HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1978.11.01 - 12874August 24, 1978
RESOLUTION NO,
RE: RECONSTITUTION OF OAKLAND COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
BY: MR. RICHARD R. WILCOX
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, a number of County Commissioners of both political
parties have, from time to time, commented on the ineffectiveness
of the present 27-member Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the 27-member Board has proven itself to be too
large and unwieldy to efficiently deal with increasingly intricate
and complex county government matters; and
WHEREAS, the increasing complexity of county government
is not well served by a part-time commission; and
WHEREAS, a smaller more expert body would be able to deal
more efficiently with the office of the County Executive.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners requests the Michigan Legislature to enact
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legislation which would County boards of commissioners
in counties having adopted the provisions of Act 139 of the Public 7.7;bereCOSZTra./Tcd
Acts of 1973, as amended,V in the following manner:
The Board to be comprised of 9 elected members representing
districts to be determined in the same manner and for the same
term as currently prescribed by law, on a one-man, one-vote basis.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
8605
#8605 November 2, 1978
Moved by Perinoff supported by Price the rules be suspended for immediate
consideration of Miscellaneous Resolution #8605.
AYES: Murphy, Olson, Perinoff, Pernick, Peterson, Price, Roth, Simson, Wilcox,
Aaron, Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gorsline, Kasper, Kelly, Lanni, McConnell,
McDonald, Moffitt, Montante. (22)
NAYS: Page, Patterson, Gabler, Hoot, Moxley. (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Perinoff supported by Price that Miscellaneous Resolution #8605 be
disapproved,
The Chairperson ruled Mr. Perinoff's motion not proper.
Moved by Gorsline supported by Moffitt that Resolution #8605 be adopted.
Mr. Page presented a Report from the General Government Committee.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Olson, Roth, Simson, Wilcox, Daly, Fortino, Gorsline, Kasper, Kelly,
Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante. (14)
NAYS: Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Peterson, Price, Aaron, DiGiovanni,
Doyon, Gabler, Hoot, Moxley, Murphy, (13)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, Resolution #8605 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 #8605 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on November 2, 1978
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
2nd November __ 78
Lynn D.
Clerk