HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.08.26 - 22017MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 93161 August 26, 1993
BY: General Government Committee, Donald W. Jensen,
Chairperson
In 717: House Bill 4764 (SUPPORT) Imposing Cost Liability on
Persons Convicted of Operating Vehicles While Impaired
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS House Bill 4764 mandates that a person convicted of
operating motor vehicles, vessels or aircraft while under the
influence of liquor or controlled substances shall be liable to the
state or a local unit of government for the expense of an emergency
response to the incident; and
WHEREAS this expense liability would be in addition to any
penal sanction; and
WHEREAS "expense of an emergency response" is defined in the
bill as reasonable costs incurred by the state or local unit of
government in making an appropriate response to the incident,
including costs of providing police, fire fighting, rescue and
emergency medical services at the scene of the incident, as well as
the salaries of personnel responding to the incident; and
WHEREAS the amount for which a person is liable shall
constitute a debt of the person to the state or local unit of
government in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per incident; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports HB 4764.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to all State Legislators from Oakland County and to the County's
Legislative Agent and State Government Liaison, the Michigan
Association of Counties and the other counties in this State.
On behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Resolution #93161 August 26, 1993
Moved by Jensen supported by Douglas the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Miltner,
Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Price, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Crake,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gosling, Huntoon, Jensen. (23)
NAYS: (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, 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 26th., 1993 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 26th. day of August 1993.
nn D. Allen, County Clerk