ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 14, 2006

Agenda Item No. 17

 

Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION REQUESTING CONTINGENCY FUNDS

TO ASSIST IN MEETING CASE MANAGEMENT DEMANDS

DURING AN EXTENDED MEDICAL LEAVE

 

RESOLUTION #06-038

 

WHEREAS, the Senior Deputy Probate Register will be absent from work at the Ingham County Probate Court for an extended period of time (perhaps as long as two months) due to surgery; and

 

WHEREAS, the loss of the Senior Deputy Probate Register for an extended period of time will create significant problems for our Court in timely, efficiently, and accurately processing filings, docketing cases, generating notices of deficiency, bookkeeping, fielding telephone inquiries, assisting those who come to our counter, and clerking at hearings; and

 

WHEREAS, a half-time Deputy Probate Register is available to work up to full-time for a limited period of time, in order to assist in covering matters while the Senior Deputy Probate Register is absent; and

 

WHEREAS, the half time Deputy Probate Register already understands the functioning of our Court and its cases, and this would be the most efficient means of temporarily adding qualified staff resources to assist in meeting the workload demands, once the Senior Deputy Probate Register is absent; and

 

WHEREAS, the estimated additional expense of employing the half-time Deputy Probate Register at full-time, for two months, is approximately $3,000.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves the Probate Court’s request to increase the half-time Deputy Probate Register to full-time, for two months, in light of the extended medical leave of the full-time Senior Deputy Probate Register.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Controller to transfer the funds for this purpose out of the 2006 Contingency Fund to the Probate Court’s 2006 budget by increasing the Personnel line item up to $3,000 if necessary, based on the actual duration of the medical leave.

 

JUDICIARY:   Yeas:  Weatherwax-Grant, Holman, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Schafer, Dougan

            Nays:  None           Absent:   None    Approved 2/2/06

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Dougan

           Nays:  None              Absent:  Weatherwax-Grant     Approved 2/8/06