HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2002.02.21 - 26792Miscellaneous Resolution #02032
BY: Commissioner Tim W. Melton, District #7
RE: Board of Commissioners - Purchase of American Made Equipment and
Products
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the strength of Oakland County's economy serves as the basis of its
strong financial condition; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, approximately 152,650, or 23 percent, of Oakland County
employees worked in manufacturing; and
WHEREAS, the job loss in manufacturing has been about 15,000 per quarter in
Oakland County during 2001 -- for a decline of 4.3 percent. Motor vehicle employment
dropped 8,600 jobs in the first half of 2001 due to inventory reduction and white-collar
downsizing; and
WHEREAS, it is important for Oakland County to support the local economy in
general, and local manufacturers and employees in particular; and
WHEREAS, Oakland County can demonstrate its ongoing support of our local
economy through the exercise of its purchasing decisions;
WHEREAS, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products
purchased with taxpayers dollars should be towards such items that are either Made in
Michigan or Made in America.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby request the County Executive through the Purchasing
Division of the Management and Budget Department to identify where products currently
purchased by Oakland County are being manufactured; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT whenever practicable and prudent, if a
comparable product is found that is Made in America, that such items be given preference
over similar items manufactured outside of the United States.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the County Executive and the Purchasing
Division of the Management and Budget Department are requested to report back to the
Board of Commissioners on the ability to implement this preference for equipment and
products that are Made in Michigan and/or Made in the United States within the current
Oakland County Purchasing Procedures.
Tim W. Melton
Commissioner, District #7
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Chairperson, on behalf of the below-signed, I move the adoption of the foregoing
Resolution.
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Resolution #02032 February 21, 2002
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.