HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.03.30 - 22265Commissioner Wade Fie
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REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16081
BY: Commissioner Wade Fleming, District #16 11466 1" ti " .41C24:3 4ILLCL LL-
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF MAY 2016 AS AS AN AND PACIFIC 'S
AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month is a national celebration during the month of May
to recognize the tremendous contributions of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent; and
WHEREAS according to the 2010 Census, the Asian population grew faster than any other race group in
the United States between 2000 and 2010; and
WHEREAS the Asian and Pacific American population grew in the United States by 56% between 2000
and 2013; and
WHEREAS this growth trend continues, with the total Asian American population in the U.S. at 19.4
million, reflecting a growth rate of 2.9% between 2012 and 2013; and
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific Americans have enriched our culture, excelling in many fields, including
education, business, science, technology, government, sports, and the arts; and
WHEREAS countless Asian and Pacific Americans have answered the call to protect the cause of
freedom by serving in our Armed Forces; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is home to the second largest Asian population in Michigan and nearly half
of Asians in the tri-county area; and
WHEREAS the City of Troy is home to the largest number of Asians in the region, comprising almost 21%
of the total population; and
WHEREAS the entrepreneurship and innovation of Asian and Pacific Americans have strengthened
Oakland County's economy; and
WHEREAS Asian and Pacific Americans contribute greatly to the economic, social, cultural and civic life
of Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
designates May 2016 as Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month in Oakland County and encourages
our citizens, governmental agencies, businesses and schools to celebrate and recognize the
achievements of Asian Americans.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #16081 March 30, 2016
Moved by Fleming supported by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#16081 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of May 2016 as Asian and Pacific American Heritage
Month in Oakland County.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton,
Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming,
Gershenson. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #16081 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of May 2016 as Asian and Pacific American
Heritage Month in Oakland County carried.
Moved by Fleming supported by Quarles the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton,
Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming,
Gershenson, Gingell. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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!HEREBY APPIIOVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PUIRSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7)
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 March 30,
2016, 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 30 th day of March, 2016.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County