HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.04.18 - 20163REPORT (MISC. #12077) April 18, 2012
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #12077 — Board of Commissioners — Support for Legislation Making
Lottery Winners Ineligible for Public Assistance
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution
on April 9, 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
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Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gershenson and Hatchett absent.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12077
BY: Commissioner Jim Runestad, District 46
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION MAKING LOTTERY
WINNERS INELGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OS COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS several incidents have been redorted of Michigan residents
remaining on Public Assistance/Food Stamps after having won lottery
jackpdts, and
WHEREAS these Incidents cause undue embarrassment to the State and,
properly, outrage tax paying citizens, and
WHEREAS Senate Bill 712 has been introduced to amend the Social Welfare
Act to end these abuses, and
WHEREAS SE 712 would require that money received from lottery winnings
or other gambling winnings be taken into account when. determining
eligibility for public assistance and food stamps, and
WITEREAS the Senate Fiscal estimated that the provisions in this bill
could save up to $1.4 million from reduced federal food assistance
soending in FY 2011-2012, and up to $200,000 for the Family
independence Program in one year, and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners support this common
sense legislation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports and urges the adoption by the Michigan
Legislature of Senate Dill 712.
RE IT FURY= RESOLVER that the Oakland County Clerk send copies cf
this resolution to all Oakland County Senators and Representatives.
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #12077 March 22, 2012
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #12077 April 18, 2012
Moved by Crawford supported by Middleton the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Jackson, Long, Matis,
McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, River, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert,
Woodward, Zack, Covey. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
DOES 11 REQUIRE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTION
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 April 18,
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 18th day of April, 2012.
R,LJUL 094,
Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County