HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1974.09.19 - 10466September 19, 1974
RESOLUTION NO, 6832
RE: CREATION OF COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS
BY: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, there exists a continuing need for reasons of
public health and welfare for water supply facilities and services,
sewage disposal facilities and services, refuse disposal facilities
and services, lake improvements and erosion control projects in
several portions of the County of Oakland; and
WHEREAS, from previous study and examination of the means
of providing such facilities and services, improvements and pro-
jects it appears that the most satisfactory way to do so is on a
cooperative basis through the County of Oakland whereby the Board
of Commissioners and various agencies and departments of the County
can plan and coordinate such facilities and services to provide the
same most expeditiously and at the least cost to the citizens and
units of local government of the County; and
WHEREAS, the County of Oakland has heretofore cooperated
with many units of local government in the County to establish and
finance water supply, sewage disposal and refuse disposal systems
in the County and has now under study lake improvements and erosion
control projects, all pursuant to the provisions of Act No 185 of
the Public Acts of 1957, as amended, the County Public Works Act,
and the County of Oakland has heretofore authorized and/or issued
approximately $36,000,000 of water supply bonds and $174,000,000
of sewage disposal bonds, all pursuant to said Act No 185, with
respect to which contract obligations of the County of Oakland
have been created in favor of bondholders and of local units
of government which cannot be impaired or adversely affected and,.
therefore, require the County of Oakland to continue to avail
itself of the powers and duties created pursuant to said Act No.
185 so that a Department and Board of Public Works must be re-
created; and
WHEREAS, the re-creation of a County Department of Public
Works under Act No. 185 of Michigan Public Acts of 1957, as amended,
will continue to make county assistance and financing most readily
available and usable for such purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMIS-
SIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND, as follows:
1. That in accordance with the provisions of Public Act
No. 185, Public Acts of 1957 of -the State of Michigan, M.S.A. S
5.570 (1) et seq., there is hereby established an Oakland County
Department of Public Works for the administration of the powers
conferred upon the County by the teLms of said Act.
2. That a Board of Public Works consisting of seven
members, including six commissioners and the County Drain Commis-
sioner, is hereby appointed to administer the department.
3. That the said Department of Public Works shall acquire
and construct such water supply, sewage disposal and refuse disposal
systems and lake improvements and erosion control projects as may
be established by the County of Oakland by .action of this Board of
Commissioners and shall perform such other functions and duties as
may be delegated to said Department by this Board ofCommissioners
or by law.
Ravert F. , Chairman
PUBLIC WORKS COMT
4. That the appropriation heretofore made for the County
fiscal year 1974 for operation of the Oakland County Department of
Public Works is hereby continued for the remainder of said fiscal
year.
5, That the members of the Board of Public Works shall
serve on said Board for the following terms, to-wit:
The County Drain Commissioner for a term of
two years terminating January 1, 1977.
(Such term shall be filled by the person
from time to time holding the office of
County Drain Commissioner).
Two Commissioners for a term of one year
terminating January 1, 1976.
Two Commissioners for a term of two years
terminating January 1, 1977.
Two Commissioners for a term of three years
terminating January 1, 1978.
At the expiration of the foregoing described terms successors
shall serve for a term of three years. Any Commissioner member of
said Board of Public Works who shall cease to hold the office of
Commissioner shall automatically vacate his term of membership on
said Board and a successor Commissioner shall be chosen to fill out
the unexpired portion of the term so vacated.
The Public Works Committee, by Mr. Robert F. Patnales, Chairman,
moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Moved by Patnales supported by liebart the resdlution be adopted.
DiscuSsion followed,
AYES coy-, Douglas, Dunleavy, Gabler, Hobart, Hoot,Houghten, Kasper,'
Lennon, Mathews, Moffitt, Nowak, Patnales, Perinoff; Pernick, Richardson, Vogt,
Wilcox, Nrman, BrothertonButton. (21)
; . NAYS: Olson, Quinn, W31ker; (3)
- A sufficient majority having voted —therefor, the resolution as adopted
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
resolution 1i.6832 adopted by the Board of Commissioners at their meeting
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with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
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Lynn D.
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