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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 03327 November 20, 2003
By: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: HB-4439, OPPOSITION TO IMPLEMENTATION TIME FRAME FOR
PHASE I COMPLIANCE FOR WIRELESS E-9-1-1 COMMUNICATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS counties in Michigan have received a distribution from a wireless telephone
surcharge since 1999 under a state statute for the purpose of defraying capital and operating costs
associated with the compliance of the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act); and
WHEREAS the compliance requirements of the Act include, but are not limited to the
location of the caller (to be provided in two phases, depending upon the accuracy of the
location), telephone number of the caller and other information; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is expected to receive approximately $989,000 for fiscal
2003 from the distribution of its share of the surcharge noted above; and
WHEREAS the state statute was expected to sunset on December 31, 2003; and
WHEREAS the Legislature has taken up HB-4439 involving the extension of the wireless
telephone surcharge, compliance with the Act, and other technical and operating matters; and
WHEREAS the House is about to pass HB-4439 (H-1), and the Senate will take this bill
up during the week of November 3, 2003; and
WHEREAS the present form of the House Bill requires that counties be compliant with
the Phase I requirements of the Act no later than January 31, 2004 (Section 9 of HB-4439); and
WHEREAS the Michigan State Police (MSP) receive cellular telephone calls for
communities south of M-59 in Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the MSP is not presently compliant with Phase I of the Act and is hoping to
become so by January 31, 2004; and
WHEREAS should the MSP be unable to comply with the Act's requirements by January
31, 2004, the County will become ineligible for receipt of these surcharge funds.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners petitions the Legislature to remove the January 31, 2004 time requirements for
the Phase I compliance with the Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Miscellaneous Resolution be immediately sent
to the Oakland County legislative delegation, the Governor's Office, and the Colonel of the
Michigan State Police.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #03327 November 20, 2003
Moved by Patterson supported by Crawford the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Crawford, Douglas, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, Knollenberg, KowaII, Law, Long, McMillin,
Middleton, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Webster, Wilson,
Zack, Bullard, Coleman, Coulter. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
DOES lOT DEMME COUNTY EXECINE ACTIN
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
November 20, 2003 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of thCounty of Oakland at , Pontiac, Michigan this 20th day of November, 2003.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk