HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1977.10.11 - 13334September 15, 1977
Miscellaneous Resolution No
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT - Robert W. Page
IN RE: POLICY OF INCLUSION OF ART WORKS IN COUNTY FACILITIES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, H.R. 7233 proposes to establish an Art bank in the Congress for the
purpose of selecting American works of art for display in the House and Senate Office
Buildings; and
WHEREAS, H.B, 4249 currently being considered in the state legislature proposes
to declare a policy of state for engendering programs to integrate art into state buildings, to
provide for those programs, create an advisory commission and to establish a fund to finance
the purposes of the proposed legislation; and
WHEREAS, your Committee in concurrence with the Oakland County Culture
Council recommends that a policy be adopted by the County of Oakland that would provide
for the inclusion of objects of art in remodeled or proposed new County facilities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the County of Oakland hereby adopts
a policy whereby future capitol improvements or new construction of Oakland County
facilities contain in their specifications a provision that would provide for the acquisition
and use of appropriate works of art to enhance the value and purpose of spaces, surfaces
or settings or a combination thereof of the buildings owned, leased or being remodeled or
constructed by the County wherever feasible.
The General Government Committee by Robert W. Page, Chairman, moves the
adoption of the foregoing resolution,
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
8 66
#8166 October 11, 1977
Moved by Page supported by Fortino that resolution #8166 be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Wilcox supported by Fortino the resolution be amended in the
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph after the words "wherever feasible" add
"and where funds are available".
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper,
Kelly, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Page, Patterson,
Pernick, Peterson, Price, Simson, Wilcox, Aaron. (23)
NAYS: Lanni. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, Resolution #8166 as amended,
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
.ad.o.p.te.d. Jay. .the. Dak.1 arid. County, Board. of . Comm iss Ol-,1Q CS
..............
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. 19,11
Lynn D. Allen..... ............ .....Clerk
.............. ,..........,.....Deputy Clerk