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District #19
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 15135
BY: Commissioner, Michael Gingell, Chairperson, District #1; Commissioner Dave Woodward, District
#19
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY -
APPROPRIATION OF ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR PURCHASE OF CAPITAL ASSETS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has jurisdiction over more than 2,700
miles of county roads and has the largest county road system in the state, and
WHEREAS the RCOC receives a majority of its funding from state-collected gas tax and vehicle
registration fees under the formula set forth in Michigan Public Act 51 of 1951; and
WHEREAS maintenance on roads under the jurisdiction of the RCOC is funded primarily from revenues
received pursuant to Act 51; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes the responsibility for road funding
resides solely with the State Legislature and Governor; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County's (RCOC) Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2015-
2017 indicates that both state-collected and federal road funding sources remain inadequate to meet
RCOC's needs; and
WHEREAS during the Great Recession of 2007 through 2012 the decline in state and federal road
funding forced RCOC to reduce its investment in the capital equipment essential to perform necessary
road maintenance and preservation activities; and
WHEREAS due to the aging of its equipment it is necessary for the RCOC to replace 12 Tandem Dump
Trucks with accessories and to purchase 3 John Deere Motor Graders in FY 2015 at a cost of over
$3,800,000; and
WHEREAS the use of scarce revenues to purchase needed equipment lessens the ability of the RCOC to
address the on-going pothole issues facing roads throughout Oakland County; and
WHEREAS a one-time FY 2015 appropriation of Oakland County general funds in the amount of
$2,000,000 to assist the RCOC in the purchase of essential capital equipment that will be used
throughout the cities, villages and townships in the county would allow the RCOC to use more of its Act
51 dollars to better maintain road surfaces and repair the worst potholes; and
WHEREAS the County's prudent financial management throughout the Great Recession and continuing
through today allows the County to make an investment in RCOC capital equipment without degrading
the County's overall financial plan that has achieved a budget balanced for Oakland County through FY
2020; and
WHEREAS in partnership with the Oakland County Board of Commissioners the County Executive
proposes providing a one-time funding to the RCOC in the amount of $2,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2015 to
help support the RCOC's purchase of dump trucks and motor graders.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
one-time appropriation of $2,000,000 to the Road Commission for Oakland County in Fiscal Year 2015 to
be used to purchase motor graders and dump trucks essential for the proper maintenance and repair of
highways and roads under the supervision of the Road Commission for Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requires that the
$2,000,0000 RCOC would have spent on the needed motor graders and dump trucks, be immediately
transferred and restricted to pot hole repair and emergency road repair situations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the RCOC shall provide a report to the General Government and
Finance Committees of this Board regarding the specific equipment that is purchased with this on-time
funding provided by the County of Oakland.
Chairperson, I move ad Ion of the fgxegoing Resolution.
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Resolution #15135 May 6, 2015
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.