HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1983.06.09 - 11572June 9, 1983
l',111-scellaneous Resolution # 83162
BY Roy Revqold, County Commissioner : District :416
Bert Jackson, County Commissioner, District #22
!Ralph Nelson, County Commissioner, District #6
RE: Notice to the SEMTA (Southeast Michigan Transportation Authority)
Board
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted 1Viis-
cellaneous_ Resolution #83073 on March 31st, 1983, expressing support for a
modified regional improvement plan for public transportation and requesting,
the SET',/ITA Board to ac,Tee to the terms of the Oakland County Transit Service
Agreement made a part of the resolution; and
WHEREAS the SEMTA Board has not agreed to the terms of the Oakland
County Transit Service Agreement and has not executed the agreement forwarded
to it for that Purpose; and
WHEREAS in the absence of formal acceptance by the SEMTA Board, to
be demonstrated by the execution of the Oakland County Transit Service
Agreement, there is no consensus acceptable to the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners on a regional plan for public tronsportatien; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners opposes the
imposition of any additional taxes on its citizens for the purpose of public
transportation,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners hereby gives notice to the SEMTA Board that if execution of
the Oakland County Transit Service Agreement is not made by the SE;k:ITA Board
on or before 5:00 n. m., July 12, 1983, Miscellaneous Resolution t83078 is
of no for and effect and the Oakland County Transit Service Agreement is
of no force and effect.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Oakland County hereby gives notice
to the SEMTA Board_ that if any additional taxes, which have not been
xoproved by the voters of Oakland County, are imposed on the Oakland County
residents, for the purposes of present or future public transportation, Mis-
cellaneous Resolution #83078 is of no force and effect and the Oakland County -
Transit Service Agreement is of no force and effect,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the adoption of this resolution hereby
nullifies any !previous resolutions and/or portions of resolutions in conflict herewith.
Mr. „Cilairpersonove move the adoption of t,i,-,i_e_far,,enoircl resolution.
June 10th day of 198 3
3162
Moved by Rewold supported by Nelson the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Rewold supported by Gosling the rules be suspended for
immediate consideration of the resolution.
AYES.: S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt,
Nelsbn, Olsen, Page, Rewold, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandra Fortino, Gosling, Hobart,
Jackson, R. Kuhn. (19)
NAYS: Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Doyon, Foley. (7)
A suffietent majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Aaron supported by Perinoff the resolution be laid on the
table.
AYES: McPherson, Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Doyon, Foley. (8)
NAYS: Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Rewold,
cox, Caddell, Calandra, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn. (18)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
_Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt, Nelson, Olsen, Page,
Rewold, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandra, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn,
S. Kuhn, Lanni. (19)
NAYS: Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Doyon, Foley. (7)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
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 I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution # 83162 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on June 10,-1983
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
this
LYNN DiALLEN, Coun y Clerk/Register of Dee
Deputy Clerk