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Iksit5Yrer David Woodward
District #19
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16049
BY: Commissioners Michael J. Gingell, District #1; David Woodward, District #19
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — WAIVER OF FEE FOR VETERAN'S IDENTIFCATION CARDS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County is home to more than 70,000 veterans that have made an enormous
contribution to our nation; and
WHEREAS veterans willingness to serve has safeguarded the freedoms we hold dear and ensured our
nation remains a beacon of hope and liberty to people around the world; and
WHEREAS we live in a land of unparalleled liberty and opportunity, and veterans remind us of the price
that has been paid for our freedoms by the courage and valor of generations of American military men
and women; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners adopted MR #11302 in 2012 to authorize the County Clerk to
offer veteran's identification cards; and
WHEREAS veterans identification cards can provide easy proof of military service for veterans without the
need to carry around copies of their discharge paperwork; and
WHEREAS in 2014, the Michigan Secretary of State began offering a veteran designation on driver's
licenses and other state IDs at no cost if the applicant is applying for a new ID or renewal; and
WHEREAS applicants must pay a $9 correction fee to receive the veteran's designation on their state ID
if they wish to receive the designation prior to the expiration of their current ID; and
WHEREAS applicants must also present official documentation to the Secretary of State to receive the
designation, such as the 00214 records housed in the County Clerk's office; and
WHEREAS Congress has authorized the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to offer a veterans ID card,
but the Department has announced cards will not be available until at least 2017; and
WHEREAS applicants are able to apply for an Oakland County Veterans ID cards, access their official
DD214 records to provide documentation (if on file with the County Clerk), and receive their card all in
one convenient location; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners authorized the County Clerk to charge a fee not to exceed $10
to ensure 100% cost recovery for offering Veterans ID cards in MR#11302; and
WHEREAS the costs associated with providing Veterans ID cards to applicants are not significant; and
WHEREAS the number of Oakland County Veteran ID cards issued per year has dropped from 1,903 in
2012 to 517 in 2015; and
WHEREAS the same equipment used for Concealed Pistol License permits is used to issue Veterans
IDs; and
WHEREAS eliminating the fee for Oakland County Veterans ID cards is an appropriate measure to assist
our veterans in receiving the recognition they deserve.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners eliminates the
fee for providing Veterans ID card and directs that this service be offered at no charge.
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Resolution #16049 March 17, 2016
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
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FISCAL NOTE (MISC #16049) April 21, 2016 BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — WAIVER OF FEE FOR VETERAN'S IDENTIFICATION
CARDS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. The Board of Commissioners authorized the County Clerk to charge a fee of not to exceed $10 to
ensure 100% cost recovery for offering Veterans ID cards per MR #11302.
2, The costs associated with providing Veterans ID cards to applicants are not significant.
3. The number of Oakland County Veterans ID cards issued per year has dropped from 1,903 in
2012 to 517 in 2015.
4. In 2014, the Michigan Secretary of State began offering a veteran designation, either on a
separate State ID card or on the veteran's driver's license, at no cost to the applicant.
5. The resolution authorizes the elimination of the fee for Oakland County Veterans ID cards as a
measure to assist veterans and provide the Veteran ID card service at no charge.
6. No budget amendment is required.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #16049 April 21, 2016
Moved by Kochenderfer supported by Quarles the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman,
Crawford. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
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HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVt
ACTING PURSUANT 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 April 21, 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 21 st day of April, 2016.