HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1983.12.08 - 11481December 8, 1983
Miscellaneous Resolution # 83361
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 4880 - TO INCLUDE FEMALE PRISONERS
IN WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS IF SO ORDERED BY BOARDS OF
COMMISSIONERS.
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS under existing law a County Board of Commissioners by
resolution may order that males over the age of 18 who are imprisoned
in the county jail and capable of performing manual labor shall be required
to work on public projects; and
WHEREAS in recent years more and more females have entered the
work force in manual labor jobs and have generally performed adequately
in this type of work; and
WHEREAS House Bill 4880 would simply expound the authority of
Boards of Commissioners to order female prisoners to perform work relief
tasks.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports House Bill 4880.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to
the Senators representing Oakland County and to the county's legislative
agent.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Generat Government Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Johri E7.701sen, Chairperson
December 8, 1983 #83361
Moved by Olsen supported by Lanni the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Price, Rewold, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell ., Calandra Doyon, Foley, Fortino,
Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson,
Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Perinoff, Pernick. (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
Misrellfl neous Recolutinn f83361 adopted h . .114 N,i 41
Commissioners at their meeting 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 myhand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this 8th day of pecembgr 19 83
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Coun/y ClerVRegister of Deeds