HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2003.12.11 - 27073REPORT (misc. #03285) December 11, 2003
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #03285— BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR ELECTION
CONSOLIDATION LEGISLATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution
#03285 on December 11, 2003, reports with a recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
REPORT (MISC. 103285) December 11,2003
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #03285-BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR
ELECTION CONSOLIDATION LEGISLATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous
Resolution #03285 on December 11, 2003 reports with a recommendation that
the resolution be adopted with the following amendment:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners hereby supports House Bills 4820 through 4828, as
introduced, AS APPROVED BY THE SENATE'S GOVERNMENT
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, and the efforts to establish four regular
election dates, in February, May, August and November, each year, on
which all regular and special elections would be held.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
REPORT (MISC. 103285) October 30, 2003
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #03285 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR ELECTION
CONSOLIDATION LEGISLATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution
#03285 on October 20, 2003, reports with a recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Webster and Coulter absent.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 03285
BY: Commissioner Eileen T. KowaII, District #6
RE: Board of Commissioners - Support for Election Consolidation Legislation
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, in almost half of Michigan's school districts, fewer than five (5%) percent of
eligible voters participated in the 2000 school board election; and
WHEREAS, a major criticism of Michigan's election system is that there are too many
elections and that there exists two parallel election systems in the state - one system run
by school districts and a second system involving local, county and state election officials;
and
WHEREAS, House Bills 4820 through 4828 propose to amend the Michigan Election Law,
the Revised School Code and several related acts, in an effort to consolidate state, local
and school elections; and
WHEREAS, the proposed legislation focuses on reducing the number of election dates,
in order to provide more consistency and predictability for potential voters and to bring the
administration of all elections under the jurisdiction of the city, township and county clerks
- whose primary obligations are to the Michigan Election Law.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby supports House Bills 4820 through 4828, as introduced, and the
efforts to establish four regular election dates, in February, May, August and November,
each year, on which all regular and special elections would be held.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
supports legislation that requires school elections to be governed by Michigan Election
Law, with the election being run by the city, township or county clerk.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT copies of this adopted resolution be forwarded to the
Governor of the State of Michigan, the Oakland County delegation to the state legislature,
the Michigan Association of Counties and Oakland County's legislative lobbyists.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolgtion.
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Resolution #03285 October 2, 2003
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #03285 October 30, 2003
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk
Resolution #03285 December 11, 2003
Moved by Patterson supported by KowaII the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Long the General Government Committee Report dated
December 11, 2003 be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Crawford the General Government Committee Report dated
October 30, 2003 be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Knollenberg the General Government Committee Report dated
December 11, 2003 amending the resolution be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Moved by Patterson supported by KowaII the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in
the General Government Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the motion carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Hatchett, Jamian, Knollenberg, KowaII, Law, Long, McMillin, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer, Patterson,
Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Webster, Wilson, Zack, Bullard, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas,
Gregory. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
MS NOT REM COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTION
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
December 11, 2003 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the se41,of theftounty of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 11th day of December, 2003.