HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1962.06.25 - 19848June 25, 1962
RESOLUTION
Misc . 3965
By:
Reference:
Drain Committee - Mr, Calhoun
Adams Drain
TO: The Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Section 395 of Act No. 40 of Public Acts of 1956, as amended,
provides that:
"The County Drain Commissioner may relinquish jurisdiction and control to
a Township, City or Village of any county drainage district upon which there is no out-
standing indebtedness or contract liability and which is wholly located within the bound-
aries of a Township, City or Village and thereafter the County Drain Commissioner shall
be relieved of and the Township, City or Village shall assume the maintenance, juris-
diction, control and operation thereof and its future operation shall be financed in the
same manner as is provided for special assessment districts within such Township, City or
Village. Provided that such proceeding shall have first been approved by a majority of
the members elect of the County Board of Supervisors and by the resolution of the govern-
ing body of the Township, City or Village in which said drain is located."
WHEREAS, The City of Birmingham has by Resolution No. 641-62, dated
June 4, 1962, formally requested the Oakland County Drain Commissioner to relinquish
jurisdiction of the Adams Drain to the City of Birmingham; and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned Adams Drain lies entirely within the territorial
limits of the City of Birmingham;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of
Section 395 of Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, the County Drain
Commissioner be and is hereby authorized to relinquish jurisdiction to the City of Birm-
ingham of the aforementioned Adams Drain and the Drainage District thereof.
David R. Calhoun, Chairman
Curtis Potter
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Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Drain Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
DRAIN COMMITTEE
Moved by Calhoun supported by Heacoek the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution
was adopted,