HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1997.12.11 - 24983REPORT (Misc. #97264) December 1, 1997
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - KAY SCHMID, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MR #97264 - AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO
DEFINE TERMS FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE OAKLAND COUNTY PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above
referenced resolution on December 1, 1997, reports with the
recommendation that the resolution be adopted with the following
amendment.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners hereby amends the Articles of
Incorporation of the Oakland County Public Transportation
Authority by striking the current language in Article
VII, Section 2, and substituting the following:
"Terms of Office. Except upon resignation of the
member or alternate member, each member or
alternate member of the Board appointed pursuant to
Section 1 of Article VII shall serve as a member or
alternate member of the Board for a term
commensurate with the term of County Commissioner
(TWO YEARS), and that all currently serving Board
members and alternates terms shall terminate on
December 31, 1998, EXCEPT THAT EACH MEMBER SHALL
HOLD OFFICE UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND
SERVING."
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the acceptance of the foregoing Report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Chairperson, we move the adoption of th foregc)4na resolution.
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November 20, 1997
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #97264
BY: Commissioners David L. Moffitt, Thomas A. Lawywa 1jAV4A04°
IN RE: AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO DEFINE TERMS FOR THE
MEMBERS OF 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 Miscellaneous
Resolution #95083, 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 Article VII, Section I, establishes five voting members (one
member of the party not in majority) who are appointed by the Chairperson
of the Board with the consent of the Board, and whose terms are at the
sole pleasure of the Board of Commissioners, and five alternates who are
to be appointed and who serve in the same fashion, and
WHERAS Article VII, Section 2 states:
"Vacancies. Except upon resignation of the member or
alternate member, each member or alternate member of the Board
appointed pursuant to Section 1 of this Article VII shall
serve as a member or alternate member of the Board until their
term is ended by the Board of Commissioners action."; and
WHEREAS, in keeping with the manner and method of appointment of
various boards, commissions and authorities, the Public Transportation
Authority members term of office should be for a specified length.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby amends the Articles of Incorporation of the Oakland
County Public Transportation Authority by striking the current language
in Article VII, Section 2, and substituting the following:
"Terms of Office. Except upon resignation of the member or
alternate member, each member or alternate member of the Board
appointed pursuant to section 1 of Article VII shall serve as
a member or alternate member of the Board for a term
commensurate with the term of County Commissioner, and that
the terms of all currently serving Board members and
alternates shall terminate on December 31, 1998."
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Resolution #97264 November 20, 1997
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.
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Resolution #97264 December 11, 1997
Moved by Schmid supported by Law the General Government Committee Report
be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Schmid supported by Law the resolution be amended to coincide with
the recommendation in the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Schmid supported by Law the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Fracassi, Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen,
Johnson, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt. (23)
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 December 11, 1997 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 11th day of December 1997.
'Thsplot-o. Allen, County Clerk