HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1989.02.23 - 17251Richard G. Skarritt
Miscellaneous Resolution # 89039 February 9, 1989
BY: Richard G. Skarritt, County Commissioner-District #2
Ruth Johnson, County Commissioner-District #1
RE: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR REGIONAL PRISON SITE SELECTION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS 1980 P. A. 303 required the Michigan Department of
Corrections (MDOC) to develop a comprehensive plan for the
determining of need, the size, the number and the siting criteria for
the location for regional prisons, and that such plan would be
approved by the State Legislature; and
WHEREAS in the absence of such a legislatively approved plan,
the process of locating a site for a regional prison is open to intense
political pressure and provides an opportunity for questionable
variations in procedures and, whether real or perceived, presents the
appearance of accomodation of private interest over public interest; and
WHEREAS the MDOG has now formulated a plan which establishes
criteria for the establishment of regional prisons; and
WHEREAS certain portions of the proposed plan should be
amended so that specific criteria are applied to all locations and such
criteria are mandatory and not discretionary with the MDOC.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners requests the State Legislature to amend the proposed
Michigan Department of Corrections Comprehensive Plan for Correctional
Facilities dated November 22, 1988 so that all criteria for site location
are binding on the Michigan Department of Corrections for all property
under consideration as a location for a regional prison and to further
amend the Plan to allow for a Local Authority to have final site
selection approval.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to all Oakland County State Legislators, the Michigan Department of
Corrections and the County's Legislative Agent.
Mr. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
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Ruth '-i:Ohnilon
County Commissiner, District #1 County Commissioner, District #2
REPORT
BY: GOVERNMENT gi TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE-
Richard G. Sicarritt, Chairperson
RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 4489039, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
REGIONAL PRISON SITE SELECTION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Government & Transportation Committee, having reviewed the
above referenced resolution, reports with the recommendation that the
resolution be adopted.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Government & Transportation
Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
FOR
GOVERNMENT & :RANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
ROLL CALL
Motion carried with Aaron dissenting and Bishop absent.
RESOLUTION # 89039 February 23, 1989-
Moved by Skarritt supported by Calandro the report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Skarritt supported by Jensen the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, Johnson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Law, Luxon,
McConnell, McPherson, Moffitt, Oaks, Olsen, Pappageorge, Rewold, Skarritt, Wolf,
Calandro, Chester, Crake. (20)
NAYS: Pernick, Aaron., (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution 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 the attached resolution,
adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting
held on February 23, , 1989 with the original record thereof now remaining
on file 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 2am day of Frebl-aarY , 198'3
LYWD, ALLEN, County Clerk
Register of Deeds
TeTuty Clerk