HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.06.21 - 20275REPORT June 21, 2012
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #12134 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR ELECTRIC
UTILITY CUSTOMERS TO OPT OUT OF SMART METER INSTALLATIONS WITHOUT
PENALTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution
on June 11, 2012, hereby recommends that the resolution be amended from the final
WHEREAS on as follows.
WHEREAS some electric customers have alleged that emissions from
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners supports the ability of those utility customers who
would to opt out of having the smart meters program installed on their
homes for reasons of privacy or health.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland Board of
Commissioners agrees with Attorney General Schuette that utility customers
who opt out of the smart meter installation program should be able to opt
out with no economic or any other penalty.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to Governor Snyder, the Oakland County delegation of the Michigan
Legislature, the Michigan Attorney General, the Michigan Public
Services Commission, the Michigan Association of Counties and the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners' Lobbyist.
Chairperson, I move the foregoing resolution.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I recommend
acceptance of the foregoing report.
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Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Scott absent.
Jim Runesta6I, District #6
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12134
BY: Commissioners Jim Runest ad, Distrlct #6
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY CUSTOMERS
TO OPT OUT OF SMART METER INSTALLATIONS WITHOUT PENALTY
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Detroit Edison Company, Consumers Energy Company and other
energy providers have been deploying "smart meters" in Michigan, and
WHEREAS the Michiaan Public Service Commission, in an order dated
January 12, 2012, directed. electric utilities to provide information on
several topics including "whether the electric utility intends to allow
customers to opt out of having a smart meter" and "how the utility
Intends to recover the cost of an opt out program if one will exist.",
and
WHEREAS Michigan Attorney General Schuette, in his comments to the
January 12, 2012 order dated April 16, 2012, identifies two issues that
must be addressed before the MPSC approves further deployment of smart
meters and recovery by the utilities of costs from ratepayers. "First
there must be a sufficient demonstration that implementation of the
smart meter programs will actually produce a net economic benefit to
customers, Second, customers just be afforded a meaningful and fair
opportunity to opt out of smart meter installation without being
penalized by unwarranted and excessive costs.", and
WHEREAS there has been concern expressed by some electric customers
that the smart meters are overly intrusive into their energy usage, and
WHEREAS some electric customers have alleged that emissions from the
smart meters are actually dangerous to their health.
NOW THEREFORE RE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports those utility customers who would opt out of
having smart meters installed on their home for reasons of privacy or
health.
BE iT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland Board of Commissioners agrees
with Attorney Ceneral Schuette that utility customers who opt out of
the smart meter installation should he able to opt out with no economic
penalty.
Chairperson, move the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #12134 May 2, 2012
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #12134 June 21, 2012
Moved by Crawford supported by Gershenson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis,
McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, River, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert,
Zack, Bosnic. (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 June 21,
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 21 st day of June, 2012.
Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County