HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2005.04.14 - 27759REPORT (misc. 105071) April 14, 2005
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #05071 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — OPPOSITION TO HB 4471 —
PROPOSAL TO RE-ESTABLISH SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ELECTIONS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution
#05071 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 unanimously on a roll call vote.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 05071
BY: Commissioners Sue Ann Douglas, District #12, John A. Scott, District #5, Eric S.
Wilson, District #3, Christine Long, District #7, Charles E. Palmer, District #19,
David Coulter, District #25, Dave Woodward, District #18, William R. Patterson,
District #1, Mike Rogers, District #14, Eileen T. KowaII, District #6, Bill Bullard,
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RE: Board of Commissioners - Opposition to HB 4471 - Proposal to Re-establish
Separate School District Elections
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Public Act 299 of 2003, amended the Michigan Election Law, the Revised
School Code and several related acts, to consolidate state, local and school elections;
and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted Miscellaneous
Resolution #03285, in support of legislation to reduce 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; and
WHEREAS under the Hammerstrom election consolidation law, four regular election dates
are allowed and school districts were permitted to select from one of four options for
school elections; and
WHEREAS the consolidation of elections guards against "stealth" elections, encourages
voter turnout, and places the responsibility of conducting all elections in the hands of the
county and local clerks, who are answerable to the Michigan Election Law, as part of a
professional election system that includes the Secretary of State Election Bureau; and
WHEREAS most school districts selected the May election date for school elections at
considerable expense to taxpayers; and
WHEREAS the election date selected by the schools is not exclusive to school elections;
and
WHEREAS House Bill 4471 proposes to amend Public Act 115 of 154, Michigan Election
Law, to allow school districts to conduct their own elections in February, May, August or
November; and
WHEREAS HB 4471 would cause voter confusion and would conflict with other
governmental elections scheduled on the same date.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby opposes House Bill 4471, and legislation that proposes to allow
school districts to again conduct their own elections.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing R
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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,
State Representative John Stewart, the House Committee on House Oversight, Elections
and Ethics, the Michigan Association of Counties and Oakland County's legislative
lobbyists.
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Resolution #05071 March 24, 2005
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #05071 April 14, 2005
Moved by Crawford supported by Melton the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, KowaII, Long, Melton,
Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Woodward, Zack,
Bullard. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
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I, 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-lotinsc$6, bounty Clerk