HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1977.03.16 - 13269MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION /1 7887 MARCH 17, 1977
BY : GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, ROBERT W. PAGE, CHAIRMAN
IN RE: WELFARE REFORM
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WHEREAS, the current welfare program continues to involve great inequities and disproportionate
burdens among the states of our nation, and the depressed economy and high unemployment rates are
causing large increases in welfare caseloads; and
WHEREAS, Michigan will provide 51,025,000,000 for welfare in 1977, with the state welfare roi
being among the highest in the entire nation, and the resolution of the problems must be undertaken at
the highest levels of government and must take into its scope management of related systems as well--
unemployment insurance, social security, taxes and finance and medicaid; and
WHEREAS, benefits to the unemployed in Michigan are high and many people move to our State
to take advantage of factory jobs which, in many cases, do not materialize, so that those seeking work
become discouraged, remain in the State and become welfare recipients, thus causing the large caseload
increases; and
WHEREAS, Michigan gets back 64.6 6% of the dollars sent to Washington, D. C., and taxes
necessary to support welfare receipients are driving businesses to other states, and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution in 1970, urging Welfare
Reform, a copy of which was sent to our U.S, Senators ond Congressmen whose responses indicated national
welfare reform was necessary and that they would give it serious consideration, and the concepts expressed
in this resolution are in accord with the 1976 Welfare Reform Program drafted by NACO,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges Congress
to immediately establish a Council of notional government representatives and local officials to review
eligibility requirements, benefit payment levels and overlaps of the welfare programs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to President James E. Carter, United
States Senators Reigie and Griffin, United States Representatives Bonior, Brodhead, Blanchard, Broomfield;
Governor William Milliken , Social Services Director, John Dempsey and all the State Legislators serving
Oakland County.
MR. CHAIRMAN, the General Government Committee, by Robert W. Page, Chairman, moves the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
#7887 March 17, 1977
Moved by Simson supported by Murphy the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper, Kelly, Lanni, McConnell,
McDonald, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Page, Patterson, Pernick, Peterson, Price,
Roth, Simson, Wilcox, Aaron, Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, (24)
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 #7887 adopted by the Oakland County Board
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of Commissioners at their meeting held on March 17, 1977.
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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
this ...... , , ....day of.. .1,9 — 77
Lynn D. Allen ...... ................Clerk
By Deputy Clerk