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REPORT August 9, 2018
BY: Commissioner Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: MR #18281 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 983 — SCHOOL
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
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.
Commissioner Christine Long, Di :ic.t #7
Chairperson, General Governm6' Committee
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.
Corn Dwye ,
14 u Chairperson, Public Services Committee
REPORT August 9, 2018
BY: Commissioner Bill Dwyer, Chairperson, Public Services Committee
IN RE: MR #18281 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 983 —
SCHOOL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
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 #18281 /1-//
BY: Commissioner Adam Kochenderfer, District #15
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SUPPORY OF SENATE BILL 983 - SCHOOL EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the safety of Oakland County citizens and school-a ged children are put at risk by the escalatin g
threat of g un violence; and
WHEREAS Oakland County leaders strive to combat the ever-increasin g dangers of gun violence ; throu gh
the promotion of school safety assessments and emergency operating plan the Board supports the intention
of the Michi gan Senate to eliminate the risks associated with gun violence and defend an environment in
our local schools solel y for the purposes of educating our students ; and
WHEREAS the Oakland Count y Board of Commissioners is in support of Senate Bill 983 which seeks to
amend the Revised School Code re quirin g school districts, intermediate school districts or public school
academies to develop an emergency operations plan for each buildin g it operates by January 1, 2020; and
WHEREAS the Emergency Operations Plan would include g uidelines and procedures that address school
violence and attacks, threats of school violence and attacks, bomb threats, a plan to improve school buildin g
security and an active shooter protocol amon g others; and
WHEREAS school safety measures and other preparation activities are becomin g more and more common
in American schools; and
WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, published their
congressional mandated annual report, The Condition of Education 2018, summarizin g the latest data on
education in the United States, this report found that 92% of public schools reported havin g a plan in place
for procedures to be performed in the event of an active shooter; and
WHEREAS a survey by the Government Accountability Office found that nearly two-thirds of U.S. schools
hold some form of "active-shooter" drills to teach kids and teachers how to react in the event that an armed
intruder enters the school ; and
WHEREAS now, more than ever, Oakland County constituents are demandin g leadership from elected
leaders at all levels of government on the critical issue of preventin g g un violence and ensuring the safety
of our children ; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports local school administrators in their
ongoing, school safety assessments ensurin g each school buildin g has an effective emergency plan for
violent situations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereb y declares
their support of Senate Bill 983 re q uirin g school districts, intermediate school districts and public school
academies to develop an emergency operations plan for each school buildin g operated by the school
district, intermediate school district or public school academ y.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland Count y Board of Commissioners appeals to the Michi gan
legislature to adopt important public safet y legislation, without further dela y, to ensure the safety of Oakland
County students.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland Count y Clerk/Reg ister of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the Governor of the State of Michi gan, the Lt. Governor of the State of
Michigan, the Oakland County members of the Michi gan cong ressional deleg ation, the members of the
Oakland County delegation to the Michi gan Legislature, the members of the Michi gan House Appropriations
Committee, the members of the Michi gan Senate Education Committee, the members of the Oakland
Intermediate School District Board of Education, the superintendent to the Oakland Intermediate School
District and all local school district superintendents within Oakland Count y.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the fore goin g Resolution.
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Resolution #18281 July 19, 2018
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
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Resolution #18281 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 APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.659A (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