HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1996.03.20 - 24811MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 96065 - • ,
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - KAY SCHMID, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: -(OPPOSE) THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE
CONSTITUTION SOM22 AND TO SENATE BILLS 873, 874, 875,
876, RE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Michigan Legislature has historically recognized
the interrelated functions of all public roads, regardless of
jurisdiction, and has for decades funded all public roads primarily
through the state gasoline tax and registration fees; and
WHEREAS a proposal to amend the State Constitution and four
Senate bills have been recently introduced which would drastically
change the structure and funding responsibilities of roads and
WHEREAS the proposed amendment to the constitution would
abolish the Transportation Commission, and thus would politicize
state highway project selection and endanger the completion of
future multi year, major projects; and
WHEREAS Senate Bills 874 and 875, which would allow for the
abolishment of road commissions, is clearly an attempt to force
local road funding onto local county yovernments and are not
appropriate at this time; and
WHEREAS Senate Bill 876, which allows for a local option gas
tax, fails to provide an adequate funding mechanism due to the
inability of any single county to raise a large amount by this
means without impacting its own fuel sales, related tax revenue,
and service station dealers' business; and
WHEREAS Senate Bill 873 would repeal Act 51 and thus subject
all road funding to an annual appropriations process which would
make long-range planning impossible and would jeopardize future
funding levels for local roads; and
WHEREAS the property tax is not an equitable way to fund all
road costs; and
WHEREAS the statewide locally-shared gas tax is still the most
equitable user fee available for funding roads.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners opposes the proposed amendment to the State
Constitution and Senate Bills 873, 874, 875, and 876, and
encourages the legislature and governor to work together with local
uveLILIIILIL. to address the road funding and distribution issues.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be sent to the
Governor, the Michigan AqPnniAtml of Counties, and al] of
Michigan's state legislators.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Resolution 496065 March 21, 1996
Moved by Schmid supported by Obrecht the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by 4ingzett supported by Jacobs the question be divided to vote on
Senate Bills 874 and 875 separately from the rest of the package.
Discussion followed as to how this could be accOmplished. Commissioner
Palmer suggested isolating and voting on each issue as if it were separate
resolutions.
Moved by Palmer supported by Amos to amend the resolution in the NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph by inserting the words "at this time" after
"„.Commissioners opposes".
Moved by Devine supported by Palmer to table the resolution,
AYES: Law, Palmer, Powers, Devine. (4)
NAYS: Holbert, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, McCulloch,
McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht, Pernick, Quarles, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield. (20)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion to table
failed.
Vote on Palmei's amendment:
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Crake supported by Powers to amend the resolution in the NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph to add "5JR22° after the words "...State
Constitution".
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
The Chairperson stated a "YES" vote opposes; a "NO" vote does not oppose.
Vote on State Constitution SJR22:
AYES: Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch,
McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Quarles, Schmid, Taub,
Wolf, Amos, Crake, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Vote on Senate Bill 873:
AYES: Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson,
Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Quarles, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos,
Crake, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Jacobs. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Resolution #96065 continued March 21, 1996
Vote on Senate Bill 874:
AYES; Johnson, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer,
Powers, Schmid, Taub, wolf, Amos, Crake, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield,
Holbert, Jensen. (19)
NAYS: Kaczmar, Kingzett, Pernick, Quarles, Jacobs. (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Vote on Senate Bill 875:
AYES: Law, MCCulloch, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub,
Wolf, Amos, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Jensen, Johnson. (17)
NAYS: Kaczmar, Kingzett, McPherson, Pernick, Quarles, Oevine, Jacobs. (7)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Vote on Senate Bill 876:
AYES: Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, MCPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer,
Pernick, Powers, Quarles, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Devine, Dingeldey,
Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Moved by Douglas supported by Dingeldey the five (5) motions be combined
into one resolution, (Commissioner Kingzett requested that each roil call vote
be reflected on the representative copy.)
AYES: McCulloch, Moffitt, Palmer, Powers, Quarles, Schmid, Taub, Wolf,
Amos, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Johnson. (13)
NAYS: Law, McPherson, Obrecht, Pernick, Crake, Devine, Holbert, Jacobs,
Jensen, Kaczmar, Kingzett. (11)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion to combine the five
(5) motions into one resolution carried and 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 March 21, 1996 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 21st day of March 1996.
.-14in °D, Allen, County Clerk I _,'..i ..:,_.., tUVLduc