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Miscellaneous Resolution No. October 9, 1986
By: General Government Committee-John E. Olsen, Chairperson
In Re: Substitute for House Bill 5279 Permitting A.I.D.S. Testing of
Persons Arrested and Charged with Certain Sex and/or Drug-relate d
Violations (OPPOSE)
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, substitute for House Bill 5279 provides A.I.D.S. testing
for persons arrested for certain prostitution-related offenses, for gross
indecency between males or for offenses related to the intravenous use of
a controlled substance; and
WHEREAS, the bill gives discretion on whether to test persons to the
health department in the county where the arrests occurred or to the judge
or magistrate responsible for setting conditions of release pending trial;
and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Association of Counties opposes the bill because
of costs to counties, because the legislation does not provide for
educating high risk individuals on how to protect themselves from the
virus, nor does it provide for controlling the spread of A.I.D.S, and
because the bill would contribute to worsening the jail overcrowding
problem; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Management and Budget Department did an
analysis of the financial impact of the bill and determined that the
potential annual cost to the county would be $31,165.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports the Michigan Association of Counties' position
opposing substitute for House Bill 5279 which has passed the House and
awaits Senate action.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all
State Senators 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.
#86283 October
9, 1986
Moved by Olsen supported by Nelson the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Olsen, Page, Perinoff, Pernick, Rewold, Skarritt, Webb,
Wilcox, Caddell Calandro, Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart, Richard
Kuhn, Susan Kuhn, Lanni, Law, McConnell, Moffitt, Nelson. (21)
NAYS: Price, Rowland, Aaron, Doyon, McPherson. (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted.