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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION ;1117030
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"T BY: Commissioner Michael J. Gingell, District #1
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SALARY OF CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS FOR OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Act 283 of 1909 authorizes the Oakland County Board of Commissioners to set the salary for
the Board of Road Commissioners of the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC); and
WHEREAS the Road Commissioners of the RCOC are responsible for:
1. maintaining more than 2,700 miles of county roads, over 230 miles of state highways and
approximately 1,500 county, city and state traffic signals in Oakland County,
2. the management of an annual budget in excess of $104 million,
3. the oversight of a staff of 410 full time employees, supplemented by part time and seasonal staff;
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WHEREAS the annual salaries for members of the Road Commissioner is currently set at $10,000 for
members and $11,000 for the Chairperson; and
WHEREAS the compensation rate for members of the Road Commission for Oakland County has not
been adjusted in more than 25 years; and
WHEREAS Oakland County's Road Commissioners have demonstrated a commitment to innovation and
wise fiscal management - implementing cost effective measures and initiating successful road
improvement programs and technologies; and
WHEREAS under the leadership of the members of Oakland County's Road Commissioners, the RCOC:
1. has maintained the lowest traffic fatality rate of any county in Michigan and is among the lowest in
the nation for a community of its size and population, bringing national recognition for their
continuous efforts, cutting-edge systems and approaches to improving road safety,
2. is a leader in adapting advanced road construction techniques with concrete overlays, cold in-
place recycling, and in the field of connected vehicles,
3. is a leading innovator in the implementation of modern roundabout intersections with significant
improvements in traffic flow, safety benefits, and reduced traffic congestion while providing
increased road capacity without widening the roads,
4. have enacted a three-year balanced budget with an extremely low debt-to-revenue ratio that has
generated consistent clean audits, year after year,
5. have reformed retirement and health care benefits to contain long-term costs, moving from a
traditional defined benefit program for new employees to a hybrid defined benefit/defined
contribution program, with projected savings of tens of millions of dollars in coming years' post-
employment benefit costs: and
WHEREAS an adjustment to the compensation rates for members of the Road Commission for Oakland
County is long overdue in order to reflect the strong track record of leadership and innovation in the
management of the RCOC, as well the significantly increased complexity of issues and responsibilities
that have occurred during the past 25 years.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby establish
the annual salaries for the Board of Road Commissioners for the Road Commission for Oakland County
at $15,000 for the Chairperson and $13,000 for members effective upon the adoption of the resolution.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #17030 January 26, 2016
The Vice Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
REPORT February 15, 2017 BY: Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: MR #17030 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SALARY OF CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS FOR OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on February 6,
2017, 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.
Commissioner Christine Long, Dist/PO #7
Chairperson, General GovernmentStommittee
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gershenson, KowaII, and Kochenderfer absent.
Resolution #17030
February 15, 2017
Moved by Long supported by Weipert the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Weipert the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Zack supported by Gershenson the resolution be amended as follows:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
establish the annual salaries for the Board of Road Commissioners for the Road Commission for
Oakland County that are appointed in compliance with the Board of Commissioners Rules
of Procedure regarding appointments and interviews at $15,000 for the Chairperson and
$13,000 for members effective upon the adoption of the resolution. When appointments are
made that are not in compliance with the Board of Commissioners Rules of Procedure
regarding appointments and interviews, those members of the Board of Road
Commissioners shall continue to be compensated at $11,000 for the Chairperson and
$10,000 for members.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Gershenson, Jackson, Quarles, Woodward, Zack, Bowman. (6)
NAYS: Dwyer, Fleming, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton,
Spisz, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Berman, Crawford. (15)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the amendment failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman,
Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
HEREPNAPPROVE 'THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
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 February 15,
2017, 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 February, 2017.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County
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