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REPORT (Misc. #98213) September 24, 1998
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, NANCY DINGELDEY,
CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MR #98213 - OPPOSITION TO HOUSE BILL 5980 - ROAD
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above-
referenced resolution on September 14, 1998, reports with the
recommendation that the resolution be adopted with the BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph amended as follows:
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this adopted resolution
be forwarded to the Oakland County Legislators, the Oakland County
legislative lobbyists, the House Committee on Local Government, the
Michigan Association of Counties, the Road Commission for Oakland
County, the County Road Association of Michigan, and the Michigan
Township Association AND ALL 82 MICHIGAN COUNTIES.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT' COMMITTiZE,
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Wolf and
McPherson absent.
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Miscellaneous Resolution #98 213 „a.
BY: Commissioners Shelley G. Taub, District #12, John P. McCulloch, District #22,
Sue Ann Douglas, District #8, Nancy Dingeldey, District #11, Charles E. Palmer,
District #16, Donald W. Jensen, District #15, and Thomas A. Law, District #13
RE: Opposition to House Bill 5980 - Road Commission Appointments
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 5980 proposes an amendment that would allow a County Board of
Commissioners the option of increasing the number of appointments to the Road
Commission from the current level of three (3) members to five (5) members; and
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 5980 further proposes that if the membership of the Road
Commission is increased to five (5) appointed members, then "not less than 2 shall
be appointed from a list of 3 to 5 residents of the county submitted by the Michigan
Townships Association upon the recommendation of the local township officials in
that county"; and
WHEREAS, This proposed process would empower a state association to make a determination
and recommendation as to who is fit and qualified to serve on a locally appointed
board. This is an abhorrent usurpation of local control; and
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 5980 would establish an injurious precedent that limits the decision
making ability of locally elected Boards of Commissioners by transferring their
authority to an organization whose actions--unlike those of locally elected officials--
cannot be held accountable by local taxpayers.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does
hereby oppose House Bill No. 5980 as an unwarranted intrusion into the local
decision making process and an erosion of the authority of County Boards of
Commissioners.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT copies of this adopted resolution be forwarded to the
Oakland County Legislators, the Oakland County legislative lobbyists, the House
Committee on Local Government, the Michigan Association of Counties, the Road
Commission for Oakland County, the County Road Association of Michigan, and the
Michigan Township Association.
Mr. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
Commissioner Shelley . Taub
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Resolution #98213 September 3, 1998
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.
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Resolution #98213 September 24, 1998
Moved by Dingeldey supported by Taub the General Government Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Dingeldey supported by Taub the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Dingeldey supported by Taub the resolution be amended to coincide
with the recommendation in the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Hoffman, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar,
Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Schmid,
Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gregory. (24)
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 September 24, 1998 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 24th day of September 1998.
D. Allen, County Clerk