HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1988.04.28 - 17483Miscellaneous Resolution # 88109 April 28, 1988
BY jo,/,7:A/
IN RE: DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS - DRAIN COMMISSIONER
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the position of Chief Engineer-Sewer and Water, Position
No. 02146 in the Water and Sewer Operations Unit of the Department
of Public Works will become vacant on or about May 13, 1988 due
to the retirement of the engineer who has held that position for
many years; and
WHEREAS the primary duties of the Chief Engineer-Sewer and
Water consist of advance planning of new sewer and water projects
to be constructed in Oakland County at the request of local munici-
palities which require the construction or improvement of these
facilities; and
WHEREAS for several years the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
has utilized the provisions of Act 342 of the Public Acts of 1939
to construct new sewer and water facilities for municipalities
in Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has designated
the Oakland County Drain Commissioner as the County agent under
the provisions of Act 342 to supervise the construction of new
sewer and water facilities, and to finance the cost of construction
of these facilities through the sale of bonds where necessary; and
WHEREAS the retirement of the engineer who has held the position
of Chief Engineer-Sewer and Water for many years provides an opportunity
to examine whether or not the functions of the Chief Engineer,
Sewer and Water can be most efficiently and effectively performed
by an employee within the Department of Public Works, or in the
alternative by an employee reporting directly to the Oakland County
Drain Commissioner who becomes responsible for the construction
and financing of new sewer and water projects; and
WHEREAS the transfer of the Chief Engineer-Sewer and Water,
when the position becomes vacant, from the Department of Public
Works to the Department of the Oakland County Drain CommissiOner
will improve the ability of Oakland County to plan, implement,
and construct at the lowest possible cost new sewer and water
projects for municipalities in Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners
request the Planning and Building Committee, the liaison committee
for sewer and water projects, and the Personnel Committee to jointly
review the position of Chief Engineer-Sewer and Water and to recommend
whether or not this position, when it becomes vacant, should be
transferred from the Department of Public Works to the Department
of the Oakland County Drain Commissioner.
#88109
April 28, 1988
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Personnel Committee
and the Planning and Building Committee. There were no objections.