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March 7 , 1996
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 96094
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - KAY SCHMID, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO ALLOW OPT-IN
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, 1986 Public Act 196 (ACT) provides that counties may form a Public
Transportation Authority by adopting Articles of Incorporation; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, in M. R. 95-083, formed
the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority (OCPTA) by adopting Articles of
Incorporation; and
WHEREAS, the OCPTA Articles of Incorporation, at Article VII, Section 4, provide
that the Articles of Incorporation may be amended only by the adoption of a resolution by
Oakland County Board of Commissioners approving the amendment; and
WHEREAS, Section 7 of the ACT provides that a political subdivision may become
a member of an Authority after the public authority's formation upon resolution adopted by
a majority vote of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of the
political subdivision requesting membership and upon a resolution adopted by a 2/3rds
vote of the members serving on the Board of the Public Authority approving an amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation of the Public Authority adding all or a portion of the political
subdivision to the Authority as a member; and
WHEREAS, Article II of the OCPTA Articles of Incorporation adopted in M.R. 95083
contemplates that a city, village or township may be added to the Authority after its
incorporation; and
WHEREAS, some of the 41 communities that chose to opt-out of the OCPTA at its
formation have indicated an interest in joining the OCPTA so as to obtain the benefits of
membership;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners authorizes the Oakland County Public Transportation Authority Board to
adopt resolutions amending the Articles of Incorporation in accordance with Section 7 of
1986 Public Act 196 allowing any political subdivision within the corporate limits of
Oakland County to join the OCPTA upon the condition that the political subdivision first
commits to the OCPTA either the proceeds of a 0.33 mill tax on the taxable value on all
taxable property in the political subdivision area for a three-year period or tenders the cash
equivalent thereof.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Resolution 496044 March 7, 1996
Moved by Schnid supported by Jensen the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson,
Moffitt, ObreCht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake,
Devine, Dingeidey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Jacobs. (23)
NAYS: None. f))
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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Date s Patterson, County Executive
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn D. Alien, 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 7, 1996 with the original record
thereof now remaining in my office.
In Test:'..mony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 7th day of March:1996.
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Lyfin D. Allen, County Clerk