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Gilda Z. Jacobs
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April 4, 1996
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #96088
By Commissioner Gilda Z. Jacobs
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - CABLECAST BOARD MEETINGS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County of Oakland operates under the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA), 1976 Public Act 442, which declares that, "It is the policy of
this State that all persons...are entitled to full and complete information
regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who
represent them as public officials and public employees.. .o that they may
fully participate in the democratic process."; and
WHEREAS the County of Oakland operates under the Open Meetings Act, 1976
Public Act 267, as amended, which strengthens the right of citizens to know
what actions are being taken by their government; and
WHEREAS the principals of democratic representation are most manifest at
the local level of government; and
WHEREAS the government of the County of Oakland can work best for its
citizens when those citizens are informed and involved in the decisions of its
government.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby direct its Chief of Administration to work with the
County Clerk, in conjunction with the County Executive's Media and
Communication Director to encourage the cable companies of Oakland County to
broadcast the Oakland County Board of Commissioners' meetings on all cable
governmental access as a public service to the Citizens of Oakland County.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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