HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2007.04.26 - 28321REPORT (MISC. 107064) April 26, 2007
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #07064 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR HB 4466 —
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A FELONY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution
#07064 on April 16, 2007, 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 #07064
BY: Commissioner John A. Scott, District #5
RE: Board of Commissioners-
Support HB 4466 — Domestic Violence as a Felony
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen:
Whereas the Oakland County Board of Commissioners shares the concern of other
Michigan law makers and law enforcement officials; and
Whereas domestic violence is recognized to be illegal, immoral, and a precedent to
murder; and
Whereas Michigan House Bill 4466 is currently being reviewed as a legislative means to
make "domestic violence which leads to death" a felony murder charge with a sentence
of life in prison without parole ; and
Whereas failure to adopt HB 4466 allows parole for a person convicted of "domestic
violence which leads to death"; and
Whereas the Oakland County Board of Commissioners wants to communicate strongly
that, all domestic violence is unacceptable.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports Michigan HB 4466, and requests that "domestic violence which
leads to death" become a felony offense requiring life in prison without parole.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
requests Oakland County Clerk, Ruth Johnson, to forward copies of this adopted
resolution to Governor Jennifer Granholm, Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop and
other Oakland County Senators. Speaker of the House Andy Dillon and other Oakland
County State Representatives.
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Resolution #07064 March 22, 2007
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #07064 April 26, 2007
Moved by Middleton supported by Gershenson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda, be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory,
Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen, KowaII, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector,
Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended Consent
Agenda, were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
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 April 26, 2007, 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 26th day of April, 2007.
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Ruth Johnsdn, County Clerk
DOES NOT REQUIRE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTION