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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #17078 4eZI
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BY: Commissioners Bob Hoffman, District #2; Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Eileen Kowall, District
#6; Wade Fleming, District #16; Michael J. Gingell, District #1; Helaine Zack, District #18; Bill Dwyer,
District #14; Adam Kochenderfer, District #15; Hugh Crawford, District #9; and Michael Spisz, District #3
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS'
WEEK MAY 1 -7, 2017
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistic's information published in September 2014,
at year end 2013, 1,574,700 inmates were housed in the nation's local jails; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Corrections Divisions housed a daily average of 1,507
inmates in 2016; and
WHEREAS last year almost 20,000 persons were admitted into the Oakland County jail facilities including
juveniles , mentally ill, persons awaiting trial , persons pending arraignment, protective custody cases,
infirm, persons awaiting transfer to State, Federal or other jurisdictions, _ and sentenced; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Corrections Deputies are responsible for overall inmate
supervision to ensure safe, secure and orderly facility operations, intake and release of all persons,
identification of special needs and classification of all inmates, inmate and professional visitation, inmate
transport and Court security; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriffs Office Corrections Divisions are recognized as innovative,
professional and able to operate a very complex and crowded set of multiple facilities, transport and
coordinate an enormous number of inmate movements on a daily basis with a minimal number of
staff/inmate injuries or escapes; and
WHEREAS the week of May 1 - 7, 2017, has been designated as National Correctional Officers' Week.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Corrections Deputies
and the special contribution they make to ensure the public safety of all citizens in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby honors all the
Corrections Deputies of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office for their unique skills and abilities and
devotion to duty and pronounce a special thanks to all those Deputies on behalf of the citizens of Oakland
County.
Chairperson, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #17078 March 30, 2017
Vice-Chairperson Tom Middleton referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There
were no objections.