HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1994.04.28 - 23990Miscellaneous Resolution #94132 April 28, 1994
BY: Commissioner Sue Douglas, et al
RE: Board of Commissioners-Authorization to Contract With
Outside Lobbyist
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Act 641, the Solid Waste Management Act, requires
that Michigan counties plan for 20 years of disposal capacity for
solid waste; and
WHEREAS, the forced siting of landfills through an interim
siting mechanism is initiated once Oakland County falls just one
day under 20-years of actual capacity; and
WHEREAS, landfills are so plentiful in southeast Michigan
that rates have dropped dramatically over the last two years, and
many landfill operators must take foreign and out-of-state waste
to remain economically viable; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has,
through the settlement of a lawsuit with an Oakland County
landfill developer, set a series of deadlines for Oakland County,
and only Oakland county, to meet that preclude the possibility of
negotiating the necessary capacity with neighboring counties; and
WHEREAS, Senator Matt Dunaskiss and Representative Thomas
Middleton are introducing legislation which will reduce the
planning period in Act 641 to 10 years and allow the forced
siting of landfills to occur only when a county has less than
five years of capacity; and
WHEREAS, these bills must be passed by both the Michigan
Senate and the Michigan House in a very short period of time to
prevent the forced siting of unnecessary landfills in Oakland
County; and
WHEREAS, the crucial nature of this legislation requires
that Oakland County take every action possible to expedite the
adoption of these bills; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has
supported these changes to Act 641 by adoption of Miscellaneous
Resolution 93170.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners authorizes the Chairperson of the Board to
retain a lobbyist with a working knowledge of Act 641 to promote
Oakland County's interests during this legislative process
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R h Jo rso Ruth Johvlson, District 1
McCulloch, District 22
onna Huntoon, District 2
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Nancy Difigeldey, DistricV•11
Jeft Kingzebi, District 7
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Shelley MIA District 12
Donn Wolf, DistricE 19
BE IT FURTHER resolved that the amount expended to retain said
lobbyist shall not exceed ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, such
funding to be derived from the Board of Commissioners'
Legislative Expense line item.
Chairperson, we move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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(,Lawrence Obrecht, District 3
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Dennis Powers, District 10
Resolution #94132 April 28, 1994
Moved by Douglas supported by Palmer the resolution be
adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Pernick the resolution be
amended in the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED PARAGRAPH by
replacing the words "retain a lobbyist" with solicit proposals
from lobbyists and further, after the words "Act 641", add ,
identity subject to Board approval,.
Discussion followed.
The Chairperson stated a "YES" vote supports the amendment
and a "NO" vote does not.
AYES: Aaron, Gosling, Law, McPherson, Miltner, Moffitt,
Oaks, Pernick. (8)
NAYS: Taub, Wolf, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield,
Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, McCulloch, Obrecht,
Palmer, Powers, Schmid. (16)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the
amendment failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Wolf, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gosling,
Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch,
McPherson, Miltner, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid,
Taub. (21)
NAYS: Aaron, Oaks, Pernick. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution
was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, 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 April 28, 1994 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 o9.:Apri1.,4294,
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Lynnt3. Allen, County Clerk