HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1995.04.06 - 24331.April 6, 1995
REPORT (Misc. #95089)
RY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - KAY SCHMID, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: M.R. #95089, BILLING THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FOR UNFAIR AND UNFUNDED MANDATES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed M.R. 495089
on March 27, 1995, reports with the recommendation that the last BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph be amended to include that the
resolution also be sent to the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate, the Speaker of the House and House Minority Leader.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee,
move acceptance of the foregoing Report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 195089
BY: Dan Devine, Jr., Ruth A. Johnson, Shelley G. Taub
IN RE: BILLING THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR UNFAIR AND
UNFUNDED MANDATES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners,
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Figrnrinally, the federal government of the United
States and the State of Michigan legislature have passed laws,
rules and regulations that require county and municipal governments
to carry out specific actions; and,
WHEREAS, In order to keep their budgets low, the state and
federal government have not provided the necessary funds to carry
out their mandated activities; and,
WHEREAS, County, city, township and village governments must
comply with the unfunded mandates; and,
WHEREAS, local taxes often must be increased in order to
comply with the unfunded requirements; and,
WHEREAS, in many cases, the unfunded mandates would not be
passed by local governments; and
WHEREAS, many of these laws, rules and regulations are very
inefficient, very expensive and frequently stymies business growth;
and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners strongly
opposes the continuation and enactment of new unfunded legislation;
and,
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners passed
Miscellaneous Resolution #93047 on April 29, 1993, supporting H.R.
140 that protected states and localities from future unfunded
federal mandates by making any new requirements applicable only if
all funds necessary to pay the direct costs incurred are provided
by the federal government; and,
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners passed
Miscellaneous Resolution #93209 on October 21, 1993, opposing
unfunded state and federal mandates; and,
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners passed
Miscellaneous Resolution #95013 on February 9, 1995, opposing
federal unfunded mandates; and
WHEREAS, Oakland County residents, businesses and government
continue to be unduly burdened financially by unfunded mandates.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that beginning in June, 1995, the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners will bill on a monthly basis
the Federal and State governments for costs net of expenses related
to meeting the requirements of unfunded mandates.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent
to the President of the United States, Governor of the State of
Michigan, Oakland County's delegation of Federal and State
legislators and the Michigan Association of Counties.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #95089 April 6, 1995
Moved by Schmid supported by McCulloch the General Government Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Schmid supported by McCulloch the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Schmid supported by McCulloch the resolution be amended to
Coincide with the recommendations in the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES! Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt,
Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Devine,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
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 6, 1995 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 6th daliolepril 5.
Lyyin D. Alien, County Clerk