HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1983.03.30 - 11648Miscellaneous Resolution 83089 March 31, 1983
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT CO1V4MITTEE-John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL 4228-STATE TAKEOVER OF COURTS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, in the past the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
has requested that legislators from Oakland County oppose application to Oakland
County of Act 438 of the Public Acts of 1980, the Judicial Takeover Act; and
WHEREAS, House Bill 4228 would accomplish the same objective as
Act 438 and extend takeover to the Probate and District Courts; and
WHEREAS, FIB 4228 is vague in many areas and has provisions that
would be detrimental to judicial efficiency and to the application of innovative
techniques which quicken and improve justice while deterring increased costs; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Management and Budget has
indicated that the increased cost of this legislation to Michigan taxpayers would
exceed $141 million, excluding additional support personnel; and
WHEREAS, provisions of HB 4228 would commandeer county property and
would mandate costs in apparent violation of Article IX of the State Constitution; and
WHEREAS, there is a real danger of greater cost, fragmentation, dilution
and removal of control, less judicial expediency and loss of accountability because
of the removal of incentives to improve operations between courts; and
WHEREAS, there has been no determination of any benefits to either
users of the judicial system or the taxpayers under HB 4228; and
WHEREAS, the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court and the State Association
of County Clerks have opposed further state takeover of the courts.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners vigorously oppose HB 4228.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to
all legislators representing Oakland County, to the County's legislative agent,
to the Michigan Association of Counties, to the Michigan Association of County
Clerks and to all other counties in Michigan.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Johfi -E. Olsen, Chairperson
#83089 March 31, 1983
31st day of March 1983
ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
Moved by Olsen supported by Jackson the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Moffitt, Moore, Olsen, Rewold, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandra, Foley,
Fortino, Geary, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, McConnell. (17)
NAYS: McPherson, Pernick, Price, Aaron. (4)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, 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 #83089 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on March 31, 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
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