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BY: Mr. Semann
IN RE: REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STATE ASSOCIATION OF
SUPERVISORS TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mr, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your Legislative Committee received 12 proposals from the State Association of
Supervisors for review by this Board of recommendations to the Constitutional Convention.
Your Committee has reviewed each of these proposals and adopted recommendations as
follows:
1. Retain the Legislature on its present basis of representation.
Recommended, with the stipulation that the House would be filled on a
population basis and the Senate on a geographical basis,
2. Provide provisions in the Constitution for permissive county and township home rule.
Recommended by the Committee.
3, The election of all presently elected state, county and township officials for a four
year term is favored; with the township elections being held on an off-presidential
election year.
Recommended by the Committee.
4. It is proposed by the State Association that the Civil Service provision be changed to
provide for appropriations to be determined by the Legislature; present power of the
Civil Service Commission on wages and salaries be transferred to the Legislature; that
evaluations of positions be made by an agency selected by the Legislature rather than
by personnel in the same office of the positions being evaluated.
Rather than the form proposed by the State Association for this item, the
Committee recommends a simple provision In the Constitution to provide
for Civil Service, leaving the details to be spelled out by the Legislature.
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5. Provide provisions in the Constitution for permissive legislation to provide for domestic
or family courts, and an increase of jurisdiction for municipal courts to $2,000 is favored.
The Committee recommends (1) that domestic or family courts be authorized
in the Constitution on a permissive basis, leaving the Legislature to set up
the machinery for such courts, and (2) that rather than a $2,000 jurisdiction
for municipal courts there be recommended a $3,000 jurisdictional amount
with such increased jurisdiction to be on a permissive basis.
6. Nominate and elect on a non-partisan basis supreme court justices, with the total
number of justices increased to nine.
Recommended by the Committee.
7. All real and tangible personal property to be assessed on a basis of 50% of its true cash value.
Not recommended by the Committee.
8. The State debt limitation be changed from $250,000 to an amount not to exceed 5%
of the State operating budget for the current year, and be repaid the following year.
Recommended by the Committee
9. Retain the provisions for weight and gas tax and also the sales tax.
The Committee recommends that this item be held for further study,
10. Retain the provisions of the 15 mill tax limitation.
Recommended by the Committee.
11. Increase the amount for bonds for hospitals for mentally ill, epileptics, training
schools, mental defectives and tuberculosis hospitals (Article X, Section 24).
Rather than spelling out the particular types of institutions and hospitals in
the Constitution, the Committee recommends that this authority be included
In the overall general credit of the State to borrow for hospitals and institutions.
12. Provide a constitutional provision to protect public employee retirement funds.
Recommended by the Committee.
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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
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William C. Hudson
MR. CHAIRMAN, I move that the foregoing recommendations be adopted by this
Board and that the County Clerk be directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution
to the State Association of Supervisors,
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.Jy :.aving voted therefor, the motjon carried.
December 19, 1961
Moved by Somann supported by Cyril Miller that Resolution #3.879
be taken from the table.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Serlann supported by Calhoun that the report on recommendations
from the State Association of Supervisors to the Constitutional Convention.
(Res. #3879) be referred to the Legislative Committee.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.