HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1977.03.16 - 13271March 17, 1977
MISC. RES. 7889
BY: THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
RE: OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL 93
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, your Committee has reviewed Senate Bill 93 which
increases witness fees in a court of record from Twelve Dollars
($12.00) to Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each day and from Six
Dollars ($6.00) to Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each half
day; and
WHEREAS, enactment of this proposed legislation would mandate
an increase in county expenditures for witness fees of Three
Hundred Thirty Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Three Dollars
($30,793.00) per year according to the Management and Budget
Director; and
WHEREAS, legislation (House Bill 4006) has been introduced
that would require state reimbursement to local units of govern-
ments for any costs mandated by the legislature; and
WHEREAS, both the Governor and Speaker of the House have gone
on record as endorsing legislation that requires state reimburse-
ment to local units for any costs mandated by the legislature.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby goes on record as opposing Senate Bill 93.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be for-
warded to the State Legislators representing Oakland County and
to the County's Legislative Agent.
Mr. Chairman, the General Government Committee, by Robert W.
Page, Chairman, moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution
GENERAL GOVERNMENT CONYITTEE
Rbbert W. Page, Chair
#7889 March 17, 1977
Moved by Page supported by Patterson the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Kasper, Kelly, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Montante, Moxley,
Murphy, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Peterson, Price, Roth, Simson,
Wilcox, Aaron, Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gorsline, Hoot. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient maority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted.
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T, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
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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, Illchigan
this U?tb day of,..MPrPh 1.9
Lynn D Allen Clerk
By , .Deputy Clerk