HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2005.04.14 - 27758REPORT (MISC. #05069) April 14, 2005
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #05069 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR HOUSE BILL
4546 CREATING A REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution
#05069 on April 4, 2005, 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
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General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Gregory and Coulter voting no.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 05069
BY: Commissioner Bill Bullard, Jr., District #2
RE: Board of Commissioners — Support for House Bill 4546 Creating a Regional
Water and Sewer District
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS a Michigan House Select Committee conducted an extensive study of
the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, including examining 13 municipal water
systems across the country and based, in part, on those findings legislation is being
proposed in the State of Michigan to establish a regional water and sewer district and a
regional board that represents an eight county area; and
WHEREAS currently the Detroit Water Board is composed of seven members,
appointed by the Mayor of the City of Detroit, that includes four Detroit representatives and
one member each from Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties; and
WHEREAS the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department serves 125 suburban
communities in eight counties, with more than 75% of its 4.3 million water customers
residing outside of Detroit; and
WHEREAS House Bill 4546, introduced by Rep. Shelley Goodman Taub, provides
that the City of Detroit would continue to own the system and receive the revenue, but that
the governing board would have fair and equitable representation from throughout the
regional water and sewer system - in approximate proportion to the number of customers
served; and
WHEREAS as proposed, the membership of the 13 member regional water and
sewerage board would consist of: the mayor of a qualified city (based on ownership of a
regional water system) and the elected drain commissioner, public works commissioner,
or appointed environment department director from each county served, or their designees
- in an effort to ensure that professionals in the field would be participating in the decisions
about water rates and contracts; and
WHEREAS under the proposed legislation, each qualified city and each county by
resolution may appoint one (1) additional representative to the regional board for each
additional increment of 400,000 in population served. Each county or qualified city shall
have at least one (1) member on the regional board; and
WHEREAS based on the current number of customers, the proposed regional
board would have three (3) representatives from Wayne County, two (2) from Oakland
County, two (2) from Macomb County, one (1) from the City of Detroit, and one (1) each
from the Counties of Monroe, St. Clair, Genesee, Washtenaw and Lapeer; and
WHEREAS as proposed, the regional water and sewer district shall administer,
control and supervise the regional system. A qualified city shall retain ownership of the
regional system and all rights and title. A qualified city may transfer ownership of the
regional system to the district; and
WHEREAS a regional water and sewer district, with a regional board that provides
fair and equitable representation for all of the consumers within the regional, would provide
a governance structure that is accountable to all of the rate payers within the region.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners support the concept of House Bill 4546 to create a regional water and
sewer district with a 13 member regional board representing an eight (8) county area and
urges the Michigan Legislature to enact such legislation and the Governor to approve it.
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, Representative Shelley Goodman Taub, Senator Laura Toy, the Mayor of the
City of Detroit, the Michigan Association of Counties, the Michigan Municipal League and
Oakland County's legislative lobbyists.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution,
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Resolution #05069 March 24, 2005
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #05069 Apr l 14, 2005
Moved by Patterson supported by Molnar the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Hatchett the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the General Government Committee Report was accepted.
Discussion followed.
Vice Chairperson Hugh Crawford presided as Chairperson of the meeting, while Chairperson Bill Bullard
addressed the Board with his views in support for Miscellaneous Resolution #05069 - House Bill 4546
Creating a Regional Water and Sewer District.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Jamian, KowaII, Long, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott,
Bullard, Crawford, Douglas. (14)
NAYS: Gregory, Hatchett, Melton, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Coleman, Coulter. (8)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
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COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
Ruth Johnson, 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 April 14,2005 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 14th day of April, 2005.
Ruth Johfison, County Clerk