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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1977.03.16 - 13275March 17, 1977 RESOLUTION NO. 7900 -RE: APPOINTMENT OF OAKLAND COUNTY -- MEMBERS TOSOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BY: MR. RICHARD R. WILCOX TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: FF. WHEREAS, Act 204 of the Public Acts of 1967, as amended, is the Act which creates Metropolitan Transit Authorities; and WHEREAS, the Southeast Michigan Transportation Authority, - which was created pursuant to said Act, provides that in the County of Oakland, which is entitled to three (3) members on the Southeast Michigan Transportation Authority, the first member is to be selected by the Oakland•County Board of Commissioners and any subsequent members are to be selected by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments; and WHEREAS, the Act also provides that in Macomb County and Wayne County lying outside the corporate limits of thei.ty of Detroit, the first and any subsequent members shall be selected by their respective County Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS, there is no justification to have the members from Oakland County selected by any other manner than that which applies to Macomb and Wayne Counties, that is, the members to be appointed by the County Board of Commissioners. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED . that the County of Oakland submit to the legisla -Wre an amendment to Act 204 of the Public Acts . of 1967, as amended, to permit the Oakland- County Board of Commissioners to appoint the first and any subsequent members to which it may be entitled to the Southeast Michigan Transportation Authority. MR. CHAIRMAN, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. /42 0 /- —Richard E: Wilcox C #7 900 Moved by WilcoX supported by Lanni the rules be suspended for immediate consideration of the resolution. AYES: Corsline, Hoot, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald, Montante, Moxley, Murphy,. Page, Patterson, Peterson, Simson, Wilcox, DiGiovanni, Gabler. (15) NAYS: Kasper, Kelly, Pernick, Price, Roth, Daly, Fortino. (7) A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed. The Chairman referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.