HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2013.08.29 - 20965REPORT August 29, 2013
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Jim Runestad, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #13211 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DIGITIZING OF RESEARCH LIBRARY
TO: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning and Building Committee, having considered the above-titled resolution, reports with
a recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move acceptance of the
foregoing report.
PLANNING AND BU DING COMMITTRE
PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
REPORT August 29,2013
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #13211 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DIGITIZING OF RESEARCH LIBRARY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on
August 19, 2013 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 COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gershenson and Quarles absen
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #13211
BY: Commissioner Michael J. Gingen, District #3, Commissioner Michael Bosnic, District #16
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS —Digitizing of Research Library
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, over the past several years the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
has supported cost saving activities that have increased the efficiencies of the County
Library including the public/private partnership with Cooley Law School to transfer the
Law library to Cooley as well as the relationship with the City of Rochester Hills which
transferred the library for the blind and physically impaired to the Rochester Hills library;
and
WHEREAS, a special study group was formed in early 2012 to continue to seek
opportunities to increase efficiencies relative to the County library as library services still
account for over $1 million dollars in expenses per year; and
WHEREAS, it has been identified that long-term cost saving opportunities exist in
relation to digitizing the Reference materials section of the Library and relocating the de
minimis Law Library to another area of the Courthouse; and
WHEREAS, There are currently approximately 70 linear feet of Research materials that
need to be indexed and digitized, if appropriate, to reduce the space taken up by these
materials and to examine the relocation of the de minimis law library to another area of
the Oakland County Courthouse in order to reduce the Library footprint in a premium
area of the Courthouse and allow another department to take on the expense of this floor
space; and
WEHREAS, Creating a digital archive of reference materials would increase the access
to county government and improve library service; and
WHEREAS, The Oakland County Historical Resources Consortium has been working
with Library staff on preparing for this type of solution for digitizing these materials and
may have the capability of assisting with this project; and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the taxpayers of Oakland County to review this
matter and to develop options to increase efficiencies and reduce expenses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners request that the matter be referred to the Planning and Building and
General Government Committee for further review and that formal recommendations on
this matter be referred back to the full Board within 60 days.
Commissioner Mike Bosnic
District 416
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Resolution #13211 August 29, 2013
Moved by Long supported by Runestad the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Runestad the Planning and Building Committee Report and the General
Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the reports were accepted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Hoffman, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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CHIEF DkZPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45559A (7)
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, 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 29,
2013, 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 29th day of August, 2013.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County