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BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-Donald W. Jensen, Chairperson
RE: AISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #93098, DRAIN COMMISSION—LAKE
BOARDS: EXEMPT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM MANDATORY MEMBERSHIP
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above
referenced resolution, reports with the recommendation that the
resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
JULY 15, 1993
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
May 27, 1993
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #93098
BY: Dennis N. Powers, Commissioner, District #10
IN RE: Drain Commission--Lake Boards: Exempt County
Commissioners from Mandatory Membership
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Inland Lake Improvement Act of 1966 (P.A. 345) was
adopted under the Constitutional provision for the protection of
air, water and other natural resources of the State from pollution,
impairment and destruction; and
WHEREAS the local governing body of any local unit in which
the whole, or any part, of the waters of any public inland lake is
situated may establish a lake board to administer lake improvement
projects not inconsistent with P.A. 345; and
WHEREAS Section. 4(1)(a) of P.A. 345 requires that a lake board
consist of, among others, a member of the county board of
commissioners who shall be appointed by the chairperson of the
county board of commissioners; and
WHEREAS there are 35 lake boards currently in Oakland County,
and, with more than 400 lakes, the potential exists for the
establishment of a significantly larger number of lake boards; and
WHEREAS the role of the county commissioner is diminished
since project decisions are primarily made by representatives of
each local governmental unit, other than a county, affected by the
project, yet the attendance requirements imposed on county
commissioners for limited participation at lake board meetings is
another layer of government inflicted on our citizens which is not
needed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby opposes the requirement of P.A. 345 that
county commissioners serve on lake boards and requests that the
Governor and Legislature revisit P.A. 345 to exempt county
commissioners from the membership requirements as outlined in
Section 4(1)(a).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent
to the Governor, Oakland County's delegation of state legislators,
and the Department of Natural Resources.
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
DENNIS N. POWERS
Resolution #93098 July 15, 1993
Moved by Jensen supported by Douglas the General Government Report be
accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Jensen supported by Douglas the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Gosling, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch,
McPherson, Miltner, Moffitt, Oaks, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Price, Schmid,
Taub, Wolf, Aaron, Dingeldey, Douglas. (23)
NAYS: Crake, Garfield. (2)
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 July 15,1993 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 15th. day of July, 1993
Lnn D. Allen, County Clerk