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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #94206 June 23, 1994
BY: TRUSTY ALTERNATIVE AD HOC COMMITTEE; RUTH JOHNSON, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - TRUSTY-OPERATED COMPOST FACILITY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, in MR 93227, authorized
the establishment of the Trusty Alternative Committee; and
WHEREAS the charge of this committee was to recommend projects
that would utilize Trusty skills and labor to benefit Oakland
County and would increase the chances of rehabilitation and
decrease recidivism; and
WHEREAS the committee has completed its charge and developed
a final recommendation which includes a 10-month pilot compost
program, to begin in fall of 1994; and
WHEREAS state statute requires that all leaves and grass
clippings be removed from the waste stream to be composted starting
January 1, 1995; and
WHEREAS this compost operation will provide local communities
with a low-cost, centrally located site to take compost materials;
and
WHEREAS costs will not exceed a $2,000 advance, plus costs to
meet minimal local regulations for ingress/egress roads; and
WHEREAS composted materials can be used as mulch on the trusty
garden and by the Oakland County Facilities, Maintenance &
Operations Department, Grounds Operations, with any surplus to be
sold to other public entities; and
WHEREAS any additional surplus can be sold at the Farmer's
Market through a percentage arrangement with a vendor; and
WHEREAS this program will benefit the taxpayers of Oakland
County and will provide trusties with the opportunity to pay
society back through the provision of services, efforts, skills and
labor.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners approves the concept of a pilot compost program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners requests that the Administration return to the Board
with a final recommendation and costs no later than 30 days from
the date of adoption of this resolution.
Mr. Chairperson, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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