ADOPTED - JUNE 9, 2009

Agenda Item No. 24

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

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER THE JURY ADMINISTRATION DUTIES FROM THE INGHAM COUNTY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT TO THE THIRTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT AND TO APPOINT THE CIRCUIT COURT ADMINISTRATOR AS THE INGHAM COUNTY JURY ADMINISTRATOR

RESOLUTION #09-176

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has the authority, under MCL 600.1303, to appoint assistants to the County Jury Board; and

WHEREAS, the Jury Administration has been assigned to the County Management Information Systems Department (MIS) and one of the primary staff members involved in this function has recently retired; and

WHEREAS, the County Controller/Administrator has recommended reassigning these responsibilities to the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit Court, as a more efficient method of fulfilling these functions; and

WHEREAS, Chief Circuit Court Judge William Collette is agreeable to assuming these responsibilities.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby appoints the Circuit Court Administrator as the Ingham County Jury Administrator, with all the duties and responsibilities inherent in that position, effective as of the date of this Resolution.

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Circuit Court Administrator, and those Deputy Clerks who may be designated, are authorized to assist the County Jury Board and administer the County Jury System as may be required by law.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a .5 FTE position shall be transferred to the Circuit Court from the MIS Department to provide staffing for these additional responsibilities in the Circuit Court, and the Controller/Administrator is hereby authorized to transfer the budget allocated to the Jury Board from the MIS Department to the Circuit Court.

JUDICIARY:  Yeas:  Bahar-Cook, McGrain, Thomas, Koenig, Nolan, Schafer

         Nays:  None       Absent:  None         Approved 5/28/09

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig, Holman, Copedge, Grebner, Vickers

       Nays:  None         Absent:  None    Approved 6/2/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan

      Nays:  None        Absent:  None       Approved 6/3/09