HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1959.05.20 - 19104Misc. Resolution
Reco , ended by the Board of Public Works
IN RE: EVERGREEN SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
The following resolution was offered by Mr. Thatcher:
WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors by Misc. Resolution
3441 adopted on November 10, 1958, as amended by Misc. Resolution
3471 adopted on February 9, 1959, has authorized the issuance of
$6,919000 of "Oakland County Sewage Disposal Bonds - Evergreen
System" to be dated April 1, 1959, in anticipation of the collec-
tion of amounts to become due under a certain contract dated
November 10, 1958, as amended by contracts dated December 22, 1958
and February 9, 1959, between the County of Oakland and the Cities
of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Lathrup Village, Troy and Southfield,
the Village of Westwood (now Village of Beverly Hills), and the
Townshipsof Bloomfield and Pontiac, whereby the county agreed to
construct, finance and operate the Evergreen Sewage Disposal System
and the said cities, village and townships agreed to pay to the
county the cost of said system estimated at $6,919,000 in thirty
annual installments with interest, as therein provided; and
WHEREAS, Section 12 of Act 185, Public Acts of 1957
(County Public Works Act) has been amended by Act 34, Public Acts
of 1959, by adding thereto the following language:
"The foregoing tax requirements when
applied to a township shall be subject to
any constitutional tax limitation or any
lawful increase thereof. Any township may
agree to raise all or any part of its contract
obligation to the county by any one or more of
the foregoing methods. Any contract heretofore
entered into which complies with the provisions
of this section, as amended, is hereby validated."
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which language has been added for the purpose of meeting the
objections to said Section 12 as expressed by four of the eight
Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court; and
WHEREAS, said contract of November 10, 1958, as amended,
conforms with the provisions of said Section 12, as amended by
said Act 34, Public Acts of 1959, and therefore is validated by
the above quoted language added to said Section 12.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors
of Oakland County, Michigan, as follows:
1. That this Board does hereby acquiesce in the action
of the legislature of the State of Michigan in the validation of
said contract of November 10, 1958, as amended.
2. That the said Misc. Resolution 3441, as amended by
Misc. Resolution 3471, authorizing the issuance of said $6,919,000
of "Oakland County Sewage Disposal Bonds - Evergreen System" be
and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed, and readopted.
Mr. Thatcher moved the adoption of the foregoing
resolution. The motion was supported by Mr%. tc
On roll call the motion was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas: Allerton, Ard, Bender, Bonner, CAhc.un, Carey, Castle, Cheyz, Christensen
Clack, Clark, Clawson, Cummings, Davis, EPhany, J. Duncan, R. Duncan, El3iott,
Ewart, Fouts, Enid, Goodspeed, :H:1,11, Eamlin, Idebrandt, Hill, Fleod,
Hocking, Holmes, 1 -::7,1key, Horton, Huber, Hudson, Hulnt, iHursfall, Ingraham, Jnhnson,
Kelley, Kephart, Krats, reln.son, Lewi s , Lilly, Ya.cf,nn, Majer, McCartney,
McGovern, McPherson, C:1,nee Miller, 7.1tchell, ,O,nnh ,.Ye, Oldenburg,
011ar, Quinlan, Ransthi•, Romer, :7,71t'.1, 'a. Smith,
Bailey, Stamen, Stevens, enac, Taylor, Thatch er, Tiley, Tihrcan, Voll,
Webber', Yockey. (74)
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