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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1970.12.17 - 163945575 Miscellaneous Resolution December 17, 1970 ii BY: Denrirs -M; Aaron IN RE: RESOLUTION OPPOSING GRANTING OF APPLICATION TO MICHIGAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' TRAINING COUNCIL TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the "Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Training Act of 1965" was originated to provide for the creation of a law enforcement officers' training council; establish a law enforcement officers' training fund and allocations therefrom to local agencies of government participating in a police training program; and WHEREAS, the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers' Training Council was created to prepare and publish advisory training standards with due consideration to varying factors and special requirements of local police agencies; certify training methods qualifying under those standards; cooperate with state, federal and local police agencies in establishing and conducting local or regional training centers for instruction and training; and certify reimbursement to local governmental agencies in an amount not to exceed 1/2 of the salary of each police officer meeting conditions of the act; and WHEREAS, the act was amended to establish mandatory minimum employment standards including at least 240 institutional hours of study for all officers employed after January 1, 1971; and WHEREAS, existing training agencies in Region One of Southeast Michigan can provide training for as many as 500 police officers in the year of 1971, but the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers' Training Council grant would not serve them because of the non-supplanting provision of the federal statute; and WHEREAS, all cities in Southeast Michigan which are being served by these Facilities would receive no reimbursement for participating officers, the approval of this program would have an adverse effect on the local units of governments by reducing their allocation of state money for their training programs; and th WHEREAS, the implementation of the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers' Training Council program would seriously ha per the local units' autonomy and incentive and would enforce them to rely more heavily on continued state design and funding; and WHEREAS, Region One has designed ,a training system which would meet the requirements of the recently enacted statute and would exceed those requirements by responding to the requirements of the total criminal justice system, and the staff design was submitted to the State Planning Agency in advance to the enactment of the mandatory training law which forms the basis of the state program under which funds are sought; and WHEREAS, the State did not include these Regional recommendations in its programs, even with the advance notification and discussion with regional staff of completion and implementation of this design so that the portion of training money provided in the state plan is not sufficient to fund the total system design undertaken by Region One; and WHEREAS, the local unit waiver of their right to use training funds or the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration's affirmative response to the State Planning Agency's request to allow it to proceed outside of the waiver process, would disastrously subvert local unit competence, continued local unit funding, and local unit program design as established by the Region One Council; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Board declares its opposition to this maneuver, and recommends to the State Planning Agency, to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, to Michigan Law Enforcement Officers' Training Council and to the Governor, and the Senators from the State of Michigan that: 1. The attempt to waive the local unit requirement in favor of this program be rejected. 2. That the local unit of government plans for the development of centers and institutes in this region be implemented, 3. That the State program funding for additional Michigan Law Enforcement Officers' Training Council demands made by the mandatory training act be allocated to them for the acquisition of staff, to provide the services which the law mandates, which are, namely, accreditation, establishment of standards, and inspection of facilities. 4. That the funds for this function be restricted to that portion allocated to the State in accordance with the intent of the Omnibus Crime Control Act. 5. That the Congress and the State Planning Agency do everything in their power to fund the planning efforts of the Region One Council at an adequate level; to guarantee that it can increase the competence of the local units of governments; and to provide for the manpower development of a professional cadre within the criminal justice system, by increasing the amount of money allocated to the state and the regions for criminal justice planning. 6. That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Honorable James Brickley, Chairman of the State Crime Commission, and to the Honorable Philip Hart and Honorable Robert Griffin, United States Senators from Michigan. MR. CHAIRMAN, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Dennis M. Aaron, Chairman Public Protection & Judiciary Committee Moved by Aaron supported by Brennan the rules be suspended for immediate consideration of the resolution. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried. Moved by Aaron supported by Olson the resolution be adopted. A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.