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REPORT August 9, 2018
BY: Commissioner Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: MR #18274 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO
PRIORITIZE AND ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IN MICHIGAN
SCHOOLS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on July 30, 2018,
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.
CommisMer Christine Long, Dis ct *7
Chairperson, General Governmen ommittee
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Gershenson absent.
Motion for direct referral to the Public Services Committee carried on a voice vote with Gershenson
absent.
REPORT August 9, 2018
BY: Commissioner Bill Dwyer, Chairperson, Public Services Committee
IN RE: MR #18274 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO
PRIORITIZE AND ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IN MICHIGAN
SCHOOLS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Public Services Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on July 31,
2018, reports with the recommendation the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Spisz and Tietz absent.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #18274 1/10/ (1Y TIP/PC") BY: Commissioner David ES. Bowman, District #10 /
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION TO PRIORITIZE AND
ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IN MICHIGAN SCHOOLS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS violence at our nation's schools pose a clear risk to the safety of our children, teachers and
administrators, this violence at our schools is leaving students and teachers feeling vulnerable in a place
where they should feel secure with the ability to focus on learning, growing, and enjoying life; and
WHEREAS the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, utilizing data from the Gun Violence Archive,
identified 558-gun incidents that had occurred in schools the first seven and a half months of the 2016-2017
school year; and
WHEREAS the research by the Washington Post suggests more than 187,000 students have been exposed
to gun violence at school since Columbine in 1999; and
WHEREAS the data from the National Conference of State Legislatures indicates more than 100 legislative
bills to address school safety have been introduced in 27 states since the Parkland, Florida high school
shooting, some of the legislation called for state police or sheriff's departments to provide officers to patrol
public schools; and
WHEREAS the National Center for Education Statistics reports 43 percent of public schools reported the
presence of one or more security guards, security personnel, school resource officers, or sworn law
enforcement officers at their school at least once a week during the in the 2013-14 school year; and
WHEREAS financial constraints are limiting the ability of school districts to provide proven violence
prevention and intervention, such as school liaison law enforcement officers on campuses and the
equipment to improve building security; and
WHEREAS House Resolution 4909, STOP School Violence Act of 2018 (the Act), provides funding to
support law enforcement coordination efforts, especially for the School Resource Officers stationed at the
schools; and
WHEREAS Governor Snyder, as part of Michigan's school safety initiatives, includes a directive for the
Michigan Council on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) to create a tiered training for School
Resources Officers; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) and the Michigan Association of School
Administration (MASA) have joined law enforcement groups to support legislation to address and invest in
school safety initiatives; and
WHEREAS a key initiative of the partnership between schools and local law enforcement is to increase the
number of School Resource Officers in schools throughout the local communities; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff's Office supports legislation to increase school safety measures
and the investment in School Resource Officers for every community school; and
WHEREAS when students develop positive relationships with law enforcement officials, as in School
Resource Officers, it can aid in preventing dangerous situations; and
WHEREAS School Resource Officers can help stop violence in schools, as they are the eyes and ears in
the schools to protect students and staff; and
WHEREAS a safe school environment is vital to the health and emotional well-being of students and school
staff in every community school; and
WHEREAS now, more than ever, Oakland County constituents are demanding leadership from elected
leaders at all levels of government on the critical issue of preventing gun violence and ensuring the safety
of our children.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby appeals
to the Michigan legislature to enact legislation for the advancement and funding of school safety measures
for all schools in every community in Oakland County and the State of Michigan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners strongly recommends the
Michigan legislature to prioritize the allocation of funds to fully finance the investment and placement of
School Resource Officers in every school in Oakland County and throughout Michigan for the safety,
security and well-being of our children and school staff.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the Governor of the State of Michigan, the Lt. Governor of the State of
Michigan, the Oakland County members of the Michigan congressional delegation, the members of the
Oakland County delegation to the Michigan Legislature, the members of the Michigan House Judiciary
Committee, the members of the Michigan State Board of Education, the Superintendent of the Michigan
Department of Education, and the Superintendent to the Oakland Intermediate School District.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #18274 July 19, 2019
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #18274 August 9, 2018
Moved by Long supported by McGillivray the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) be adopted with
accompanying reports being accepted.
AYES: Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman,
Crawford. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPriove iiiIS 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 August 9, 2018,
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 9th day of August, 2018.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County