2001 - Saginaw County

Board of Commissioners February 27, 2001
10) Laptop computer 2,000.00
11) Miscellaneous network and/or rewiring 2,000.00
TOTAL $14,950.00
It is our recommendation to create a Primary Emergency Operations
Center located on the 2nd floor of the Saginaw County 911 Center,
as outlined above, with the cost to be paid from the General Fund
Budget. We further recommend the proper County officials be
authorized and directed to proceed with the project and make the
necessary budgetary adjustments.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON COURTS & PUBLIC SAFETY
Richard F. Mallette, Chair
Patrick A. Wurtzel, Vice-Chair
Jeanine A. Collison
Eddie F. Foxx
James M. Graham
Robert L. Fish
APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION: It is the recommendation of your
committee to concur with the above.
James M. Graham, Chair
Connie D. Smith, Vice Chair
By Commissioner Mallette: That the Report of the Committee be
received and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.
Approved.
FROM: COURTS & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE -- 1.5 FEBRUARY 27, 2001
Your committee has considered communication no. 2-27-6 from Marc
McGill, Controller/CAO requesting a new clerical position to be
shared between the Jail Reimbursement and Emergency Services
Departments.
The Jail Reimbursement Department generates approximately $1.5
million annually in revenue for Saginaw County. Since 1993, the
population at the Jail has more than doubled and the demands on
the Jail Reimbursement Coordinator have increased at a
proportional rate.
The Emergency Services Coordinator has applied for FEMA Funds for
the recent snow emergency, which is expected to result in
hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency funding to Saginaw
County. The Coordinator has a great need for clerical support so
he can devote more time to developing and maintaining the
Emergency Management System.
Both the Jail Reimbursement and the Emergency Management
Coordinator believe it would be feasible to have one full-time
employee to work in both departments through a cooperative
arrangement. The approximate cost would be $33,548 annually,
based on a factoring estimate of T08, step 1. The total cost for
the balance of this year would be $16,774 with funds available in
the Fiscal Year 2001 Jail Reimbursement revenues. In future
years, the cost for the position would be split between the Jail
Reimbursement and Emergency Services budgets.
It is our recommendation to establish a new clerical position as
outlined above, subject to factoring evaluation. We further
recommend the proper County officials be authorized and directed
to make the necessary budgetary and personnel adjustments.
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