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RESOLUflON 7677
RE: OP,i7AN!ZED CRiME STRiKE FORCE
BY: MR. HOOT
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY r'''
Mr. Chairman, Ladies ard
WHEREAS, the Oak1anr V t Prosecuted :::resented a proposal for the
need of a locally funded Orrc,,,tAzed Crime Strr,,- Force based on the fact that t!de
State Attorney Office affirms tha . -ized crime exists in Oa -;
County; that it is difficult for ocal police to address
crime problem on a coordinated basis: and that there are no federal .
for such Strike Force; and
the Prosecutor has
locally Strike Force, whose basic st --- Hg would consist of two vaca
Economic Crimes Division positions converted t- two Prose-utor
positions, five additional Prosecutor h-ivest - twocric TrioT
Lawyers and a for at least four From t n Std“,t
Police; and
WHEREAS, the Public Services Committee recognizes the need for orgari -2.r.:
crime investigation in this County and „npprowv:: the establnk. of such an
Organized Crime Strike Force.
NOW THEREFORE BE FT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board f Commissioners
hereby approves the concept of establishing a locally funded C -ce H7dd Crime
Strike Force,
ed the initial establit -dt --, of such
-District fit
#7677 September 2, 197-6
Moved by Hoot supported by Kasper the rules he suspended- for immediate
consideration of the resolution.
Discussion followed.
-AYES: Page, Patterson, Wilcox, Aaron, Dunleavy, Gabler, Hoot, Houghten, Kasper,
Moffitt, Murphy, Nowak. (12)
NAYS: Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Roth, Wilson, Daly, Dearborn, Douglas,
Fortino, Lennon, Olson, (1)
A sufficient majority not having voted t...For, the motion failed,
Mr. Kasper requested that L. Brooks Patterson, Prosecuting Attorney be
allowed to address the Board. There were no objections_
Mr. Patterson addressed the Board.
The Chairman referred the resolution to the Public Services Committee. Thre
were no objections.