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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2004.09.22 - 27710REPORT (MISC. #04265) September 22, 2004 BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson IN RE: MR #04265 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 1266 — AMENDMENTS TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1994 (PA 451) To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #04265 on September 13, 2004, 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 hiAt;n1 e Pc‘itrkt4,-.4 General Government Committee Vote: Motion carried on a roll call vote with Scott absent. R uLaz t Commissioner Bill Bullard District #2 Miscellaneous Resolution /04265 BY: Commissioners Martin J. Knollenberg, District #13, Eileen T. KowaII, District #6 and Bill Bullard, District #2 RE: Board of Commissioners - Support for Senate Bill 1266 - Amendments to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act of 1994 (PA 451) TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS Senate Bill 1266 proposes to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act of 1994 (PA 451) relative to lake boards; and WHEREAS currently, a member of the county board of commissioners is appointed by the board chairperson to serve on lake boards affected by lake improvement projects; and WHEREAS currently, only one (1) member of the local government serves on the lake board. SB 1266, seeks to allow two (2) representatives of the local unit of government - other than a county - to serve on the lake board; and WHEREAS SB 1266 also proposes to allow the drain commissioner to have a designee serve on the lake board, if the drain commissioner is unable to personally serve on the lake board; and WHEREAS SB 1266 proposed changes includes removing the representative from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) from lake boards; and WHEREAS SB 1266 adds language requiring a lake board to meet at least once a year to establish a budget for improvements, services, or other expenditures, as well as, establishes a process for dissolution. WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioner's Legislative Study Group, having reviewed SB 1266, is recommending a resolution in support of Senate Bill 1266. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby supports the adoption of Senate Bill 1266, as introduced, to amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act of 1994 (PA 451). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk forward copies of this adopted resolution to Governor Jennifer Granholm, Senator Michael Bishop, Senator Nancy Cassis, the Senate Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs, the Oakland County delegation to the state legislature, Michigan Association of Counties and Oakland County's legislative lobbyists. hairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution. -- Commissior ( aktn J. Knollenberg Co rrni'ssioner Eileen T. District #13 District #6 >41/4 Commissioner District # 3 Commissioner Distr-t • 11 1„/ . ALA, A / ommissionAr District # 17 e G Commissioner District # C-? Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # Commissioner District # f Commissiondr District # Commissioner District # 1-t Commissioner District # X Gomny‘sioner District Commisisioner District # /41 ' 7/71C Jt • Commissioner District # C Commissioner District # Resolution #04265 September 9, 2004 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections. Resolution #04265 September 22, 2004 Moved by Patterson supported by KowaII the resolution be adopted. Moved by Patterson supported by Knollenberg the General Government Committee Report be accepted. A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted. Discussion followed. Vote on resolution: AYES: Jamian, Knollenberg, KowaII, Law, Long, McMillin, Middleton, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Webster, Wilson, Zack, Bullard, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gregory. (24) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted. 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 September 22nd, 2004 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 22nd day of September, 2004. G. William Caddell, County Clerk