HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.11.10 - 22687Chairperson, I move the adoption of tOp foregoing resolution.
Commissioner Marsha(Girshensoh,
District #13
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16319
BY: Commissioner Marsha Gershenson, District #13 and Commissioner Helaine Zack, District #18
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AMENDMENT TO BOARD RULES - STANDARD OF CONDUCT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS federal and state laws regulate the conduct of election campaigns and public officers in order
to protect the integrity of the political process and ensure honorable conduct; and
WHEREAS Michigan statutes such as the County Boards of Commissioners Act, MCL 46.1 of seq, and
the Standards of Conduct for Public Officers and Employees Act, MCL 15,341 of seq. are to protect the
integrity of a public officer or employee and prohibits a public officer or employee from engaging in a
business transaction in which the public officer may profit from his or her official position or authority or
benefit from confidential information; and
WHEREAS the existing rules for the Oakland County Board of Commissioners do not encompass
standards of conduct or conflict of interest in relation to receipt of contributions, gifts, goods, services or
other things of value which tends to influence the manner or performance of official duties.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Commissioners hereby amend the Board
Rules of Procedure with the inclusion of the following language within Section XIII, Standard of Conduct:
Section XIII
N. Conflict of interest
No member shall be interested directly or indirectly in any contract or business transaction with
the County or any Board, Office, or Commission thereof during the time for which he/she is
elected or appointed, nor for one (1) year thereafter, except as provided by law.
No member shall be eligible to receive or shall receive any appointment from or be employed in
any capacity whatsoever by any Officer, Board, Committee, or other authority of the County
except as provided by law.
A solicitation for campaign or political contributions may not be linked with an official action taken
or to be taken by a Commissioner, and a Commissioner/Member may not accept any contribution
that is linked with an action that the Commissioner has taken or is being asked to take. A
corollary of these rules is that a Commissioner and staff are not to take or withhold any official
action on the basis of the campaign contributions or support of the involved individuals, or their
partisan affiliation. Commissioner and staff are likewise prohibited from threatening punitive
action on the basis of such considerations.
A public officer or staff employee shall not solicit or accept a gift or loan of money, goods,
services, or other thing of value for the benefit of a person or organization, other than the County,
which tends to influence the manner in which the public officer or staff employee or another public
officer or staff employee performs official duties.
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Commissioner HelaiKe Zack,
District #18
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Resolution #16319 November 10, 2016
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.