COUNTY JUVENILE OFFICERS

Act 22 of 1919 (Ex. Sess.)

AN ACT to provide for county agents of the probate courts; and to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of county agents.


History: 1919, Ex. Sess., Act 22, Eff. Sept. 25, 1919 ;-- Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 11, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1944 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 93, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 212, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980




The People of the State of Michigan enact:


400.251 County juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer; appointment, term, and duties; compensation and expenses; salary adjustments; certification of vouchers; fringe benefits; vacancy; “population” defined.

Sec. 1.

    (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2, this section shall apply to a person employed as a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer as of September 30, 1980.
    (2) The probate judge or judges in each county shall appoint a suitable person who shall serve as the county juvenile officer of the county. The county juvenile officer shall not be subject to or governed by civil service law of this state. Each juvenile officer shall hold office at the pleasure of the probate judge or judges of the county and shall perform the various duties required by law.
    (3) The salaries of county juvenile officers shall be established and paid as follows:
Population of County County Juvenile Officer Salary
Less than 40,000 $ 13,400.00
40,001 to 75,000 $ 14,100.00
75,001 to 150,000 $ 14,800.00
150,001 to 250,000 $ 15,600.00
250,001 to 500,000 $ 16,300.00
More than 500,000 $ 17,100.00
The salary designated in this subsection shall be paid biweekly by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of this state. A juvenile officer shall not receive other fees or compensation for services as county juvenile officer, except as provided by the county board of commissioners, and the juvenile officer shall devote his or her entire time to the performance of the duties of the office.
    (4) The probate judge or judges in a county having a population of 75,000 or more inhabitants may appoint assistant county juvenile officers according to the following schedule:
Number of Assistant
Population of County County Juvenile Officers
75,000 to 150,000 1
150,001 to 250,000 2
250,001 to 500,000 4
More than 500,000 6
(5) The salaries of assistant county juvenile officers shall be established as follows:
Population of County County Juvenile Officer Salary
75,000 - 150,000 $13,000.00
150,001 - 250,000 13,300.00
250,001 - 500,000 13,600.00
More than 500,000 13,900.00
The salaries shall be paid biweekly by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of the state.
    (6) Subject to approval by the senate and house appropriations committees, the salaries designated in subsections (3) and (5) shall be adjusted annually by the same percentage as the salary adjustments made for state civil service employees excluded from representation under civil service rules.
    (7) A county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) or (b) shall receive the necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties, to be paid by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of the state.
    (8) Vouchers for payment of compensation and expenses shall be certified by the director of social services. The amount provided in this section shall be compensation in full for services performed by each of the county juvenile officers or assistant county juvenile officers, unless the county board of commissioners votes to pay the county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer an amount in addition to the salary designated in this section.
    (9) Each county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a), regardless of the size of the county to which the officer is appointed, shall receive all of the fringe benefits made available to state civil service employees excluded from representation under civil service rules.
    (10) A county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(b) shall receive the fringe benefits provided by the county for juvenile court employees.
    (11) This section shall not prohibit a person employed as an assistant county juvenile officer as of September 30, 1980 who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) or (b), from filling a vacancy in the county juvenile officer's position.
    (12) As used in this section, "population" means the most recent population projection issued by the department of management and budget for the state.
    


History: 1919, Ex. Sess., Act 22, Eff. Sept. 25, 1919 ;-- Am. 1921, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 25, Imd. Eff. June 15, 1921 ;-- Am. 1923, Act 244, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- CL 1929, 8203 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 150, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- Am. 1943, Act 220, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1943 ;-- Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 11, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1944 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 176, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- Am. 1947, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 3, Imd. Eff. Nov. 12, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 400.251 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1951 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 115, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 285, Eff. July 1, 1957 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 111, Imd. Eff. Apr. 26, 1960 ;-- Am. 1961, Act 31, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 95, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 108, Eff. July 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 212, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 315, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1974 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 377, Eff. Oct. 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 374, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985





400.252 County juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer; options; election.

Sec. 2.

     A person employed as a county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer as of September 30, 1980 shall elect 1 of the following options before October 1, 1980:
    (a) To receive the applicable salary specified in section 1(3) or (4) and the expenses specified in section 1(5), and to participate in the retirement program provided by the state employees' retirement system in Act No. 240 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 38.1 to 38.47 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and fringe benefits provided by the state civil service commission rules for members in state classified service, including retirement and insurance programs, sick leave, annual leave, and holidays as provided in section 1(7) and subject to section 4.
    (b) To receive the applicable salary specified in section 1(3) or (4), the expenses specified in section 1(5), the fringe benefits prescribed in section 1(8), and the retirement program provided by the state employees' retirement system in Act No. 240 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended. A person electing this option shall not participate in, nor be subject to, the fringe benefits provided by the state civil service commission rules for members in state classified service.
    (c) To receive the salary, expenses, and fringe benefits provided by the county to juvenile court employees under section 3. This option shall not be elected without the approval of the presiding judge of the probate court for the county.


History: 1919, Ex. Sess., Act 22, Eff. Sept. 25, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 8204 ;-- CL 1948, 400.252 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980





400.253 Employment of county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer subject to section; salary, expenses, and fringe benefits; annual grant; salary adjustment; “population” defined.

Sec. 3.

    (1) This section shall apply to a person who commences employment as a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer after September 30, 1980, and to a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(c).
    (2) A county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer subject to this section shall be employed in the same manner as other juvenile court employees are employed in the county in which the officer serves and shall receive only the salary, expenses, and fringe benefits provided by the county in which the officer serves.
    (3) The state shall make an annual grant to each county for the employment of county juvenile officers and assistant county juvenile officers. The amount of the grant is established as follows:
Population of County Grant
Less than 75,000 $ 17,200.00
75,001 to 150,000 $ 33,200.00
150,001 to 250,000 $ 49,300.00
250,001 to 500,000 $ 81,400.00
More than 500,000 $ 113,500.00
(4) The amount of the grant established in subsection (3) shall be reduced by $17,200.00 for each county juvenile officer and by $16,200.00 for each assistant county juvenile officer serving in the county who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) or (b). Subject to approval by the senate and house appropriations committees, the amount of the grant designated in subsection (3) shall be adjusted annually by the same percentage as the annual salary adjustment made for state civil service employees excluded from representation under civil service rules.
    (5) A grant made under this section shall be paid by the state treasurer pursuant to the accounting laws of the state and shall be subject to audit by the auditor general. A grant made under this section shall be used solely for the purpose stated in subsection (3).
    (6) As used in this section, "population" means the most recent population projection for this state issued by the department of management and budget.
    


History: Add. 1971, Act 212, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 374, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985





400.254 Fringe benefits of county juvenile officer or assistant county juvenile officer electing option under MCL 400.252(a); conditions.

Sec. 4.

     The fringe benefits of a county juvenile officer or an assistant county juvenile officer who elects the option prescribed in section 2(a) are subject to the following conditions:
    (a) Annual leave accumulated before October 1, 1978, under a formal county policy shall be credited to the officer's annual leave balance. This leave may be used during the officer's service. When the officer separates from service as an officer, the time credited under this subdivision shall be subtracted from the officer's annual leave balance before payment by this state of the unused annual leave.
    (b) Sick leave accumulated before October 1, 1978, under a formal county policy shall be credited to the officer's sick leave balance. This leave may be used during the officer's service and shall be included in the sick leave balance for purposes of long-term disability insurance computation. Upon retirement or death or separation from service as an officer, the time credited under this subdivision shall be subtracted from the officer's sick leave balance before payment by this state of a prorated amount for unused sick leave.
    (c) For purposes of longevity computation, a person shall not be considered to have begun service as an officer before October 1, 1978.
    (d) For purposes of determining earned sick leave, annual leave, and longevity, a biweekly work period shall consist of the standard number of hours during a standard 2-week period worked by the employees of the probate court of the county in which the officer serves.


History: Add. 1980, Act 248, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1980



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