HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.12.09 - 22617MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 93010 February 11, 1993
BY:
Donald W. Jensen, Chairperson, General Government
Committee
IN RE: SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 85
(Create Regional Sewer & Water Authority Act)
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Senate Bill 85 would create a regional water and
sewerage authority which would replace the City of Detroit Water
and Sewerage Department as the provider of wholesale water supply
and sewage services to southeastern Michigan; and
WHEREAS the provisions of Senate Bill 85 will replace the
Detroit Board of Water Commissioners, whose seven members are
appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor of the City of
Detroit, with a regional assembly that will be directly elected by
the governing body of each city, township and village that receives
water supply and sewage services from the new regional authority;
and
WHEREAS Senate Bill 85 will provide fair representation for
all of the municipal/customers of the regional authority since the
representative of each city, township and village will vote in
direct proportion to the volume of water purchased or sewage
delivered for treatment to the authority; and
WHEREAS the passage of Senate Bill 85 will assure that
wholesale water supply and sewage treatment services, which
constitute a vital part of the public infrastructure of all of
southeastern Michigan, will be managed and operated by a fully
representative regional authority that will be able to provide
wholesale water and sewerage services on a cost effective basis.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports Senate Bill 85.
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.
On behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Misc. 93010 February 11, 1993
Moved by Jensen supported by Schmid the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Douglas supported by Schmid the resolution be amended in the BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph to read:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all state
legislators from Oakland County, the County's legislative agent, and to all local
units of government in Oakland County who receive water and/or sewer service from
the City of Detroit.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Kingzett, McCulloch, McPherson, Miltner, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer,
Pernick, Powers, Price, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Aaron, Crake, Douglas, Garfield,
Gosling, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
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 February 11, 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 11th day of February. 199:
Lynn D. Allen
Oakland County Clerk