To: Gary Goetzinger, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Brian MacMillan, Corporation Counsel
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RE: Approval to create, post, & fill one (1) new Attorney position within the Corporation Counsel Department
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of a request to create, post, and fill one new attorney position within the Corporation Counsel Department. This request includes re-creating the former positions of Assistant Corporation Counsel I, II, or III and Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel, and filling the new position at the appropriate level depending on experience, qualifications, and skill.
BACKGROUND:
Corporation Counsel became a stand-alone department on January 3, 2024. Since May of 2024, the department has consisted of two attorneys. Within the past year, the Board of Commissioners has set forth new goals and priorities of its Corporation Counsel department, and the addition of a third attorney was identified as one way to help achieve those goals and priorities.
DISCUSSION:
Adding a third attorney in the Corporation Counsel department is intended to help the Board of Commissioners achieve its goals and priorities. This request is Corporation Counsel’s next step in the process of helping to move Genesee County forward.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
HR will be involved in the hiring process.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Funding for this new position was included in the FYE 2027 budget, and because the position has not been filled yet, money is being saved.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
The new attorney will need typical office furniture and supplies, which likely already exist in the new Tower building, and an office space located near the current Department location.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
The new attorney will need a computer and related technology equipment. With the savings from the position not being filled so far this fiscal year, these costs should be negligible if they weren’t already included in the budgeted costs for a new position. ...
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