HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2007.01.18 - 28416Miscellaneous Resolution # 07010
BY: Commissioners Tim Burns, District #19 and Michael J. Gingell, District #3
RE: Board of Commissioners — Recognizing National Consumer Protection Week in
Oakland County
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS each year, nearly 25 million adults are victims of consumer fraud. These crimes damage
lives and shake consumer confidence; and
WHEREAS in 2006, the Michigan Attorney General's Office reported 105,000 consumer complaints,
Fox 2 News Problem Solvers received 3,600 complaints and the Better Business Bureau of
southeast Michigan received 16,205 consumer complaints and 566,460 inquiries; and
WHEREAS fraudulent promotions seek to exploit people's financial fantasies, needs, and general
optimism. But informed consumers are better able to see through frauds and deceptions, whether
they take the form of questionable claims in an ad, 'breathless' offers that come in the mail or email,
or schemes that sound like sure-fire successes; and
WHEREAS National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) highlights the importance of consumer
education in the ongoing fight against fraud and encourages consumers around the country to make
wise decisions and to become educated about where to go for information about their rights, and
how and where to complain; and
WHEREAS this year, NCPW's national organizers are encouraging consumers to "read up and
reach out" in their effort to be informed consumers. By gathering and sharing information,
consumers — and their friends and families — can be more confident, savvy, and safe in the
marketplace; and
WHEREAS by actively guarding against fraud, consumers can protect themselves and enhance the
strength and integrity of our Nation's economy; and
WHEREAS national organizers of this year's NCPW are the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the
Federal Citizen's Information Center (FCIC), the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service (USPIS), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Comptroller of the Currency, the U.S. Department of the
Treasury, the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators (NACAA), the National
Consumers League (NCL), AARP, the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Call for Action, the Consumer
Federation of America (CFA), and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG); and
WHEREAS National Consumer Protection Week partner organizations provide practical — and
tactical — tips so consumers can learn and tell others how to make well-informed purchase
decisions, avoid scams, protect their personal information, and file a complaint if they're not
satisfied. Consumers can read up and boost their marketplace IQ at www.consumergovincpw.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does
hereby proclaim February 4— 10, 2007, as National Consumer Protection (NCPW) Week in Oakland
County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County hereby joins with a group of federal, state,
and local government agencies and national consumer advocacy organizations to recognize the
ninth annual National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), February 4-10, 2007.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners acknowledges that
Consumers are our most effective partners in this effort and hereby encourages everyone to read up
and reach out, learn how to deter fraud and deception in the marketplace — and to tell others in your
family, community or workplace.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Federal Trade Commissioner, the Area Agency on Aging Area 1B, the
Better Business Bureau, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, Oakland County Sheriff Michael
Bouchard and Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca.
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Resolution #07010 January 18, 2007
Moved by Burns supported by Gingell to suspend the rules and vote on MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
#07010— BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTION WEEK
IN OAKLAND COUNTY.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen, KowaII, Long,
Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns,
Coulter, Douglas. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on MISCELLANEOUS
RESOLUTION #07010 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CONSUMER
PROTECTION WEEK IN OAKLAND COUNTY carried.
Moved by Burns supported by Gingell the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen, KowaII, Long, Middleton, Nash,
Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coulter, Douglas,
Gershenson. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted,
hirtL1 RESOLUTION ACTING PURSUANT TO 1973 PA 134
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 January 18, 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 18th day of January, 2007.
Ruthilirgehgn, County Clerk