HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2019.04.02 - 31287MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION, #19078
BY: Commissioner Philip Weipert, District #8
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN
OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen
WHEREAS the month of April 2019 marks the 51st anniversary of the signing of the federal Fair Housing
Law under the Civil Rights Act of 1968; and
WHEREAS this landmark law along with other federal and state legislation broadens access to housing
regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, age, marital status, religion, disability or family status; and
WHEREAS the intent of Congress in passing the Fair Housing Act was broad and inclusive, to advance
equal opportunity in housing and achieve racial integration for the benefit of all people; and
WHEREAS Fair Housing Month is designed to heighten people's awareness of their rights under the law
when pursuing the purchase or rental of housing; and
WHEREAS equal access to housing is an important component of this goal -as fundamental as the right to
equal education and employment; and
WHEREAS housing is a critical component of family and community health and stability; and
WHEREAS housing choice impacts our children's access to education, our ability to seek and retain
employment options, the cultural benefits we enjoy, the extent of our exposure to crime and drugs, and the
quality of health care we receive in emergencies, and
WHEREAS the laws of this nation and our county seek to ensure such equality of choice for all transactions
involving housing; and
WHEREAS ongoing education, outreach and monitoring are key to raising awareness of fair housing
principles, practices, rights, and responsibilities; and
WHEREAS the housing counselors of Oakland County's Community & Home Improvement Division are
experts in fair housing laws and are ready to assist any individual or family to ensure their rights when
purchasing or renting a home.
NOW THEREFORE LET IT BE IT RESOLVED that Oakland County Board of Commissioners celebrate
April 2019 as Fair Housing Month in Oakland County, Michigan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Oakland County Board of Commissioners believes it is important to have
an open and inclusive community committed to fair housing and to promote appropriate activities by private
and public entities intended to provide or advocate for integration and eq/ualho sing o portunities for
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residents and prospective residents of Oakland County.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
District #8
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A sufficient majority having Voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #19078 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of April as Fair Housing Month in Oakland
County carried,
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Kuhn, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz,
Welipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer. (17)
NAYS: None. (0)
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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 b)(the Oakland Co�Unty Board of Commissioners on April 2 2019,
with the original record thereof now �emainiftg in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 2rd day of April, 2019.
Lisa Brown, Oa�lland County