HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.03.22 - 20088REPORT (MISC. #12054) March 22, 2012
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #12054 — Board of Commissioners — Recognizing National County
Government Month in Oakland County — April 2012
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution
on March 12, 2012, hereby recommends that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I recommend
acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Matis and Hoffman absent.
Miscellaneous Resolution #12054
BY: Commissioners Mattie McKinney Hatchett, District #10, Marcia Gershenson, District #17, Phillip J.
Weipert, District #8, Shelley G. Taub, District #16, Gary R. McGillivray, District #24, John Scott,
District #5
RE: Board of Commissioners — Recognizing National County Government Month in Oakland
County — April 2012
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the nation's 3,066 counties provide a variety of essential public services to communities serving
300 million Americans; and
WHEREAS Oakland County takes seriously its responsibility to protect and enhance the health, welfare and
safety of its residents in sensible and cost-effective ways; and
WHEREAS county governments are essential to America's healthcare system and are unique in their
responsibility to both finance and deliver health services through public hospitals and clinics, local health
departments, long-term care facilities, mental health services and substance abuse treatment, and coverage
programs for the uninsured; and
WHEREAS National Association of Counties President Lenny Eliason is encouraging counties to promote
healthy living and lifestyle choices in communities across the country through his 2011-12 "Healthy Counties"
presidential initiative; and
WHEREAS each year since 1991 the National Association of Counties has encouraged counties across the
country to actively promote their own programs and services to the public they serve;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims
the month of April 2012, as National County Government Month in Oakland County and encourage all County
officials, employees, schools and residents to participate in county government celebration activities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED as part of the celebration of National County Government Month, the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners will host the annual Youth in Government Day Program, in which local high
school students are invited to meet with their County Commissioner and learn about county government.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners welcomes the Youth in
Government participants as they continue along their pathway to become our future leaders.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this adopted
resolution to the Michigan Association of Counties and the National Association of Counties.
wry, move the fidVption of/the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #12054 March 7, 2012
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
I HEREBY APPRY THE a OING RESOMON
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Resolution #12054 March 22, 2012
Moved by Taub supported by Woodward the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray,
Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic,
Covey. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
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 March 22, 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 22nd day of March, 2012.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County