HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1981.11.19 - 13701November 19th, 1981
Miscellaneous Resolution # 81392 BY: General Government Committee - Wallace F.
Gabler, Jr., Chairperson
IN RE: Opposition to House Bill #4979, Amendment to Public Act 139
(Department of Public Works/Oakland County Airport) TO THE OAKLAND
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS
House Bill #4979 as introduced contains language inserted by staff members of
the Legislative Service Bureau that was not requested by the sponsor of the
bill; and WHEREAS the insertion of the word "SHALL" both on line 22 and line 26
of Page 3 (see attached) imposes mandates that were not specified by the bill's
sponsor; and WHEREAS these mandates create confusion, particularly as to the
operational responsibility of the county airport; and WHEREAS the responsibility
for operating the airport program belongs to the County Airport Committee. NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners go on
record as opposing House Bill #4979, unless it is amended to delete the word
"SHALL" in lines 22 and 26 of Page 3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this
resolution be sent to all Oakland County legislators and to the legislative
agent. MR. CHAIRPERSON, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
the adoption of the foregoing resolution. GENERAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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1 (e) The department of corporation counsel if adopted,shall
2 perform as provided by law all civil law functions and provide 3 property
acquisition services for the county as provided by law. 4 (f) The
department of parks and recreation shall develop, 5 maintain, and operate all
county park and recreation facilities 6 and supervise all recreation programs
except where the same is 7 under a board of county road commissioners, or 2
parks and recre 8 ation commission. (g) The department of personnel and
employee relations shall 10 perform all personnel and labor relations functions
for the 11 county. 12 (h) The department of health and environmental
protection 13 shall perform all Public health services for the county and carry
14 on environmental upgrading programs. 15 (i) The department of libraries
shall operate a general 16 library program for the county if no library board or
commission 17 exists and may operate libraries for other governmental and 18
semi-governmental entities. 19 ( The department of public works shall construct,
main 20 tain and operate all county storm and sanitary sewer, sewage 21
disposal, general drainage, and flood control facilities except 22 as the same
are performed by the county drain commissioner; SHALL 23 perform general
engineering, construction, and maintenance func 24 tions for all county
departments and, upon approval of the board, 25 for other governmental and semi
governmental SEMIGOVERNMENTAL ( 26 entities; and SHALL operate the county
airport except where the
27 airport is operated by a board of county road commissioners; MAY
037 1 3 ' 8 7
/ H. 4979
#81392
November 19, 1981 Moved by Gabler
supported by Cagney the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Cagney, Doyon, Fortino, Gabler, Geary, Gosling,
Hobart, Jackson, Kasper, Lanni, McDonald, Montante, Murphy, Patterson, Perinoff,
Pernick, Peterson, Price, Whitlock. (22) NAYS: None. (O) A sufficient majority having
voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, 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 #81392 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their
meeting held on November l9, l98l
with the orginial 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
l9thNovember 1981
LYNN D. ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds