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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 105130 June 30, 2005
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE:
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - AMENDMENTS TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RULES AS ADOPTED ON JANUARY 6, 2005
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners' session is from the
first board meeting of an odd-numbered year until the last board meeting of
the following even-numbered year; and
WHEREAS the Rules of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners were
adopted on January 6, 2005; and
WHEREAS the Rules require appointment of committee membership on an
annual basis at the first meeting of each year; and
WHEREAS an amendment to Rule VIII is proposed to allow for adoption of
committee assignments in December of the odd-numbered year, thereby
eliminating the need for a January organizational meeting of the Board of
Commissioners in the even-numbered year; and
WHEREAS this amendment will allow the Board of Commissioners' standing
committees to begin their work immediately; and
WHEREAS additional amendments to Section XIII of the Rules are
recommended to clearly define the Board of Commissioners' Term and
Disposition of Business at Year End and to identify the statutory requirement
for an Annual Meeting.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes
amendments to the Rules for Oakland County Board of Commissioners, adopted on
January 6, 2005, as follows:
VIII. APPOINTMENTS OF COMMITTEES
of the year, t The General
the Board Chairperson and
of tho year and shall be
party and four (4) members
A. In odd-numbered years, at the first meeting
Government Committee shall be appointed by
confirmed by the Board at the firct mootin,
composed of six (6) members of the majority
of the minority party.
B. X4E144104A
Coneral Covernment Committee subject to the appr-oval of the Board of
Commiccionors. The General Government Committee shall make
recommendations for membership on all standing committees at its last
meeting of the year in odd-numbered years. The Board of Commissioners
shall confirm the appointments, which shall be effective for the
succeeding year, at the Board's last meeting in odd-numbered years.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING PROCEDURES
Annual Meeting TERM AND DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS AT YEAR END
General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Hatchett and Melton absent.
regular ceceion held in odd numbered yearc than carry over the came
ctatuc to the next regular eeecion.
The Board of Commissioners' session is from the first board meeting of
an odd-numbered year until the last board meeting of the following
even-numbered year. Any business before the board that is unfinished
after the last board meeting held in an odd-numbered year shall be
carried over to the next calendar year. Any business that is
unfinished at the last board meeting held in an even-numbered year
shall not be carried over to the next calendar year.
K. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Board of Commissioners shall be held each
year after September 14, but before October 16.
Sections XIII. K., L. and M. will become Sections XIII. L. M. and N.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Ruth trnith, County Clerk
Resolution #05130 June 30, 2005
Moved by Patterson supported by Hatchett the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, Kowall, Long, Melton,
Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Wilson,
Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Coulter. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
DOES 110T RENE MIME ACM
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
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 June 30, 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 30th day of June, 2005.