HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1976.03.17 - 14281April 13, 1976
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
In Rd: Merger of the Department of Public Works and the
Drain Commissioner
Henry W. Hoot
To: The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners of the County of Oakland
on March 4, 1976. adopted Miscellaneous Resolution No 7468
resolving therein to combine the powers, duties, and functions
set forth in Act No 185 of the Public Acts of 1957, as amended,
Act 342 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, and this act into
one (1) county department headed by a Public Works Commissioner
pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of
1956, as amended by Act 170 of 1974, as amended; and
WHEREAS the intent of the Board of the Commissioners of the
County of Oakland in adopting Miscellaneous Resolution 7468 was
to achieve substantial savings in costs of operation and a more
effective and efficient organization of the water management
functions of the County of Oakland which heretofore have been
separated into two departments; and
WHEREAS the savings contemplated and the purposes intended
by the combination of the powers, duties, and functions set forth
above can only be accomplished if these powers, duties and
functions are assumed by one person acting as Public Works
Commissioner; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Drain Commissioner, as an elected
official It continue in office until December 31, 1976;
By:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners declares and states its intention to be that in
the event that the combination of the powers, duties and functions
contemplated by Miscellaneous Resolution 7468 becomes effective,
the Oakland County Board of Commissioners desires and requests that
the Oakland County Drain Commissioner forthwith assume all of the
powers, duties and functions of Public Works Commissioner; and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners declares and states its intention to approve and
ratify. the assumption by the Oakland County Drain Commissioner
of •all of the powers', duties and functions of Public Works
Commissioner.
Henry W. Hoot
#7500
Moved by Hoot supported by Button the resolution be adopted,
AYES: Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Roth, Wilcox, Aaron, Button, Daly,
Dearborn, Douglas, Dunleavy, Fortino, Gabler, Hoot, Lennon, Olson. (17)
NAYS: Patterson, Simmons, Wilson, Houghten, Kasper, McDonald, Moffitt,
Murphy, Nowak. (9)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the Gonuty-of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous resolution #7500 adopted by the Oakland County Board of .............,...,... ...... ....... ..... .. ... . .....
Commissioners at their meeting held on April 13, 1976
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with the original rcord thereof now reainilig 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. 13th ..... ..day of.,!4PT)). 197..
Lynn D. Allen.. .....Clerk
By Deputy Clerk