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Miscellaneous Resolution #14149
BY: Commissioner Shelley Goodman Taub, District #12
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – CREATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE
POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS MEASURES FOR ROAD REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS SEMCOG reports that 30% of Oakland County roads are in poor condition and nearly 23%
of bridges are in a deficient state; and
WHEREAS the average Michigan household pays an extra $3,014 per year in costs thanks to
inadequate roads, highways and bridges, according to a new study by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based
transportation research firm; and
WHEREAS long existing traffic congestion issues and severely deteriorated roads limit economic
growth and the ability to attract new investment; and
WHEREAS asking for funding solutions from Washington and Lansing should only be one part of a
strategy to ensure every single dollar available for roads is put to good use; and
WHEREAS Oakland County government has long been a leader in innovation, excellent service and
cost saving measures; and
WHEREAS further dialogue could open opportunities to continue this record in collaboration in the area
road repair and construction; and
WHEREAS a coordinated effort to marshal all available county resources to tackle the problem of badly
deteriorated roads is in the best interest of all citizens and job providers in Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
creates an ad hoc committee on Cost Savings Measures for Road Repair and Construction to study
and report to the Board recommendations on policy initiatives for coordinated action between county
departments and the Road Commission of Oakland County to maximize the use of road repair dollars.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ad hoc committee shall be appointed by the Chairman of the
Board and consist of two commissioners of the majority caucus and one commissioner of the minority
caucus; a representative of the County Executive and a representative of the Road Commission of
Oakland County.
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 and the Oakland County
Executive.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #14149 June 11,2014
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.