HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.07.15 - 22743MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #93120 July 15, 1993
BY: Personnel Comittee, Marilynn E. Gosling, Chairperson
RE: PERSONNEL--AFFIRMATIVE ACTION RESOURCE GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, by adoption of Miscellaneous Resolution #91258, on
November 21, 1991, the Board of Commissioners approved the
formation of the Affirmative Action Resource Group as an Ad Hoc
advisory task force to recommend enhancements to the County's good
faith efforts in its Affirmative Action Program, and
WHEREAS, the Report of the Affirmative Action Resource Group
was delivered to the Personnel Committee on June 2, 1993, and
contained numerous recommendations to remove barriers and
perceptions which may reduce the County's Affirmative Action
success, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners
does hereby reaffirm its commitment to the County's Equal
Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy and will
communicate that reaffirmation to the County Workforce and the
community, and requests that the County Executive and all other
County Elected Officials join with the Commissioners in this
effort, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Personnel Department continue
to coordinate its efforts with the County Executive's Community and
Minority Affairs Director to broaden networking with community
agencies and organizations, and include in its liaison with the
Public Information Director articles to spotlight the County's
Affirmative Action efforts in both "The Telegraph" and local
newspapers in order to diminish erroneous perceptions of County
employment policy, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Personnel Department be
encouraged to enhance its present recruitment efforts through
increased use of on-site testing, employability skills workshops,
dissemination of application materials, expanded mailing lists for
competitive examination announcements, additional postings of
competitive examination announcements within County Buildings,
broaden the current applicant referral feedback system and actively
encourage County employees to act as recruiters within their home
communities and non-work affiliations.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Personnel Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PERSONNL COMMITTEE
Resolution #93120 July 15, 1993
Moved by Gosling supported by Schmid the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Price supported by Aaron the resolution be amended by substituting
the following NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: "NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the Board of Commissioners demonstrated commitment to Equal ;Dillployment
Opportunity by the creation of an Equal Employment Opportunity Officer position
more than a decade ago. The Commissioners hereby reaffirm its commitment to the
County's Equal Employment Oppoitunity and Affirmative Action Policy and will
communicate that reaffirmation to the County Work force and the community, and
requests that the County Executive and all other County Elected Officials to join
with the Commissioners in this effort. Such communication will reflect that
Oakland County is fair and equitable in all its relations with its employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age,
national origin, ancestry, handicap, weight, height, or marital status. "
Further, substitute the first BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph which reads: "BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the concept of Equal Employment Opportunity is a
necessary element of basic merit system principles that all persons shall be
afforded equal access to positions in public service limited only by their
Ability to do the job. If progress toward achieving Equal Opportunity is to be
made every County citizen and employee must realize that policies to remove
inequities cannot be merely passive. Positive steps must be taken to remove
conditions which could result in a liability for the County. Therefor, Equal
Oppoilmnity can be effected through definitive programmed affirmative action,
now" and finally in the second BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, amend to read
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Personnel Department will develop the following
actions which will enhance its present recruitment efforts through increased use
of on-site testing,..."
Moved by Moffitt supported by Obrecht the resolution be referred back to
the Personnel Committee.
AYES: Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, McPherson, Moffitt, Oaks, Pernick,
Price, Taub, Aaron, Douglas, Jensen. (12)
NAYS: Law, McCulloch, Miltner, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Wolf,
Crake, Dingeldey, Garfield, Gosling, Huntoon. (13)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion to refer
failed.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Dingeldey the vote be postponed until the
next board meeting.
The Chairperson stated a "Yes" vote would be to postpone; a "No" vote
would not postpone the vote.
AYES: Kaczmar, Kingzett, McPherson, Moffitt, Oaks, Pernick, Price, Aaron,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Johnson. (11)
NAYS: Law, McCulloch, Miltner, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub,
Wolf, Crake, Garfield, Gosling, Huntoon, Jensen. (14)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion to postpone
failed.
Vote on Mr. Price's amendment:
AYES: Kingzett, McPherson, Oaks, Pernick, Price, Aaron, Kaczmar. (7)
NAYS: Law, McCulloch, Miltner, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid,
Taub, Wolf, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gosling, Huntoon, Jensen,
Johnson. (18)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Law, McCulloch, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Price,
Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Aaron, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gosling, Huntoon,
Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett. (22)
NAYS: Miltner. (1)
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 duly 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
Ly1 . D. Allen, County Clerk