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Miscellaneous Resolution__Eisa May 24, 1984
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILLS 5464 & 5465-Limiting Damages to the
Assigned Degree of Fault in Actions Against Governmental Units
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, for many years, segments of the legal community have
been citing the need for the Michigan Legislature to wrestle with the task of
writing a new statute governing governmental immunity; and
WHEREAS, lust three months ago the Michigan Bar Journal in a
nine-page report concluded that a "new statute addressing governmental immunity
is sorely needed"; and
WHEREAS, while House Bills 5464 & 5465 are but a small portion of
the total governmental immunity reform needed, these bills would somewhat
limit the extent to which a municipality such as Oakland County can be treated
as "deep pOckarr for recovery purposes when multiple defendants are involved
and when comparative negligence is an issue.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners takes a position supporting House Bills 5464 & 5465.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to all legislators from Oakland County and to the County's Legislative Agent.
Mr, Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee,
I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution_
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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. Olsen, Chairperson
I.
#84158 May 24, 3984
24th day of 19 84
ALLEN
Moved by Olsen supported by Pernick the resolution be adopted.
AYES: McPherson, Moffitt, Moore, Olsen, Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Price,
Rewold, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Doyon, Foley, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart,
Jackson, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, McDonald. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn 0. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution # 84158 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on May 24, 1984
with the orginial 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
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
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