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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1966.02.08 - 19691Miscellaneous Resolution 4527 February 8, 1966 BY: Mr. Ingraham IN RE: 1966 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: The S. I.C.C. 1966 Legislative Program was submitted to your Legislative Committee for consideration and recommendation, copies of which were forwarded to all members of this Board. Your Legislative Committee, after due consideration, wishes to report herewith its recommendations concerning each item of the 19 point S. I.C.C. legislative program. H.B. 2986 - Mentally III Persons - Reimbursement - State reimbursement to counties for the cost of care of patients prior to commitment and admission. 2. H.B. 2849, 2850, 2851 - Tubercular Patients - Reimbursement - a. Increase State reimbursement for care and treatment of tubercurCir patients from the present $6/diem to 50% of the State-wide average per-patient-day cost. (Amends Act 254, P.A. of 1905, Act 177, P.A. of 1925, and Act 115, P.A. of 1929) b. Legislation providing for direct payments to local health departments for out-patient and post-sonitorium treatment of tubercular patients. 3. S.B. 369 - Indigent Hospitalization - Reimbursement - Amend Social Welfare Act to provide that hospitalization for indigents come under the welfare definition and the State shall reimburse counties for such costs under the social welfare matching formula. (Amends Act 280, P.A. of 1939) 4. S. B. 216 - Social Welfare Formula - Amend Social Welfare Act to provide 50% reimbursement to counties for general relief - including administrative and medical care facility costs - until such county expends the equivalent of 1 mill on state equalized valuation at which point the State shall assume the entire expense of direct relief. (Amends Act 280, P.A. of 1939) Your Legislative Committee supports the aforementioned items 1 through 4, with Committee member Clarkson abstaining. 5. H.B. 2239 - Recording of Deeds by Governmental Units - Legislation to provide that any governmenta unit inc u•ing t e State) acquiring title to property must notify the assessing officer or record the deed prior to Dec. 31st of the year of acquisition,. (Amends Act 206, P.A. of 1893) 6. H.B. 2629 - Amend Watercraft Control and Safety Act - Provides for limitation on age (14) in operating motor boats (greater than 7-1/2 h.p.); prohibits littering, etc. of water; controls hours when water skiing is permitted; and prohibits excessive noise. (See proposed amendments)(Amends Act 245, P.A. of 1959) 7. H.B. 2243 - Amend requirement that warrants and claims must be published by the _Board of Supervisors, - Amend requirement that the proceedings and a detailed list of claims and warrants be published by the Board of Supervisors. (Amends Act 156, P.A. of 1851) 8. Amendments to Fee Schedules of County Officers - a. H.B. 2794 - Secret Marriages - From $3 to $5 (county share $2 to $3) (Amends Act 180, P.A. of 1897) b. N.B. 2795- Probating Estates - Allow the Probate Court to charge a schedule of graduated fees as an expense of administration of the gross estate of deceased persons. (Amends Act 288, P.A. of 1939) c. H.B. 2793 - Unrecorded Births - Increase fee for registration of unrecorded births from 1 to $2; (this bill was amended one year ago to raise the fee to $2, but the Atty. Gen, rules the increase goes to the State. This new bill provides for the increase to go to the county. (Amends Act 35, P.A. of 1931) 9. N.B. 2670- Repeal Law allowing cancellation of taxes owed by Federal Government - Repeal of law which allows the Auditor General to cancel taxes owed by the Federal Government to a political subdivision. Under this provision the Federal Government has not been liable for taxes spread on the tax day as other purchasers have been liable. (Repeal Act 332, P.A. of 1941) 10. H.B. 2481 - Allow Counties to organize Municipal Housing Commissions - Under existing statutes counties are not included in the provisions of the law permitting local units of government to organize a municipal housing commission. Counties are thus excluded from providing low-cost public housing for inhabitants of the county-at-large. (Amends Act 18, P.A. of 1933) Your Legislative Committee supports items 5 through 10 with no abstention. 11. H.B. 2017 - Rescind requirement that the State Equalized Valuation appear on Tax Rolls and Bills. Rescind the 1964 law requiring that the State Equalized Valuation be shown on tax rolls and tax bills. (Rescind provisions of Act 275, P.A. of 1964) Item 11 is not supported by your Legislative Committee. 12. Reimbursement for costs of Appeals by Indigent Defendents - Legislation which would have the State assume the cost of appeals from circuit and recorder's courts that may be taken by indigent defendents. Your Legislative Committee supports item 12, with Committee member Clarkson abstaining. 13. I-1.B. 2988 - Amend Insurance Code - Amendment to provide that no insurance company may write prohibitions in a policy affecting any hospital of the State or any of its political subdivisions. (Amends Act 218, P.A. of 1956) The Legislative Committee supports item 13, with no abstention. 14. H.B. 2768 - Change in Probate Detention Language - Change the language to read "it is essential and necessary for the safety of the detainee and for the safety of the public that he be so detained" in lieu of more severe language which probate judges hesitate to use. (Amend Sec. 2., Act 299, P.A. of 1956) The Legislative Committee withholds support of item 14. 15. Fee Increases - County Treasurer - a. S.B. 147 - For opening safe deposit boxes - from $3.00 to $10.00; and require that fee be paid for all openings. b. H.B. 2769 - For certification of New Plats - From 50k to minimum of $5.00. c. H.B. 2720- For Trailer Parks Fees - From $3.00 per month to $5.00 per month; $1.50 to County, $1.50 to municipality and $2.00 to local school district. 16. S.B. 407 - Amends Foster Care Act - to provide for reimbursement by the State of an administrative costs of the Probate-Juvenile Department pertaining to foster care. 17. H.B. 2361 & H.B. 2415 - An amendment which would make it mandatory for the State to make immediate the children's commitment to both Boys and Girls' Training Schools. 18. H.B. 2167 - Safety Devices - School Districts - An amendment authorizing School Districts to expend funds toward the cost of safety devices, such as stop lights, traffic signs, etc., on highways. Your Legislative Committee supports items 15 through 18 with no abstention. 19. 1,B. 112 Hme - Enabling legislation permitting any county of the State to effect certain organizational and administrative changes deemed necessary to meet the needs of such county. Your Legislative Committee does not support item 19, but does support the following S.1.C.C. resolution regarding Coulty Home Rule: WHEREAS, the Michigan Constitution of 1963 provides, in Article VIII, Sec. 2, for home rule for counties through enabling legislation; and WHEREAS, the Supervisors Inter-County Committee has long advocated the adoption of such permissive legislation - urging in 1959 that "consideration be given toward development of permissive county home rule legislation, whereby counties would be permitted to effect certain organizational and administrative changes the counties deem necessary to meet the problems being presented by growth in these changing times;" and WHEREAS, the time and need for further study and deliberation has passed and the need for action is imperative; now therefore be it S. Jatri:TS' -rnon B. Edvvd John S. Slovens RESOLVED by the Supervisors Inter-County Committee that the Legislature is urged to adopt enabling legislation sufficiently broad and flexible to permit any county of the State, electing to do so and with the approval of the voters of the county, to incorporate as a charter county organized in such form and possessing such right to perform services as are best suited to meet the needs of such county; and be it further RESOLVED, that this resolution duly adopted by the Supervisors Inter-County Committee be transmitted, with recommendation, to the six member county boards of Supervisors, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne. MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Legislative Committee of the Oakland County Board of Supervisors, I move the adoption of the foregoing report concerning the S. I.C.C. 1966 Legislative Program and the recommendations contained therein. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Cori F. Ingraham, Chairman W. L .Mainlan -Cyri Philip E Rows ton #4527 Discussion followed. The Chairman asked if anyone objected to referring Item 8 (b) back to the Committee for further study. There were no objections. Moved by Ingraham supported by Slavens the foregoing report, except Item 8 (b), be adopted. A sufficient majority haying voted therefor, the motion carried.