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March 1970
RESOLUTION NO
IN RE: NON--PARTISAN ELECTIONS OF BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS
BY: MR. CARL W. O'BRIEN
TO THE OAKLAND 'COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
NF CU';-)7M1114, LADIES & GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS Section 11 of Act 261 of the Public Acts of
1966 (Sec. 46.411 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, M.S.A. 5.359(11))
provides that the nomination and election of members of county
boards of supervisors shall be by partisan elections: and
WHEREAS the partisan election of supervisors has
proven to be detrimental to the effective and efficient functioning
of the board and has proven to be not in the best interests of the
people of the county;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Supervisors requests the Legislature of the State of
Michigan to amend the above cited Act 261 to provide for the nomin-
ation and election of members of county boards of supervisors shall
be by non-partisan elections.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I move the adoption or the foregoing
resolution.
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Mr. O'Brien requested that the resolution be referred to the
Legislative Committee.
There were no objections.
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