ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 9, 2004
Agenda Item No. 10
Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE BUDGET TRANSFERS WITHIN
THE 55th DISTRICT COURT 2004 BUDGET
TEMPORARY SALARIES AND WAGES
RESOLUTION #04-335
WHEREAS, the 55th District Court has a temporary employee to assist with case processing in the Civil, Traffic, Criminal and Probation Divisions of the Court; and the Court is responsible for maintaining caseflow management standards by processing case filings in a timely fashion; and
WHEREAS, the need to continue the use of the temporary employee is attributed to large backlogs in the four divisions of the Court and staff shortages created during the transition of new employees; and
WHEREAS, $4,814 is needed to continue the assistance of a temporary employee, employed as a Step 1 District Court Clerk for the purpose of case processing, warrant processing, bond forfeitures, and data cleanup until a permanent position is filled in January 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Court also needs monies for 32 hours for a temporary employee at Step 1 Court Bailiff for Judge Brennan in the amount of $431 to receive in house training.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the transfer of funds to the Temporary Employee Salary line item (101.13700.50.705000 - $5,245) from these line items: Employee Training & Improvement (101.13700.70.960000 - $2,250); Travel Professional Development Out-of-State (101.13700.65.861110 - $500); Travel – Visiting Judges (101.13700.65.861020 - $2,495) to continue a Step 1 District Court Clerk for the remainder of the year and to hire a Step 1 Court Bailiff for up to thirty two hours of in house training.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Controller to make the necessary budgetary transfers to the 2004 55th District Court budget.
JUDICIARY: Yeas: Weatherwax-Grant, Holman, Lynch, Grebner, Stid, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/28/04
FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, Thomas
Nays: None Absent: Minter, De Leon Approved 11/03/04