HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2010.04.22 - 10002REPORT #10066 April 22, 2010
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #10066 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNIZING APRIL 24, 2010 AS
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson. Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee. having considered the above titled resolution on April
12, 2010, hereby recommends that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
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Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Capello absent.
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolut
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 110066
BY: Commissioners Shelley G. Taub, District #16, and Eric Coleman,
District #23
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RECOGNIZING APRIL 24, 2010 AS ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen;
WHEREAS Armenians mark the date April 24, 1915 as the start of the
Armenian Genocide, and
WHEREAS by P.A. 558 of 2002 "the Michigan Legislature declares that
April 24 of each year shall be the Michigan day of remembrance of the
Armenian genocide of 1915-1923 and that the period beginning on the
Sunday before that day through the following Sunday shall be the days
of remembrance in this state, in memory of the victims of the genocide,
and in honor of the survivors". and
WHEREAS the history of the Armenian Genocide offers an opportunity for
the world to reflect upon the moral responsibiliries of individuals,
societies and governments, and
WHEREAS the Armenian Genocide was carried out by the "Young Turk"
government of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1916, and
WHEREAS the Armenian Genocide occurred in a systematic fashion, first
disarming Armenians in the army, then killing Armenian political and
intellectual leaders on April 24, 1915, and finally marching Armenians
to concentration camps in the desert where they died of starvation and
thirst, proving that it was directed by the Young Turk Government, and
WHEREAS historians estimate that one and a half million Armenians were
killed during the genocide, and
WHEREAS the Armenian Genocide was condemned at the time by
representatives of the British, French, Russian, German, and Austrian
governments as well as the American Government, and
WHEREAS President Bush issued a news release in 1990 calling on all
Americans to join with Armenians on April 24 in commemorating "the more
than a million Armenian people who were victims"., and
WHEREAS President Clinton issued a news release on April 24, 1994, to
commemorate the "tragedy" that befell the Armenians in 1915, and
WHEREAS Senator Obama while campaigning for the Presidency repeatedly
commented that the Armenian Genocide was unequivocal and as President
he would assure that the U.S. Government recognized the event as
Genocide, and
WHEREAS April 24, 2010 will mark the 95 th anniversary of the beginning
of the Armenian Genocide. This day wil] be set aside for remembering
the victims of the Genocide and for reminding Americans and the world
of what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred,
indifference and intolerance are allowed to manifest and grow, and
WHEREAS as we remember the Genocide and persecution of far too many
others - both preceding and since the Armenian Genocide - the lessons
of the Genocide must never be lost as we continue to dedicate ourselves
to preserving the spirit of freedom and justice for all people.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners recognize April 24, 2010 Armenian Genocide Remembrance
Day. When we memorialize the past, we preserve the knowledge to
actively uphold the principles of individual freedom as we face the
challenges of tomorrow.
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Resolution #10066 March 25. 2010
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #10066 April 22, 2010
Moved by Long supported by Woodward the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Burns, Capelio, Coleman, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel,
Hatchett, Jacobsen, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz,
Scott, Taub, Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPROVE MAEGOING RESOLUTEON
ACTING PURSUANT TO 1973 PA 139
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 22,
2010. with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 22nd day of April, 2010.
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Ruth Johnson, County Clerk