HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2017.09.28 - 23127REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #17277
BY: Commissioners Michael J. Gingell, District #1; Shelley Taub, District #12; Marcia
Gershenson, District #13; Michael Spisz, District #3; Wade Fleming, District #16; Hugh
Crawford, District #9; Eileen KowaII, District #6; Nancy Quarles, District #17; and Philip Weipert,
District #8
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION AND
FAMILY LITERACY WEEK SEPTEMBER 25— 30,2017
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week raises public awareness about the need
for and value of adult education and family literacy; and
WHEREAS the goal is to leverage resources that support access to basic education programs for the 36
million U.S. adults with low literacy skills; and
WHEREAS Adult Education serves adults, 16 years of age and older, who are no longer enrolled in
school and may be functioning below the 12th grade level; and
WHEREAS many high school dropouts do not have the literacy skills to complete their education,
transition to postsecondary education or vocational training or become employed; and
WHEREAS many individuals who are unemployed, underemployed or receive public assistance lack the
literacy skills to obtain and keep a job with a family-sustaining income, continue their education or
participate in job training programs; and
WHEREAS the National Center for Education Statistics reports that low levels of literacy are likely to limit
life chances and may be related to social welfare issues including poverty, incarceration and preventive
healthcare; and
WHEREAS a recent survey indicated that 92% of business leaders thought that U.S. workers were not
skilled as they are needed to be; and
WHEREAS by 2018, 63% of all U.S. jobs will require education beyond high school and yet nearly half of
the U.S. workforce — about 88 million of 188 million adults aged 18 to 64 — only have a high school
education or less and/or low English proficiency; and
WHEREAS the American Action Forum projects by 2020 that the U.S. will be short an estimated 7.5
million private sector workers across all skill levels; and
WHEREAS Adult Education and family literacy are the best available weapons against inter-generational
low literacy; and
WHEREAS educating motivated students with the skills that companies need provides a qualified
candidate for hard to fill positions and Adult Education builds the skills of workers; and
WHEREAS adults with a high school degree are more likely to work full time and average 20% higher
earnings ($30,000) well above the poverty line for a family of four; and
WHEREAS parents in family literacy programs become more involved in their children's education and
gain the tools necessary to obtain a job or find better employment; and
WHEREAS parental involvement is a key predictor of a child's success, the level of parental involvement
increases as the education level of the parent increases; and
WHEREAS this results in children's lives to become more stable, and success in the classroom, and in all
future endeavors, becomes more likely; and
WHEREAS a better educated population strengthens our communities, makes them safer and contributes
to a community's economic growth; and
WHEREAS National Adult Education and Family Literacy week highlights the need to support efforts to
ensure each and every citizen has the necessary literacy skills to succeed at home, at work and in
society; and
WHEREAS the literacy of our citizens is essential for the economic well-being of Oakland County, our
society and the individuals who benefit from full participation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners designates
September 25 — 30, 2017 as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week in Oakland County and
recognizes the importance to support programs that assist those in need of adult education and family
literacy programs.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners encourages all citizens,
government agencies, public and private institutions, schools, institutions of higher education, libraries
and businesses to support increased access to adult education and family literacy programs to ensure a
literate society.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
a copy of this resolution to Michigan's Department of Education and the Oakland Intermediate School
District.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #17277 September 28, 2017
Moved by Taub supported by Zack to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #17277 —
Board of Commissioners — Designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week September
25-30, 2017.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton,
Quarles, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer,
Fleming. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #17277 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of National Adult Education and Family
Literacy Week September 25-30, 2017 carried.
Moved by Taub supported by Zack the resolution be adopted
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Taub,
Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming,
Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY APPROVE 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 September 28,
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 28th day of September, 2017.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County