HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2001.05.24 - 26527MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #01125 May 10, 2001
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, WILLIAM PATERSON, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/LIBRARY BOARD/RESEARCH LIBRARY
PURCHASE OF OAKLAND PRESS PUBLICATIONS ON MICROFILM
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Research Library receives, on an average, (5) five to (7) seven requests a
week for information contained in back issues of the Oakland Press. Requests come from the
Courts, residents within the County and often by mail from someone who has moved out of the
area; and
WHEREAS by the very name "Oakland County Research Library" we are expected to
serve as a resource for research which should provide access to as many newspaper articles as
possible. Some newspapers can be accessed on line but not the Oakland Press (formally the
Pontiac Press); and
WHEREAS the Oakland Press has consistently provided more coverage of County
Government than the other newspapers in the area; and
WHEREAS the Library Board/Research Library has negotiated a price with the supplier
Bell & Howell to purchase the Oakland Press publications from 1972 — 2000 on microfilm. The
initial purchase of the microfilm is $79,738.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners authorizes the purchase of the Bell & Howell Oakland Press, from 1972 — 2000,
on microfilm at an initial cost of $79,738.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Webster absent.
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FISCAL NOTE (M.R. #01125) May 24, 2001
BY:FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS/LIBRARY BOARD/RESEARCH LIBRARY PURCHASE OF
OAKLAND PRESS PUBLICATIONS ON MICROFILM
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has
reviewed the above named resolution and finds:
1. The Research Library receives an average of (5) five to (7) seven
requests a week for information contained in back issues of the
Oakland Press.
2. The Research Library is expected to serve as a resource for
research in newspaper articles.
3. The Oakland Press consistently provides more County Government
coverage than any other newspaper in the area.
4. The Research Library has negotiated a price with the suppliers
Bell & Howell to purchase the Oakland Press from 1972 - 2000 on
microfilm for an initial cost of $79,738.
5. Funds are available in the 2001 non-departmental contingency
account to cover the purchase of this item, the FY 2001 budget
should be amended as follows:
90-290000-25000-2564 Contingency ($79,738)
51-231000-53000-3288 Periodicals, Books, Pub. 79,738
$ 0
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Melton absent.
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Resolution #01125 May 10, 2001
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee.
There were no objections.
Resolution #01125 May 24, 2001
Moved by Palmer supported by Patterson the resolutions on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Appel, Brian, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell, Coleman, Crawford,
Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory, Law, McPherson, Millard,
Moffitt, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Webster,
Amos. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolutions on the
Consent Agenda were adopted, with accompanying reports being accepted.
I HERFPv#"- HE FOREGOING RESOLt,JTION
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L. Brooks Ratiersoz1 County Executive Date
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 May 24, 2001 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 2zigir day)ef May, 2001.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk