ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Agenda Item No. 30

Introduced by the Human Services, County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE ICEA PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT TO ALLOW FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER INVESTIGATOR ASSIGNMENTS

RESOLUTION #06-247

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Medical Examiner's Office assigns Medical Examiner Investigators (MEIs) to conduct on-scene investigations into some death investigations in the County; and

WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner has appointed public health nurses, under provisions stipulated in the ICEA Nursing contract, to perform this work, including being on-call during evening and weekend hours; and

WHEREAS, other ICHD professionals have expressed a desire to perform MEI duties; and

WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner seeks to add MEIs to the workforce to lighten the call schedule for those who perform these duties on a 24/7 basis; and

WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner desires that all MEIs be paid on an equal basis for similar work.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the ICEA Professional Contract be amended to add language, identical to that in the ICEA Nursing contract, that delineates responsibilities and compensation for any ICEA Professionals who are appointed and perform work as MEIs.  

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Schor, Severino

Nays:  None             Absent:  Dedden         Approved 9/18/06

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Schor, De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino, Vickers

Nays:  None                        Absent:  None          Approved 9/19/06

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan

Nays:  None                             Absent:  None               Approved 9/20/06