HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1977.03.16 - 13275March 17, 1977
RESOLUTION NO. 7900
-RE: APPOINTMENT OF OAKLAND COUNTY
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MEMBERS TOSOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BY: MR. RICHARD R. WILCOX
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
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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.
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—Richard E: Wilcox
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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.