HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1964.01.17 - 20351Miscellaneous Resolution 4261 January 17, 1964
BY: Mr. Ingraham
IN RE: 1964 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM - SUPERVISORS INTER-COUNTY COMMITTEE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Supervisors Inter-County Committee has presented to this Board for
consideration a 9 point Legislative Program for 1964. Your Legislative Committee has
made a study of these proposals and now recommends approval in principle of the
following 8 items:
1. Social Welfare Legislation
a. Mentally 111 Persons - State reimbursement for hospitalization of
patients at County expense prior to final commitment and admission
to state hospital.
b. Tubercular Patients - Increase state contribution to equal 50% of
the state-wide average per-patient-day cost.
Afflicted Adults - Amend the Social Welfare Act to provide that
hospitalization costs for afflicted adults shall be included in the
state welfare matching formula.
d. Social Welfare - Support the initiation of a study for the possible
revision of the present formula. Such a study taking into considera-
Hon the possibility of a more equal distribution of the state payments
to counties.
2. Recording of Deeds by Governmental Units - Legislation to provide that
any governmental unit (Including the state) acquiring title to property
must notify the assessing officer or record the deed prior to December 31st
of the year of acquisition.
3. Amend Port District Act -
a. Change %of popular vote required to authorize bond issues from 60%
to simple majority.
b. Permit Port Commission to accept gifts, grants and loans subject to
approval of majority of the Board of Supervisors.
4. Amend Watercraft Control and Safety Act - Amendments as proposed by the
SICC Government Research Sub-Committee.
5. Amendment to make the provision of a sheriff's residence permissive on the
part of the Board of Supervisors.
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6. Amendment to remove the requirement that warrants and claims must be published.
7. Legislation permitting Board of Supervisors to establish per diem.
a. Legislation which will permit the County Board of Supervisors, as they see
fit, to pay a per diem to the members of all commissions and boards
appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
b. Legislation to permit the Board of Supervisors to establish the per diem
for the Board of County Canvassers.
8. Amendments to Fee Schedules of County Officers -
a. Increase Fee for Secret Marriages from $3.00 to $5.00.
b. Graduated Fee System for Probating Estates.
c. Increase Fee for Change of Name from $4.00 to $25.00.
d. Increase Fee for Care & Custody of Redemption Money (Land Contracts)
from $1.00 to $10.00.
e. Increased Fees for Registration of Unrecorded Births.
Your Committee did not approve the Inter-County Supervisors Committee's
recommendation to amend Section 1 of Act No. 235, Public Acts of 1911, relating to
Veteran's Funeral Expenses, because the County of Oakland is presently paying $200.00
reimbursement upon a showing that the funerarand burial expenses are $1,000.00 or less.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the members of the Legislative Committee, I move
that the foregoing recommendations be approved and that a copy of this resolution be
forwarded to the Supervisors Inter-County Committee and the State Association of
Supervisors.
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Moved by Ingraham supported by Dohany the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Cheyz supported by Oldenburg the resolution be amended
to delete that portion relative to the Watercraft Control and Safety Act.
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendment:
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment lost.
Vote on adoption of resolution:
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted,