HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1987.03.11 - 17996Miscellaneous Resolution No. 87061 March 12, 1987
FROM: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - Richard G. Skarritt, Chairperson
RE : (SUPPORT) Legislation That Will Allow Road Improvement, Construction
and Maintenance in Oakland County
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the General Government Committee and the Transportation
Committee of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners have reviewed the
package of transportation-related bills which Senator Fessler will
introduce; and
WHEREAS after examining the Fessler bills in relation to the
critical transportation needs of Oakland County and throughout the state,
the General Government Committee and the Transportation Committee
recommend support of legislation which may include, but not be limited
to, the following options:
1. Allow counties, cities, villages and townships to receive
matching funds from the state for transportation improvements,
necessitated by local development.
2. Allow counties, cities, villages and townships to impose impact
fees.
3. Allow counties to levy a voter approved county wide gas tax to
be distributed to the county, cities, villages and townships
within that county in a fair and equitable manner.
4. Allow any other additional local revenue options for counties,
cities, villages and townships; as long as they can only be
implemented by a vote of an elected body or a vote of the
electors in that jurisdiction.
5. Provide state financial support for trunk lines necessary to
meet Oakland County needs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports the recommendation of the General Government
Committee and the Transportation Committee as outlined above.
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. Chairman, on behalf of the General Government Committee I
move adoption of the foregoing resolution-
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Resolution No, 87061
March 12, 1987
Moved by Skarritt supported by Jensen the resolution be adopteth
Moved by Hobart supported by Moffitt the resolution be amended in the
2nd WHEREAS paragraph, under #3, by adding the word "additional" before ,:'trunk
lines" so the paragraph would read:
5. Provide state financial support for additional trunk lines
necessary to meet Oakland County needs.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution as amended:
AYES: Nelson, Page, Perinoff, Rewold, Skarritt, Wilcox, Caddell., Calandro,
Crake, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, Richard Kuhn, Susan Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell,
McDonald. (18)
NAYS: Pernick, Price, Rowland, Aaron, Doyon, Luxon, Angus McPherson,
Ruel McPherson. (8)
A sufficient major :y having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted,
STATE OF MtCHGAN),
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
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on March 12, 1987
with the original record thereof now remaining in my offtce,
and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and
of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, t have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this 12th day of March 198 7