HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2010.07.22 - 10110REPORT July 22, 2010
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #10126 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE
BILL 6092 TO INCREASE OAKLAND COUNTY'S SHARE OF WATERCRAFT
REGISTRATION FEES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on July
12, 2010, hereby recommends that the resolution be amended to incorporate those paragraphs in
MR #10151 that do not contain redundancies as follows.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #10126
BY: Tim Greimel, Tim Burns, Christine Long, Michael Gingell
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 6092 TO
INCREASE OAKLAND COUNTY'S SHARE OF WATERCRAFT REGISTRATION FEES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County has over 460 lakes and approximately 90,000 registered boats; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has the most registered boats in the state; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Marine Division had a sergeant, two full time deputies, 45 part -time
deputies and 30 boats on 24 Oakland County lakes in 2009; and
WHEREAS Oakland County only receives approximately 25 cents on the dollar on what Oakland County
watercraft owners send to the State of Michigan in watercraft registration fees; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is not receiving its fair share of watercraft registration fees: and
WHEREAS this unfair allocation of watercraft registration fees has contriouted to the Oakland County Sheriff
Department's decision to no longer regular marine patrols on Oakland County's lakes free-of-charge to
Oakland County's municipalities: and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff Department had to cut $13.3 million dollars out of their budget
due to falling revenue; and
WHEREAS of the $13.3 million dollars the Sheriff cut from the budget, $1.4 million was for the Marine
Division; and
WHEREAS it is the responsibility of the State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to
patrol inland lakes; and
WHEREAS the DNR has two (2) DNR Officers for all of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS State Representative Eileen Kowall has introduced House Bill 6092 to ensure that at least 49
percent of all watercraft registration fees are returned to counties to fund marine safety education and marine
patrols: and
WHEREAS House Bill 6092 would also require the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and
Environment to use a transparent funding formula in determining how much money each county receives in
watercraft registration fees.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby supports
House Bill 6092, encourages both houses of the Michigan Legislature to pass it. arid encourages Governor
Jennifer Gran helm to sign it into law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that the Oakland
County Clerk send copies of this resolution to all members of the Michigan Legislature and to Governor
Jennifer Granholm.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
TIM GREIMEL. TIM BURNS, DAVID COULTER,
GARY fvloGILLIVRAY, HELAINE ZACK, ERIC
COLEMAN, DAVID WOODWARD. MARCIA
GERSHENSON, JIM NASH, CHRISTINE LONG,
MATTIE HATCHETT, SHELLEY TAUB. MICHAEL
GINGELL
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Potts and Capello absent.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 10125
BY: Tim Greimel, District #11 • 770-7 /3 Lrt / C., k 1 /- 41 ,ft:eke/
RE: Board of Commissioners — Resolution in Support of House Bill 6092 to Increase
Oakland County's Share of Watercraft Registration Fees /1±.? TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Oakland County only receives approximately 25 cents on the dollar on what
Oakland County watercraft owners send to the State of Michigan in watercraft registration fees ;
and
WHEREAS, Oakland County is not receiving its fair share of watercraft registration fees, and
WHEREAS, this unfair allocation of watercraft registration fees has contributed to the Oakland
County Sheriff Department's decision to no longer regular marine patrols on Oakland County's
lakes free-of-charge to Oakland Countys municipalities; and
WHEREAS, State Representative Eileen Kowall has introduced House Bill 6092 to ensure that
at least 49 percent of all watercraft registration fees are returned to counties to fund marine
safety education and marine patrols: and
WHEREAS, House Bill 6092 would also require the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
and Environment to use a transparent funding formula in determining how much money each
county receives in watercraft registration fees;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby supports House Bill 6092, encourages both houses of the Michigan Legislature to pass
it, and encourages Governor Jennifer Granholm to sign it into law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that
the Oakland County Clerk send copies of this resolution to all members of the Michigan
Legislature and to Governor Jennifer Granholm.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #10125 July 22, 2010
Moved by Long supported by Greimel the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Greimel the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Long supported by Greimel the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in the
General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Girgell, Gosselin, Greimel, Hatchett, Jackson, Jacobsen,
Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard,
Burns. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I. 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 July 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 July, 2010.
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Ruth Johnson, County Clerk