HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1983.12.08 - 11478Miscellaneous Resolution # 83358 December 8, 1983
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: AMENDMENTS TO P. A. 139 of 1973: HOUSE BILL 4842
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, House Bill 4842 would amend Act 139 of the Public Acts of 1973 to
allow boards of county commissioners to call a special election to abolish the county executive
form of government; and
WHEREAS, Public Act 139, as enacted, provides mechanisms for making such changes
in the form of county government at regularly scheduled elections; and
WHEREAS, Oakland County opposes the holding of special elections for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 4842 proposes differing criteria solely on the basis of population
for counties operating under Public Act 139; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of uniformity and equity„ Oakland County opposes such
distinctions between counties operating under Public Act 139.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
opposes House Bill 4842.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all 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 CO ,,Y,A,ITTEE
Joi-Th E.,- Olsen, Chairperson
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ALLEN
Moved by Olsen supported by Lanni the resolution be adopted,
AYES: Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Rewold, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell,
Calandro, Doyon, Foley, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn,
Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Olsen (26)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution 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
Commissioners at their meettng held on December 8, 1983
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
Counity Clerk/Register of Deeds