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MEMBER; Oak Park 37,, Michigan
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
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TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
No — I, T. U.—A. F.
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February al l 1959
CHARLES CARDON CITY OF OAK PARK 23290 GENEVA AVENUE
Tothe BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
County of Oakland, Michigan
Notice to present Resolution to establish
Civil. Defense Policy ett, at Next Meeting
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In order that the Civil Defense Department of the County of Oakland
receive its due share of Federal/State appropriations, contemplated under
Public Act 606 and enacted by the 85th Congress on August 8, 1958, it is
necessary -t.-.1at this Board adopt a resolution to
"Establish a Civil Defense Policy and Organization, and to define the
duties and responsibilities of the Director and other personnel:"
After dilhgent study of the minutes and other pertinent files of this Board,
your committee found No enlabling resolution or ordinance creating the Civil
Defense Department, as required under 354 of'19.5?, had ever been enacted•
by _his Board.•
The minutes record Appointment of the Civil Defense Director on October 26 , 7_954,
and appropriations for the department for 1955 and subsequent years, thus estab-
lishing the department de facto; however statutory requirements have been over-
looked.
Concerning th i s status, an opinion rendered by the Attorney General, quotes:-
..." Thus, it is concluded thtt the mere appointment of a civil defense
director within the county does net sufficiently indicate the area of his
duty and authority in absence of further action by the Board of Supervisors.-
Also,: quote. . " It is plain that it is the legislative inten t ion that each
county will by appropriate action implement the socalled Civil Defense Acts
by establi-hment of a local organization. . Under section 6(e) of Act
supra, the county is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations having t ,e
force and effect of law under the specified circumstances. A filing of the same
in the office of the Clerk of the County is required." -
Your Civil Defense Committee therefore serves notice to this Board that we will,
at the next regular meeting, present for your action a resolution to remedy this
stated ommission.
Charles E. Cardon, Chairman
Civil Defense Committee, Board of Supervitors
County of Oakland, Michigan