HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1985.09.12 - 11232Miscellaneous Resolution 85266 September 12, 1985
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: Proposed Legislation Calling for Four-Year Terms
for County Commissioners (Support)
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, State Senators, some county officials and township officials
are elected for terms of four years; and
WHEREAS, county commissioners are required by state law to serve
two-year terms, and thus are obligated to campaign twice as frequently for
re-election as those with four-year terms; and
WHEREAS, a four-year term for county commissioners would provide
greater continuity in county government; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Association of Counties is urging in its 1985-86
Legislative Platform that legislation calling for four-year county commissioner
terms be introduced and passed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports the four-year terms for county commissioners.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to all state legislators from Oakland County and to the County's Legislative
Agent.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee,
I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
12th day of ber 19 85
ALLEN
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September 12, 1985 #85266
Moved by Skarritt supported by Moore the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Doyon supported by Moffitt the resolution be amended in the 2nd
WHEREAS paragraph by deleting "and thus are obligated to campaign twice as frequently
for re-election as those with four-year terms".
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Skarritt,
Webb, Wilcox. Aaron, Caddell, Calandra, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law,
McDonald. (21)
NAYS: McPherson, Doyon, Richard Kuhn. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended, was
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 the attached
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on September 12, 1985
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
this
Coun/y Clerk/Register of Deeds