HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1983.11.17 - 11720Miscellaneous Resolution # 83317 November 17, 1983
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 307 - ESTABLISHING AN INTERSTATE
COMPACT FOR PLACING CHILD'EN FOR ADOPTION.
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF' COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Senate Bill 307 would provide for an interstate
compact, or agreement, on the placement of children in a suitable
environment with persons or institutions having appropriate quali-
fications and facilities; and
WHEREAS in addition to providing for agreements between
Michigan and its subdivisions and other states and their subdivisions
SB 307 also prescribes powers and duties of the Department of
Social Services, and prescribes jurisdiction of the Probate Courts;
and
WHEREAS in the past it has sometimes been difficult to get
other states to accept responsibility for the return to their state
of youngsters placed in Michigan, but with a compact in place
these difficulties would be minimized.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners takes a position supporting SB 307.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this' resolution
be sent to all state legislators representing Oakland County and
to the county's legislative agent.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee,
; move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Nancy McConnell, Vice Chairperson
#83317 r 17, 1983
this 17th, day of 1 9
Moved by McConnell supported by Gosling the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Aaron, Calandro, Doyon, Foley, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson,
R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Olsen, Page,
Perinoff, Price, Wilcox, J211.
NAYS 7 None, CO)
A sufficient majority havinn 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 _,,i'8317 adopted by the Oakland County Roard of Commisioners
at their meeting held nn Noverlber 17.
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, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
County Clerk/Register of Deeds