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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION /193131
BY: Commissioners Nancy Dingeldey, District #11; Shelley Taub,
District #12; Thomas Law, District #13
IN RE: Board of Commissioners--Special Election, District #11
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners in determining the method
of filling the vacancy in Commissioner District 11, created by the
January, 1993, resignation of the elected Commissioner of that
district, chose to not appoint an interim commissioner, but instead
to call for a special election to be held at the earliest possible
time, and
WHEREAS, this decision prevented the local communities of
Wixom, West Bloomfield and Commerce from combining either the
special primary or special general election with the previously
scheduled June, 1993, State-wide election, and
WHEREAS, these local communities have requested that they be
reimbursed for the unbudgeted costs which they incurred to hold
these special elections.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Commissioners does
hereby grant the reimbursement of special election costs to the
City of Wixom and Townships of Commerce and West Bloomfield, for
all reasonable costs incurred in the conduct of the special
elections of 1993 for the filling of the vacancy in Commissioner
District #11.
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O' .LAND COUNTY CLERKS ASSOCIATION SUPPORT OF
OAKLAND COUNTY REIMBURSING MUNICIPALITIES FOR SPECIAL COUNTY ELECTIONS
the County Commissioners neglected to appoint a Commissioner to
fill the vacancy that occurred in the 11th District, and
this created the necessity for Oakland County to call for a Special
Primary and General Election to nominate and elect a County
Commissioner for the 11th District, and precluded the possibility
of holding any such election with the State-wide scheduled election
for Proposal A, and
laTR AS, past Special County Elections such as the Bond issue for Solid Waste
in 1991 had been budgeted and paid for by Oakland County, and
WHEREAS, the Finance Committee of Oakland County did not budget funds for
this Special Election, but aDpropriated only $20,000 to cover the
County's election supplies wiich did not cover expenses incurred by
the municipalities of Wixom, West Bloomfield and Commerce for publi-
cations, notices, election workers' pay, postage, additional
supplies, etc., that are necessary to running an election, and
WHEREAS, the City of Wixom, the Townships of Commerce and West Bloomfield had
to conduct this election as mandated by Michigan Election Law, but
did not allocate funds in their budget for these unexpected 1993
Special Elections precipitated by the County Commissioners, and
WHEREAS, said municipalities had to pay for the 1993 elections in
which a County Commissioner was elected for the 11th District,
out of funds that were not locally budgeted for and are, therefore,
anticipating County reimbursement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerks Association deem
that the County of Oakland should be responsible for all expenses incurred for
the Special 1993 County Election and for ALL Special Elections designated by
the County to fill a vacancy for County Eiected Offices. .
STA OF MICH GAN
COUNTY OF OAKLAND
Ayes: ALL
Nays: None
I, Sharon A. Law, the duly qualified and acting Township Clerk of the Charter
Township of West Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan and President of the
Oakland County Clerks' Association do hereby certify that the above
Resolution is a true and complete copy as adopted by the Oakland County
Clerks Association at their regular meeting held on the 1 T)day of July
1993.
West Bloomfield Township
President, Oakland County Clerks
Association
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