HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1999.02.25 - 25718MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99045 February 25, 1999
BY: Public Services Committee, Frank H. Millard, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / CLEMIS / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - CREATION
OF AD HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO UPDATE E-911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PLAN
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, on November 19, 1998, approved
Miscellaneous Resolution #98272 entitled EMS - Acquisition of E-911 Call taking
Equipment authorizing an appropriation of $3.0 million for county-wide replacement of
E-911 call-taking equipment; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, on December 10, 1998, approved Miscellaneous
Resolution #98308 entitled Emergency Management - Acquisition of E-911 Radio
Communication Equipment and Unification of County Public Safety Communications
providing a funding commitment to support a request to the Frequency Allocation
Committee (FAC) of Michigan for no less than fourteen (14) channels under the 821 MHZ
frequency; and
WHEREAS, in January 1999, the FAC approved the allocation of sixteen (16)
channels under the 821 MHZ frequency for use by Public Service Answering Points (PSAPs)
located in Oakland County; and
WHEREAS final review and approval by the National FAC and the Federal
Communication Commission (FCC) is anticipated in June or July, 1999; and
WHEREAS due to the foregoing authorizations and resultant changes in protocols
during mutual-aid events, the current E-911 Emergency Communications Plan is in need
of revision; and
WHEREAS to ensure input from all interested stakeholders, the County Executive
recommends the establishment of an AD HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, composed of
representatives from local law enforcement, firefighters (full-time and 'paid-on-call'
units), Sheriff's Department, Departments of Management & Budget and Information
Technology, Corporation Counsel and the Board of Commissioners, to formulate proposed
changes to the current E-911 Emergency Communications Plan for future adoption by the
Board of Commissioners.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
authorizes the establishment of an AD HOC E-911 ADVISORY COMMITTEE for purposes of
formulating proposed changes to the current E-911 Emergency Communications Plan for
future adoption by the Board of Commissioners.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Committee be composed of the following
representatives: Local Law Enforcement 2
Sheriff's Department 1
Firefighters 2(full-time and 'paid-on-call' units)
Dept. of Mgt. & Budget 1
Dept. of Information Tech. 1
Dept. of Central Services 1
Corporation Counsel 1
Board of Commissioners 2
Township Trustee 1
City Council Member 1
Village Council Member 1
Total 14
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I mov,p----SaoptAon of
the foregoing resolution.
PUBIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Galloway and Causey-Mitchell
absent.
Resolution #99045 February 25, 1999
Moved by Millard supported by Jensen the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Taub supported by Jensen the resolution be amended in the first
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, in the list of representatives, delete the
words "Township Trustee, City Council Member and Village Council Member" and
insert the language -- one elected official each from a township, a city and a
village--.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Taub supported by Jensen the resolution be amended by adding the
following BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph, which reads as follows:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners shall make the appointments with Board concurrence.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Obrecht, Patterson, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel,
Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Galloway, Garfield,
Gregory, Jensen, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, 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 February 25, 1999 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 25.th dayfof February, 1999.
Gt William Caddell, County Clerk