HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2019.03.14 - 31006MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #19054
BY: Commissioner Eileen KowaII, District #6
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — AMEND THE 2019-2020 BOARD RULES — ADD EX-OFFICIO
MEMBER TO THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Article XI, of the rules of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, adopted January 9,
2019, defines the membership, reporting relationship and the responsibilities of the Standing Committees
of the Board; and
WHEREAS in defining the responsibilities of each Committee, the Board Rules establish the structure of
an advisory committee, Airport Committee, to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. In addition,
Per MR #89043, the Airport Committee is still granted authority to continue "with the understanding that
policy decisions shall be referred to the Board of Commissioners through the appropriate standing
committee"; and
WHEREAS as an advisory and adjunct committee of the Board of Commissioners, the Board retains the
authority to establish the structure and membership of the Airport Committee; and
WHEREAS the current structure of the Airport Committee consists of five (5) members of the Board of
Commissioners appointed by the Chairperson of the Board, of which not less than three (3) shall be
members of the majority caucus and not less than two (2) members shall be of the minority caucus; and
WHEREAS the Board recognizes the institutional knowledge of past members can be advantageous to the
formulating and deliberating of Airport Committee business; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners acknowledge the importance of adding an ex-
officio member on the Airport Committee, as appointed by the County Executive with no voting rights, to
provide insight and guidance,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby amends
the 2019-2020 Rules for the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, Section XI.F.(1)(a) — Airport
Committee to insert the following:
The Board of Commissioners shall maintain an Airport Committee pursuant to MR #89043. The
Airport Committee shall consist of five (5) members of the Board of Commissioners appointed by
the Chairperson of the Board, of which not less than three (3) shall be from the majority party and
not less than two (2) shall be from the minority party. One (1) ex-officio member, with no voting
rights shall be appointed by the County Executive. The term of the office of the members of
the Airport Committee shall be concurrent with the Board of Commissioners. The Airport Committee
shall report to the Economic Growth and Infrastructure Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the members of the Airport Committee.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #19054 March 14, 2019
Moved by KowaII seconded by Spisz to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #19054 —
Board of Commissioners — Amend the 2019-2020 Board Rules — Add Ex-Officio Member to the Airport
Committee.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #19054 — Board of Commissioners — Amend the 2019-2020 Board Rules — Add Ex-Officio
Member to the Airport Committee carried.
Moved by KowaII seconded by Spisz the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Kochenderfer, Kowa11, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller,
Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Hoffman,
Jackson, (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
NOT REQUIRE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, 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 March 14, 2019,
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 March, 2019.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County