HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1986.02.13 - 10648Miscellaneous Resolution #860H February 13, 1986
BY GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: CONDEMNATION OF THE PRACTICE OF APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladles and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, South Africa includes the Republic of South Africa,
all territories under the administration of the Republic of South
Africa and the "homelands" to which South African blacksare assigned
on the basis of ethnic or tribal origin; and
WHEREAS, the government of South Africa includes agencies,
instrumentalities and enterprises, all of which are controlled
either directly or indirectly by the government; and
WHEREAS, South Africa has long practiced an offensive system
of racial apartheid that deprives persons of their civil rights;
and
WHEREAS, reasonable and just people throughout the United
States are troubled by the discrimination that prevails in South
Africa.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissionerg7go on record as condemning the practice of apartheid
in South Africa.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
sent to the Michigan Congressional delegation.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Commit-
tee, I move the adoption. of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
400W.
13th day of February 19 86
ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
Y86011 February 13, 1986
Moved by Olsen supported by Nelson the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Holland, Richard Kuhn, Susan Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McPherson,
Moffitt, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Perinoff, Price, Rewold, Skarritt, Webb, Wilcox, Aaron,
Caddell, Doyon, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. 1
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
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COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that 1 have compared the annexed copy of the attached
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on February 13, 1986
with the orginial 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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