HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.02.01 - 19119Public Services Committee Vote:
Motion to approve carried unanimously on a roll call vote
February 1, 2012
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12019
BY: Public Services Committee, Jim Runestad, Chairperson
IN RE: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE — OPPOSITION TO THE EARLY RELEASE OF VIOLENT
OFFENDERS BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS recent events of violence against Oakland County residents by parolees of the
Michigan Department of Corrections have alarmed citizens and public officials; and
WHEREAS according to reports in the Oakland Press on November 10, 2011 a homeless couple,
both convicted felons, beat and murdered a Royal Oak woman in order to steal the woman's ATM card.
The man accused of the murder was sentenced to 5-30 for home invasion. He was paroled September
29, 2010 despite past encounters with the law for rape and arson; and
WHEREAS the same Oakland Press article reports that on November 18, 2011, also in the City
of Royal Oak, a 54 year old Detroit man was arrested for attempting to break down the front door of a
resident, who was home at the time. The suspect had just gotten out of prison six days earlier. The
suspect, who had a long record of burglaries and theft, had served the minimum of a 3-30 year sentence;
and
WHEREAS the Oakland Press also reports that in the City of Ferndale a man out of prison only
six days is alleged to have beaten and robbed a man in his Ferndale home on October 31, 2011. The
suspect had been sentenced to 8-20 years in 2002 and was paroled in October of 2011; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Prosecutor, along with several other prosecutors have had to
sue the Michigan Department of Corrections for information on potential parolees; and
WHEREAS prosecutors statewide have gone to court to protest the pending parole of inmates
considered to be dangerous.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges
the Michigan Department of Corrections to review criteria used to determine eligibility for parole of violent
and repeat offenders. We oppose the practice of releasing violent and repeat offender inmates near the
minimum end of their sentence.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk forward copies of this resolution to
the Governor, Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, the Oakland County Legislative Body
and all Michigan Boards of Commissioners.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee I move the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Resolution #12019 February 1, 2012
Moved by Runestad supported by Covey the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Runestad supported by Covey the resolution be amended as follows:
Strike all references to the Public Services Committee and insert Craig Covey, District 25 in the BY
line.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio,
Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Covey, Crawford, Dwyer,
Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin. (25)
NAYES: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
I flY APPROVE THE FOREGONG R
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on February
1, 2012, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 1 st day of February, 2012.
ELUL eLL.Of___,(4 094.
Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County