HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.08.23 - 20520REPORT (MISC. #12187) August 23. 2012
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #12187 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
SPECIAL ELECTION COSTS IN THE 11 TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on
August 13, 2012 hereby recommends that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Gershenson, Nash and Quarles voting no and Matis absent.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12187
BY: Commissioner Kathy Crawford, District #9
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF SPECIAL
ELECTION COSTS IN THE 11 TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Governor Snyder declared a special election for the uncompleted term in the 11 th
Congressional District for the purpose of filling a vacancy that exists in the U.S. House of
Representatives as a result of the resignation of Congressman Thaddeus McCotter; and
WHEREAS the city and county clerks within the current 1 1 th Congressional District are faced
with running a special primary election on September 5th, which shortly follows the regularly
scheduled August 7th Primary Election; and
WHEREAS clerks will also be faced with running another special election for the current seat
alongside the regular November 6th General Election for the redrawn 11 th district; and
WHEREAS the two (2) special elections were unanticipated and places the undue burden of an
estimated $650,000 in costs on the local and county clerks; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Clerk Bill Bullard, Jr_ wrote a letter to Governor Snyder noting that
"the complications of this election will be immense on local election officials" and that "this
unplanned election will also require local governments [to acquire] additional staffing as well as
additional equipment because much of the equipment will be sealed from the August primary
and not available for use on September 5 th; and
WHEREAS Clerk Bullard requested that the local governments be reimbursed for these costs
from the State of Michigan and if current Michigan Law does not provide a mechanism to
authorize reimbursing costs associated with a special election, that such legislation be
considered.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners,
hereby joins in supporting the request by Oakland County Clerk Bill Bullard, Jr. in seeking
reimbursement of costs to the local communities in the 11 th Congressional District which are
being required to hold special elections to fill the vacated seat.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby urges
Governor Snyder, Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and the Michigan Legislature to
support and move forward expeditiously in enacting legislation, if needed, in order to authorize
the reimbursement of special election costs to local communities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to
forward copies of this adopted resolution to Governor Rick Snyder, Oakland County Clerk Bill
Bullard, Jr., Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, the Oakland County delegation to the
Michigan Legislature, Wayne County Clerk Cathy M. Garrett, Michigan Association of Counties,
Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks, Michigan Township Association, Michigan Municipal
League and the Clerks for the Communities of: Commerce Township, Highland Township, Lyon
Township, Milford Township, Northville, Novi, Novi Township, South Lyon, Walled Lake,
Waterford Township, White Lake Township, Wixom, Belleville, Canton Township, Dearborn
Heights, Garden City, Livonia, Northville, Northville Township, Plymouth, Redford Township,
Van Buren Township, Wayne and Westland.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #12187 July 18, 2012
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #12187
Moved by Long supported by Crawford the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Crawford the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
August 23, 2012
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Gingell, Gosselin,
Quarles, River, Runestad,
Gershenson. (22)
NAYS: McGillivray, Nash.
Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis Middleton, Nuccio, Potts,
Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Bosnic, Covey, Crawford, Dwyer,
(2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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 August 23,
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 23 rd day of August, 2012.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County