HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1992.07.23 - 20180Miscellaneous Resolution Number #92172 Date:
By: Commissioner Serra - 18th District
In Re: "Revolving door"
To: The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS public confidence in government has suffered because elected officials
have gained personal financial advantages as a result of their election and
WHEREAS public service is a trust requiring that the public interest be protected
and
WHEREAS personal financial gain competes with the public interest and undermines
public confidence in government and
WHEREAS the Josephson Institute of Ethics states that:
"Public servants should treat their office as a public trust, only
using the powers and resources of public office to advance
public interests and not to attain personal benefits or pursue
any other private interest incompatible with the public good"
and
WHEREAS accepting government contracts and/or employment with other branches
of the same government to which one is elected after leaving public office creates the
perception that one has exploited their elected position for later personal gain and creates
suspicion that one may have compromised their duty of oversight while in office in order
to secure later employment or contracts and
WHEREAS prohibitting the County from hiring or appointing a former County
elected official would not prevent the Governor or other non-county official from appointing
a former County official to a Judicial post or other post that non-county officials have
authority to appoint or hire;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby amends Rule XXIV of the Rules of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners by deleting the phrase "except as provided by law" in both places where that
phrase now appears and;
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED THAT any individual who is elected or appointed
to a county elected office is hereby ineligible for hiring or appointment by any County
Official, County Department or Division or agency for a period of one year following the
expiration of their term or their resignation and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any individual who resigns, is removed or
otherwise leaves a county elected office is ineligible to be a contractor or subcontractor for
any county department, agency or division for a period of one year from the date they leave
office.
RUDOPH A. SERRA
#92172 July 23, 1992
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee and the Personnel Committee. There were no objections.