ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 1998

Agenda Item No. 19

Introduced by the Law & Courts, Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY POSITIONS IN THE FRIEND OF THE COURT

RESOLUTION #98-234

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Friend of the Court has two open enforcement specialist positions that cannot be temporarily filled; and

WHEREAS, there is a significant backlog in order processing and filing; and

WHEREAS, the salary savings (not including benefits) for the two enforcement specialist positions is $6,480; and

WHEREAS, the Friend of the Court has identified that the hiring of additional temporary staff in the order processing and filing areas would assist the staff office-wide by reducing the backlogs; and

WHEREAS, the cost of the two (2) temporary records clerks and one (1) temporary casework aide for a period not to exceed five (5) weeks would be $6,580; and

WHEREAS, upon verification that the monies were available, the Controller authorized the Friend of the Court to temporarily fill these three (3) positions.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Friend of the Court to transfer up to $6,580 from the permanent personnel line item for the establishment of two (2) temporary records clerks and one (1) temporary casework aide, for a period not to exceed five (5) weeks.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is authorized to adjust the 1998 Friend of the Court budget and Position Allocation List in accordance with this resolution.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Bernero, Stid, Smiley, Pratt, Hunting, Goulet, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/1/98

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: McDonald, Grebner, Hunting, t, Juall Nays: None Absent: Pratt Approved 10/6/98

FINANCE: Yeas: Goulet, Keefe, McDonald, Grebner, Czarnecki, Bernero, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/7/98