HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2008.10.02 - 9599October 2, 2008
REPORT MR # 08193
BY: Personnel Committee, Torn Middleton, Chairperson
RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — EXTENSION OF
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME EXEMPT EMPLOYEES FOR
SPECIFIC PURPOSES
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Personnel Committee having reviewed MR #08193 on September 24, 2008
Reports with the recurrimeridation the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee. I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report. •
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
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Personnel Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Rogers. Coleman and Hatchett
absent
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08193 September 18, 2008
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME EXEMPT EMPLOYEES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentiemen:
WHEREAS additional compensation for overtime exempt employees in the Information
Technology Department at a straight-time hourly rate for all hours worked beyond 48 hours in a
workweek for specific, pre-approved assignments has been annually authorized beginning with
Miscellaneous Resolutions #99155: and
WHEREAS the Human Resources Department initially developed and proposed this
approach in response to the occasional, identified need of the Information Technology
Department to address a particular technical project or problem; and
WHEREAS the Human Resources Department has assessed the value and cost of this
program and found it provides the Director of Information Technology with an effective
management tool which is cost anc project-effective compared to other alternatives such as
contracted staff: and
WHEREAS updated usage statistics of Additional Compensation for Overtime Exempt
Employees is provtled to the Board of Commissioners in each Information Technology Master
Plan Quarterly Status report: and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #07243 required that this additional compensation
provision be subject to review and evaluation for continuation by the Board of Commissioners
after one year.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Boaro of Commissioners authorizes, for
one year, Fiscal Year 2009, addltional compensation for overtime exempt employees in the
Information Technology Department (excluding Managers and tie Director) at a straight-time
hourly rate for all hours worked beyond 48 hours in a workweek (hours worked beyond 48 in a
workweek must be pre-approved by supervision in order to be compensable) for specific pre-
approved assignments,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Information Technology will continue to report on the
usage of additional compensation for overtime exempt employees in the Master Plan Quarterly
Status document.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee. I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote
Resolution #08193 September 18, 2008
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Personnel Committee and the Finance Committee. There
were no objections.
FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #08193) October 2, 2008
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, MIKE ROGERS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE; DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL'
COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME EXEMPT EMPLOYEES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
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. Per Miscellaneous Resolutions #07243, #06192, #05185, #04195,
#03183, #02136, and #99155 the Department of Information
Technology was authOrized Additional Compensation for Overtime
Exempt Employees to assist with specific pre-approved
assignments and to provide a cost-effective alternative to
adding temporary contractual staff.
2. The Additional Compensation was provided to employees as pre-
approved by supervision who worked beyond a 48-hour workweek,
at a straight time hourly rate.
3. This additional compensation provision is estimated at $10,000
for FY 2009 and is based on previous usage for FY 2002 - FY
2008.
4. Funding is available in the FY 2009 Adopted Budget for
Information Technology Fund. No budget amendment is required.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Rogers absent.
Resolution #08193 October 2, 2008
Moved by Rogers supported by Gershenson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Burns, Coulter, Crawford, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett,
Jacobsen, KowaII, Long. Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers. Scott, Spector, Woodward,
Zack, Bullard. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying rupurtb beilly deuepled).
IHEREBI APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
ACTING PURSUANT TO 1973 PA 139
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 October
2, 2008, 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 2nd day of October, 2008.
Ruth Johnson, County Clerk