HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1987.02.19 - 17792Miscellaneous Resolution 87044 February 19, 1987
BY: General Government Committee-Richard G. Skarritt, Chairperson
RE: (Support) Introduction and Passage of Legislation Calling for Four-Year
Term for County Commissioners
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, State Senators, certain county officials and township
officials are elected for terms of four years; and
WHEREAS, county coumdssioners are required by state law to serve
two-year terms; and
WHEREAS, a four-year term for county commissioners would provide
greater continuity in the legislative branch of county government; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Association of Counties supports a four-year
term for county commissioners and urges the State Legislature to amend the
existing statute.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners urges introduction and passage of legislation specifying a
four-year term of office for county comudssioners.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to
all State 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 foregong resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
February 19, 1987
RESOLUTION if 87044
Moved by Skarritt supported by Jensen the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Wilcox, Caddell, Calandro, Crake, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn,
S. Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell,McDonald, R. McPherson, Moffitt, Nelson, eernick,
Price, Rewold, Skarritt. (19)
NAYS: Aaron, Doyon, Luxon, A. McPherson, Perinoff. (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted.
$TATE OF M1CHAGAN1
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
[, Lynn D. Alien, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a
seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed" copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County .Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on February 19, 1987
with the original record thereof nbw 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
this 19th day of Fphrflary 1987
Lynnil. Allen, Co
RegYster of Deeds
Clerk/