HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1977.12.01 - 13091December 1, 1977
Misc, Res. 8259
Re: Opposition to HB 5187 and SB 735, Additional judges for 6th judicial Circuit . _
By General Government Committee, Robert W. Paae Chairman
To The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladles and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, HB 5187 would provide seven additional Circuit Judges for Oakland
County and S.B. 735 would provide five additional Circuit _lodges for this County, and
WHEREAS, your Committee recommends opposition to HB 5187 and S .13, 735 for reasons fhot
such legislation is not needed and is not in the best interests of the County of Oakland, and
WHEREAS, your Committee has reviewed statistical information concerning the present
operation of the 6th Judicial Circuit, Oakland County; and is of the opinion that no new
Circuit Judges are needed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby opposes HB 5187 and SB 735 as not being in the best interests of the County of Oakland
and is also opposed to the addition of any Circuit Judges in this County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of the foregoing resolution be forwarded
to Oakland County's State Legislators and the County's Legislative Agent.
The General Government Committee, by Robert W. Page, Chairman, moves the adoption
of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
#8259 December 1, 1977
Moved by Page supported by Patterson the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Perinoff supported by Daly the resolution be referred back
to the Special Judiciary Committee.
Discussion followed.
Vote on referral:
AYES: Price, Roth, Aaron, Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Kelly,
Perinoff, Pernick. (11)
NAYS: Peterson, Simson, Wilcox, Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper, Lanni, McConnell,
McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Olson, Page, Patterson. (16)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Moved by Fortino supported by Daly the resolution be amended in the
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph by deleting the words "and is also
opposed to the addition of any Circuit Judges in this County".
AYES: Fortino, Perinoff, Pernick. (3)
NAYS: Price, Roth, Simson, Wilcox, Aaron, Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Gabler,
Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper, Kelly, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante,
Moxley, Murphy, Olson, Page, Patterson, Peterson. (24)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Roth, Simson, Wilcox, Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsiine,
Hoot, Kasper, Kelly, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley,
Murphy, Olson, Page, Patterson, Peterson. (23)
NAYS: Aaron, Perinoff, Pernick, Price. (4)
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 T have compared the annexed copy of
Resolution #8259 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their
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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
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Lynn D. Allen....... Clerk
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