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Misc. Res. # 91240 November 7, 1991
By: Planning and Building Committee
In Re: Drain Commissioner -
Transfer of Jurisdiction of Two County Drains
(Hudson Drain and Simmons Drain)
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners:
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Hudson Sanitary Drain and the Simmons Sanitary
Drain were established as County Drains in 1976, after petitions
for their establishment and construction were filed by the City
of Novi with the County Drain Commissioner, and
WHEREAS the entire cost of construction of both the Hudson
Sanitary Drain and the Simmons Sanitary Drain were paid by the
City of Novi, and there is curently no outstanding indebtedness
or contract liability due from, or on behalf of, the Drainage
Districts for the Hudson Sanitary Drain or the Simmons Sanitary
Drain, and
WHEREAS the City of Novi wishes to assume the maintenance,
jurisdiction, control and operation of the Hudson Sanitary Drain
and the Simmons Sanitary Drain, which are both located wholly
within the municipal boundaries of the City of Novi, and
WHEREAS Section 395 of the Michigan Drain Code, Act 40 of
the Public Acts of 1956, MCL 280.395, provides that the Drain
Commissioner may relinquish such jurisdiction and control if
approved by a majority of the County Board of Commissioners, and
WHEREAS the Drainage Boards for the Hudson Sanitary Drain
and the Simmons Sanitary Drain have approved the request of the
City of Novi to assume jurisdiction and control of the Drains,
and recommend that the County Board of Commissioners approve the
transfer of jurisidiction and control of the Hudson Sanitary
Drain and the Simmons Sanitary Drain to the City of Novi.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Drain
Commissioner be and is authorized to relinquish jurisdiction and
control over the Hudson Sanitary Drain and the Simmons Sanitary
Drain to the City of Novi, which shall thereafter assume all of
the responsibility for the maintenance, jurisdiction, control and
operation of the above named Drains, including all of the costs
therefor, all as provided in Section 395 of the Act, MCL 280.395,
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building
Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PLAIN-1\7116 AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Resolution # 91240 NOVEMBER 7, 1991
Moved by Crake supported by Schmid the resoTution be adopted.
AYES: Skarritt, Aaron, Bishop, Caddell, Crake, Ferrens, Huntoon, Jensen,
Johnson, Krause, Law, McConnell, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Oaks,
• Olsen, Palmer, Pappageorge, Pernick, Price, Schmid, Serra. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
I, Lynn 0. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resol uti on is a true and accurate copy of a resoluti on adopted by the Oakl and County
.Board of Commissioners on November 7 9q1 with the original record thereof now r-efriai hii—ri my oT-fi ce.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County
of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 7th " . . day af--) November ,), 1991 ._
--, Lyri-r7: Al I en, County Clerk
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