HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1974.12.19 - 15038December 19, 1974
RESOLUTION NO.
RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
BY: COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, the County of Oakland is operating pursuant to
the provisions of Act 139 of the Public Acts of 1973, as amended,
which Act provides for the Optional Unified Form of County Govern-
ment; and
WHEREAS, the Electors of the County of Oakland selected
Option B of said Act for an Elected County Executive; and
WHEREAS, said Act 139 provides that the Board of Commis-
sioners may establish one or more departments of the County; and
WHEREAS, the County Executive has recommended to the Oak-
land County Board of Commissioners that, pursuant to the provisions
of said Act 139, the County Executive Organizational Structure be
in accordance with the attached organizational chart.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to the provisions
of Act 139 of the Public Acts of 1973, as amended, the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners hereby establishes the County Executive
Organizational structure in accordance with the Organizational Chart
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the powers and authorities vested
in the Oakland County Board of Commissioners shall not be minimized
or divested in any manner by any of the provisions of this resolution.
The Committee on Organization, by Mr. Wilbur V. Brotherton,
Chairman, moves the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION
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-vioa: Chairman
LEGAL COUNSEL
(Assigned From
Civil Counsel)
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
COUNTY DEPARTMENTS
MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGET
PLANNING AND
PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
PERSONNEL HUMAN
SERVICES
PUBLIC
SERVICES
Deputy
COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
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• FEDERAL AID
COORDINATOR
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AUDIT
SPECIAL PROJECTS
PUB LI C
INFORMATION
OFFICER
MINORITIES DEPUTY
CENTRAL
SERVICES
Security
Probation
Property Management
Computer Services
Facilities & Operations
Friend-Court Alimony
Reimbursement
Budget
Accounting
Purchasing
Equalization
Public Works
Parks & Recreation
Planning
Airport
Health
Hospital
Children's Instil.
Mental Health
Human Services Agency
Manpower
Veterans Affairs
Library
Cooperative Extension
Disaster Control
Emergency Medical Service
Animal Welfare
Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration
Misc. #6931 .
Moved by Moffitt supported by Kasper the resolution be adoOted.
AYES: Hoot, Houghten, Kasper 7-
'The.Chairman cancelled the roll call.-
Discussion followed.
Moved by Gabler supported by Hobart the resolution be amended to read:
"To provide for tt.le appointment of Staff pursuant tO this Act 139 and include
Staff to evaluate for theBoard of Commissioners, on a regular basis, the performance
. and functions and the effectiveness of the _Programs assignad.to the-various County
departments and the efficiency and'economy of the administration of County
departMents. Said funds will be transferred from the contingency fund."
Discuss Lon followed.
Vote On the amendment:
AYES:. Hoot, Houghten, Kasper-, _Lennon, Mathews, Moffitt, Montante, Nowak, Olson,
Quinn, Vogt,- Wilcox, Berman, Douglas, Gabler, Hobart. (16)
NAYS: Perinoff, Pernic,walker. (3).
A sufficient majority having voted therefor,- Ole motion carried.
Discussion followed.
Kr. Nowak stated that he had received a -written opinion from Robert P. Allen,
Oakland County Civil Counsel relative to this resolution (letter attached) and
.ask that it be made a part of these proceedings. There were no objections.
• Mr. .Pernick asked that :Daniei.T. Murphy, County Executive be allowed to
address the Board. There were no objections.
Mr. Murphy addressed the Board.
•Discussion followed.
• Vote on resolution-, as amended:
AYES: Houghten„ Kasper, Lennon, Mathews, Moffitt, Montante, Nowak, Olson,
Quinn, Vogt, Wiltex-, Berman -, Douglas, Gabler, Hobart, Hoot. (16)
NAYS: Perihoff, Pernick, Walker. (3)
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A sufficient majpritylhaving 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
' Resolution #6931 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
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at their meeting held on December 19, 1974
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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
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Lynn D. Allen.. ................,,.Clerk
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ROBERT P. ALLEN
CIVIL COUNSEL
JACK C. HAYS
ASSISTANT
ROBERT H. FREDERICKS II
ASSISTANT
DONALD F. SLAVIN
ASSISTANT
Oakland County Civil Counsel
OAKLAND COUNTY COURT HC:)USL
1290 NORTH TELEGRAPH ROAD
PONT! AC MICHIGAN 45053
S58-0550
December 18, 1974
Mr. Patrick M. Nowak
Oakland County Commissioner
Commissioners Auditorium
1200 North Telegraph Road
Pontiac, Michigan 48053
Dear Mr. Nowak:
You have requested my opinion as to whether a public hearing must
be held prior to the County creating new departments pursuant to
the provisions of Act 139 of the Public Acts of 1973, as amended.
have reviewed the provisions of Act 139 and can find no require-
ments that prior to creating new departments a public hearing must
be held. In reaching this conclusion, I am not unaware of the
language found in Section 14(a) of said Act 139 which says that the
County Board of Commissioners may:
"Consolidate departments completely or in part
or may transfer a function from 1 department to
another upon the affirmative recommendation of
the county manager or elected county executive
and following a public •earing."
A reading of Section 14(a) indicates that two or more departments are
in existence because Section 14(a) refers to the consolidation of
departments in whole or in part or the transferring of a function
from one department to another. Obviously, if a new department is
to be created or in the instance of the County Executive's Organiza-
tional Structure (six new departments), Section 14(a) does not apply.
Section 14(b) provides that the Board of Commissioners may create
additional departments and makes no mention of a public hearing.
Section 13 of said Act 139, likewise, discusses the creation of
departments and again makes no mention of nor requires a public
hearing.
Very truly yours,
RPA:ck Robert P. Allen