HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1977.10.20 - 13363Pn'y) October 20, 1977 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - Robert W. Page, Chairman
RE: OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL #4840
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairmen, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the State Legislature Is presently considering the adoption of House
Bill 4840, a bill to allow electors in all Michigan Counties except Wayne to petition for
referendum as to whether County Road Commissioners should ke elected or appointed, and
WHEREAS, enactment of this legislation would diminish control of road Commissioners
selection by the Board of Commissioners, and in Counties with high density population areas,
road commissioners might all he elected from only one section of the County,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
goes on record opposing the adoption of House Bill 4840 and directs that certified copies of
this resolution be sent to the County's State Legislative representatives and the County
Legislative Agent,
The General Government Committee, by Robert W. Chairman, moves the
adoption of the foregoing resolution,
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
#8222 October 20, 1977
Moved by Page supported by Perinoff the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Aaron supported by Gorsline the resolution be amended by adding
another NOW THEREFORE clause to read, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners does call to the attention of our State Legislature
its previous position to the affect that in those counties under Act 139, the
Road Commission should be abolished and its duties and functions should become
general government powers with the County Board of Commissioners setting policies
and the County Executive administrating that policy."
Vote on amendment:
AYES: McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Olson, Patterson,
Peterson, Price, Simson, Aaron, Daly, Doyon, Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper,
Kelly, McConnell. (19)
NAYS: Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Roth, Wilcox, DiGiovanni, Fortino, Lanni. (8)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Olson, Patterson, Peterson, Aaron,
Daly, Doyon, Gabler, Gorsline, Kasper, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald. (16)
NAYS: Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Roth, Simson, Wilcox, DiGiovanni,
Fortino, Hoot, Kelly. (11)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution 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
Miscellaneous Resolution #8222 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners at their meeting held on October 20, 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 20th October 77 .......
Lynn D. Allen Clerk
Clerk