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AGENDA ITEM: Position Reclassification - Principal Attorney Position to the Chief Prosecuting
Attorney Position
DEPARTMENT: Prosecuting Attorney's Office
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Friday, June 7, 2024 8:55 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2024-102
Motion to reclassify one (1) GF/GP FTE Principal Attorney position (#4010201-06916) to Chief
Prosecuting Attorney and amend the FY 2024 budget as detailed in the attached Schedule A.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Staffing Modification Penny Luebs
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office (OCPO) is requesting to reclassify one full-time Principal
Attorney to Chief Prosecuting Attorney, a position that will serve as a Prosecutor’s Office team
member, who identifies, pursues, and follows cases where behavioral health interventions should be
pursued in addition to, or instead of criminal charges, and ensures that defendants are accountable
to follow through with recommended treatment. This Chief will work with our community partners to
ensure coordination of efforts, as well as a cohesive and consistent handling of cases.
POLICY ANALYSIS
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes
Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.425.5572 or andrewsmb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
David Williams
Betsey Hage, Principal Attorney
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 5/22/2024
AGENDA DEADLINE: 06/07/2024 6:00 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. PA Office Reclass Att to Chief - Schedule A
2. Prosecutor Office Position Reclass HR Write Up
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2024-05-14 Public Health & Safety - Recommend to Board
2024-05-22 Full Board - Adopted
Motioned by: Commissioner Penny Luebs
Seconded by: Commissioner Robert Hoffman
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Penny Luebs, Kristen Nelson, Christine Long, Robert
Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson, Yolanda Smith
Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay Raman, Ann Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor (16)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Karen Joliat, Michael Gingell (2)
Passed
Oakland County, Michigan
PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE – POSITION RECLASSIFICATION PROSECUTING ATTORNEY TO CHIEF
Schedule "A"
R/E Fund Name Division Name
Fund #
(FND)
Cost Center
(CCN) #
Account #
(RC/SC)
Program #
(PRG)
Grant ID
(GRN) #
Project ID
# (PROJ)
Region
(REG)
Budget
Fund
Affiliate
(BFA)
Ledger
Account
Summary Account Title
FY 2024
Amendment
FY 2025
Amendment
FY 2026
Amendment
E General Fund PA - Administration FND10100 CCN4010101 SC702010 PRG122000 702000 Salaries $-$15,334 $15,334
E General Fund PA - Administration FND10100 CCN4010101 SC722740 PRG122000 722000 Fringe Benefits -5,306 5,306
E General Fund Non-Departmental FND10100 CCN9090101 SC740037 PRG196030 740000 Classification and Rate Change -(20,640)(20,640)
Total Expenditures $-$-$-
REQUEST:
1. To reclassify one (1) GF/GP FTE Principal Attorney position (#4010201-06916) to Chief Prosecuting
Attorney.
PROPOSED FUNDING:
General Fund.
OVERVIEW:
Across the country, jurisdictions are working to improve responses to people with behavioral health needs who
encounter the criminal justice system. The Oakland County Prosecutor is the highest law enforcement official in
Oakland County. Her Office is tasked with determining when criminal charges are appropriate based on information
provided by police agencies. Public safety is always the top priority of the Prosecutor. When citizens with mental
health issues, substance abuse issues, or both, come into the criminal justice system, public safety is best served by
addressing those underlying issues. Those interventions may be in addition to, or instead of criminal charges. The
Prosecutor has worked to identify and engage with community partners including Oak land Community Health
Network (OCHN), community treatment courts, pretrial services, and Community Corrections to assess citizen needs,
and explore options such as Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) orders and the like. Currently the review,
coordination, and oversight of individual cases engaged with our community partners is done piecemeal with no
central oversight within the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office (OCPO), and additionally, embedded clinicians can
help agencies develop new approaches and provide direct intervention when needed. OCHN using the Sequential
Intercept Model, collaborates with partners to embed clinicians throughout the justice system to help identify, refer,
and provide support to people with behavioral health needs. Treatment alternatives to incarceration for defendants
with mental health and substance use concerns may reduce the likelihood of recidivism and enhance public safety.
Since July of 2022, OCPO and OCHN have offered this opportunity to 334 individuals: 84 adults and 250 juveniles.
The OCPO, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, and OCHN frequently identify cases where criminal defendants with
mental health issues remain incarcerated for extended periods waiting for evaluation and treatment. The extended
periods of incarceration of individuals in need of treatment does not advance public safety, and comes at great cost
to those defendants, their families, and taxpayers.
The OCPO requests to reclassify one (1) GF/GP FTE Principal Attorney to Chief Prosecuting Attorney position that
will serve as a Prosecutor’s Office team member, who identifies, pursues, and follows cases where behavioral health
interventions should be pursued in addition to, or instead of criminal charges, and ensures that defendants are
accountable to follow through with recommended treatment. This Chief will work with our community partners to
ensure coordination of efforts, as well as a cohesive and consistent handling of cases.
PERTINENT SALARIES FY 2024
*Note: Annual rates are shown for illustrative purposes only.
ILLUSTRATIVE SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT SAVINGS
**Note: Fringe benefit rates displayed are County averages. Annual costs are shown for illustrative purposes only.
Actual costs are reflected in the budget amendment.
Upwardly reclassify one (1) GF/GP FTE Principal Attorney to
Chief Prosecuting Attorney (4010201-06916)
From Salary Grade UNI/131 at Step 84 149,596
To Salary Grade UNI/133 at Step 84 164,930
Difference in Salary 15,334
Fringes at 34.6% 5,306
Cost 20,640
Class Gr Period Step 01 Step
12
Step
24
Step
36
Step
48
Step
60
Step
72
Step
84
Principal
Attorney 131 Bi-wkly
Annual
4,294.42
111,655
4,502.90
117,075
4,711.38
122,496
4,919.83
127,916
5,128.31
133,336
5,336.79
138,757
5,545.27
144,177
5,753.71
149,596
Chief
Prosecuting
Attorney
133 Bi-wkly
Annual
4,734.61
123,100
4,964.46
129,076
5,194.29
135,052
5,424.14
141,028
5,653.95
147,003
5,883.79
152,979
6,113.64
158,955
6,343.48
164,930