HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1983.05.19 - 11679Miscellaneous Resolution 83137 May 19) 1983
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILLS 4 and 5 - Jailing for Contempt of Court
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Senate Bills 4 and 5 have been introduced as a package with
the enactment of either one contingent upon the enactment of the other; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 4 would provide that a person convicted of a crime
or contempt of court and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of between one and
two years may be sent to a jail rather than to a state penal institution; and
WHEREAS, under existing law a person convicted of contempt of court
with a sentence of one year or less shall be confined to a jail rather than a
state institution; and
WHEREAS, by permitting the placement in jails of people sentenced to
two years, rather than the present one year, Senate Bill 4 would be shifting
the state's prison overcrowding problem to local governmental units; and
WHEREAS, the related bill, Senate Bill 5, provides for state reimbursement
to counties for the cost of housing prisoners who have been convict,ed of a felony; and
WHEREAS, while Senate Bill 5 seems at first glance to be beneficial to
counties, the amount of reimbursement to counties shall be determined by the
office of criminal justice; and
WHEREAS, in addition to interjecting the state's judgement on what is
fair cost, Senate Bill 5 also provides that reimbursement to counties is contingent
an many factors including compliance with state statutes and rules which could be
a debatable issue that would be difficult, if not impossible, to resolve.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners opposes both Senate Bill 14 and Senate Bill 5.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all
legislators representing Oakland County and to the legislative agent.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee,
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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JolFrit-E. Olsen, Chairperson
#83I37 May 19, 1983
19th this 198 3 day of 7-1472=
LYNN D/ ALLEN, County Clerk/Register of De
May
Moved by Olsen supported by Moore the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Foley, Fortino, Geary, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn, Lanni,
McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Price,
Rewold, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Doyon. (23)
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
Miscellaneous Resolution #83137 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on May 19, 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, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan