HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1963.12.10 - 20312Miscellaneous Resolution December 10, 1963
BY: Mr. Allerton
IN RE: REPORT ON ITEMS FOR 1964 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. At a meeting of your Legislative Committee on October 15, 1963, the
Probate-Juvenile Court of Oakland County submitted a draft of proposed legislation
relating to the abuse of children. The purpose of the legislation would be to provide
for the protection of children whose health and welfare would be adversely affected
and threatened by the conduct of those responsible for their care and protection„
The Committee took action to approve the preliminary draft and submitted
said draft to the Inter-County Legislative Committee for their consideration. That
body has taken action for favorable support.
Your Legislative Committee met again on December 5, 1963, to review a
revised draft of the proposed act and took action to submit the act to the Board of
Supervisors for their consideration, copies of which have been distributed to members
of the Board here this morning.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I move that this item, to be included in the 1964 Legislative
Program, be approved.
2. Your Legislative Committee is keenly aware of the activity and interest
being extended by interested citizens and county governmental officials to implement
County Home Rule as provided for by the recently adopted revised State Constitution.
Accordingly, your Committee requested Corporation Counsel to prepare a draft
of an act proposing enabling legislation to implement Home Rule as it might apply to
Oakland County.
Your Committee spent considerable time during three meetings specifically
reviewing section by section the proposed act, a revised copy of which was forwarded
to every member of this Board. Committee approval was unanimous with the exception
of member Seeley Tinsman against 2 percentum in Section 6, Paragraph F, and favoring
1 per cent; and member Cyril E. Miller against "Permissive Basis" of Civil Service,
Section 15, Pragraph (7).
Your Committee wishes to report further that the State County Home Rule Committee,
recently appointed by Governor Romney, will hold its first hearings on December 17, 1963,
in Detroit, and Oakland County Legislative Committee members and Corporation Counsel
are scheduled to appear on that date for interviews and presentation of programs and
materials.
Your Committee believes that it is important that we have approval of the Board
so that this bill can be presented to the Supervisors Inter-County Committee as Oakland
County's bill and that it be presented to the 1964 Regular Session of the State Legislature
for consideration by that body during its study of the various bills that will be presented.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I move that the proposed Home Rule Bill be approved and
included in the 1964 Legislative Program.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Hugh G. Ai lorton, Jr , — rii E. MiTE
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William A. Ewart Seeley Tinsman
Carl F., Ingraham, Chairman