HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1980.05.22 - 12082May 22, 1980
Miscellaneous Resolution
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
RE: OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL 5464, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, House Bill 5464 amends Act 338 of the Public Acts of 1974 (the Economic
Development Corporations Act) by requiring payment of prevailing wage and fringe benefit
rates to all persons working on an Economic Development Corporation project; and
WHEREAS, the state has already provided protection to workers through the minimum
wage law and other wage and fringe benefit regulations and
WHEREAS, any firm wishing to hire competent employees must compete in the
marketplace for existing labor and will likely have to pay prevailing wages.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
opposes House Bill 5464,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk be directed to forward copies of
this resolution to Oakland County's state legislators and to the county's legislative agent,
Mr, Chairperson, the General Government Committee moves the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
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#9413 May 22, 1980
Moved by Dunaskiss supported by Murphy the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Price supported by Moore the resolution be referred to the
Public Services Committee.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Moore, Pernick, Price, Aaron, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Kelly,
Lewand. (9)
NAYS: McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Patterson, Peterson,
Wilcox, Caddell, Dunaskiss, Gabler, Gorsline, Hobart, Hoot. (14)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Moffitt, Mentante, Moxley, Murphy, Page, Patterson, Peterson,
Wilcox, Caddell, Dunaskiss, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline, Hobart, Hoot, Kasper. (16)
NAYS: Moore, Pernick, Price, Aaron, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Kelly, Lewand. (8)
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 #9413 adopted by the Oakland County Board of .....
Commissioners at their meeting held on May 22, 1980
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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
22nd May 80 this day of.......... ...... 19....
Lynn D. Allen Clerk
By Deputy Clerk