seek approval in the future of another three years when the year extension expires . The cost of the one-year extension is within the 15% threshold. Jackson moved to recommend approval of the attached suggested resolution. Supported by Kowall. Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Spisz and McGillivray absent. OTHER BUSINESS Ms. Hollyer gave a brief department update regarding the restructuring of the staff. The office changes have been in place for about six months and the success of monitoring payments and performing special enforcement is being assessed. Michigan is the only state in the country that provides parenting time through the child support program. Other states do not have parenting time includ ed in the divorce process . The State’s child support enforcement staff is interested in how the County runs the Friend of the Court program. COMMUNICATIONS None. OTHER BUSINESS/ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 11:49 a.m. _____________________________________ ___________________________________ Tracy Stolzenfeld Jim VerPloeg Committee Coordinator Administrative Director NOTE: The foregoing minutes are subject to Committ ee approval.