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Miscellaneous Resolution . #14148
BY: Commissioner Shelley Goodman Taub, District #12
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — ENCOURAGE ROAD COMMISSION OF OAKLAND
COUNTY TO ENACT A SEE CLICK FIX PROGRAM FOR REPORTING POTHOLES AND
OTHER NON EMERGENCY ROAD PROBLEMS
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County has always been a leader in the use of technology to provide better
services, decrease costs and increase innovation; and
WHEREAS the long difficult winter combined with a chronically underfunded road system has resulted
in an enormous number of potholes and severe deterioration to Oakland County roads; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission of Oakland County is to be commended for taking steps to be both
proactive and cost effective in their approach to this problem, as outlined in their "six-point" plan; and
WHEREAS current opportunities exist for county citizens to report potholes through a toll free number
or by email but an innovative program through smart phone technology could also enhance services;
and
WHEREAS the program "SeeClickFix" is an interactive tool that allows citizens to use the photo and
geographic location capabilities on their smart phones to report problems; and
WHEREAS "SeeClickFix" is available at no cost to citizens and the pricing information available online
for other government entities that use the system appear reasonable; and
WHEREAS the opportunity exists to utilize the interactive nature of "SeeClickFix" to save taxpayer
dollars by allowing engineers a preliminary look at damage before going on site and for better planning;
and
WHEREAS citizens have begun to utilize this tool as a private site outside of Oakland County
government as the popularity of "SeeClickFix" increases in popularity and public awareness; and
WHEREAS other county road commissions have integrated "SeeClickFix" into their websites and
RCOC should consider offering this useful service to their customers.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners encourages
the Road Commission of Oakland County to strongly consider incorporating a "SeeClickFix" program
for citizen interaction in reporting potholes and non-emergency road problems.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the Road Commission of Oakland County.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #14148 June 11,2014
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.