HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1997.11.20 - 25154MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION A97253 November 20, 1997
BY: General Government Committee, Kay Schmid, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - POLICY POSITIONS ON ROAD REFORM
ISSUES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS all public roads in the townships and a significant
number of city streets are under the jurisdiction of the county
road commission; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County does an
efficient and effective job of improving the local road network
throughout the county; and
WHEREAS all county residents and officials are concerned about
good roads and desire an equitable distribution of road maintenance
services to support their quality of life; and
WHEREAS both the County Commissioners and Road Commission
officials believe the best decisions about roadway priorities are
made at the local level through responsible decision makers; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Commissioners spend a great deal of
time and effort developing and nurturing a strong and effective
working relationship with the staff and commissioners of the Road
Commission for Oakland County to obtain the best service possible
for our residents; and
WHEREAS the Road Commission for Oakland County does a
commendable job of road maintenance with the road funds available.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby requests the Michigan Association of Counties
(MAC) to adopt the following policy positions on road reform issues
in 1998.
1. Road commissioners, cities, townships and county general
governments should cooperate on developing road construction
and maintenance priorities, as well as participating jointly
on funding roads.
2. Communities wishing greater control over road priorities and
funding should consider using state law to maintain their own
local roads (the Bloomfield Township model) or transferring
jurisdiction of county roads to a city or village.
3. Local communities and road commissioners should aggressively
pursue and expand, where possible, matching programs to fund
road projects in the townships, cities and villages.
4. County Boards must join with their respective road
commissioners and MAC must join with the CRAM, to support
legislation which maintains 25% federal aid for local roads
and approximately 40% of state resources for county roads.
5. The level of donor status by the urban counties with regard to
road funding must be reduced so a more equitable return of gas
and weight taxes is realized by the counties where population
and job growth are the strongest.
6. County Boards must urge their respective state legislators to
maintain laws which keep local roads under road commission
jurisdiction for more effective local input by communities and
to achieve the most productive and efficient maintenance and
construction activities.
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7. Under no circumstances shall an increase of property taxes be
relied upon to maintain levels of service.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
forwarded to Oakland County's state legislators, the Governor of
the State of Michigan and to all Oakland County municipalities.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVER ENT,COMMITTEE
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Resolution #97253 November 20, 1997
Moved by Schmid supported by Coleman the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Huntoon, Jacobs, Johnson, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson,
Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas,
Garfield. (18)
NAYS: Palmer, Powers. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, 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 November 20, 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 20th day of November 1997.
urn. Allen, Count C 447;
Allen, County-Crerr