ADOPTED - APRIL 13, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 21

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POSITION OF INVESTIGATOR - PROBATE COURT IN THE MANAGERIAL AND CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE GROUP

RESOLUTION #10-106

WHEREAS, the Investigator position within the Probate Court has been one of two professional positions represented by the OPEIU, Local 459; and

WHEREAS, the Probate Court OPEIU Court Reporter position was eliminated upon that employee’s retirement in February of 2010 and instead replaced with a UAW Court Recorder position, leaving only a single employee within this OPEIU bargaining unit; and

WHEREAS, under Michigan law, a single person may not be recognized as a collective bargaining unit; and

WHEREAS, the OPEIU has explored the options of merging this position into the OPEIU Family Court Bargaining Unit or having the position moved to the Managerial and Confidential Employee Group (MCF); and

WHEREAS, the employee expressed a preference of having the position moved to the MCF Group, and OPEIU and the Probate Court has concurred with that preference; and

WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department staff evaluated the Investigator position and recommend that it be placed at the MCF 6 Grade compensation level; and

WHEREAS, as the current OPEIU Wage level (OPEIU Grade 4) is inconsistent with the recommended MCF 6 Grade, having a lower start rate, but higher top rate, and, therefore, Human Resources has recommended that the current employee be redlined at the existing pay level ($53,511 for FY 2010); and

WHEREAS, the proposed recommendations have been evaluated by the Human Resources Department with the recommendations that are contained in this resolution; and

WHEREAS, the affected collective bargaining unit, being the OPEIU, and the Probate Court have been consulted and support the requested recommendations contained in this resolution; and

WHEREAS, no additional funds are required to implement the proposed changes.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Commissioners authorizes the Investigator position be moved from the OPEIU Probate Unit to the Managerial and Confidential Employee Group as follows:

                                                                                                                              ADOPTED - APRIL 13, 2010

Agenda Item No. 21

RESOLUTION #10-106

(Current) Position/Title Grade

                   Investigator – Probate Court (148009)                                          OPEIU 4

(Revised Position/Title Proposed Grade

      nvestigator – Probate Court (148009)                                             MCF 6

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board of Commissioners authorizes the current Probate Court Investigator, being Employee #2130, to be redlined at the OPEIU 4 salary level ($53,511 for FY 2010) to avoid any potential adverse effects of the change, and that upon the position being vacated, it shall thereafter be compensated at the recommended MCF Grade 6 level.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all position adjustments be effective upon resolution approval by the Board of Commissioners.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Copedge, Schor, Celentino, Grebner, McGrain

     Nays:  None     Absent:  Vickers          Approved  4/06/10

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Holman, Dougan

     Nays:  None     Absent:  Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Schor          Approved  4/07/10