HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2020.04.29 - 33146REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20132
BY: Commissioners Christine Long, District #7; Thomas Kuhn, District #11; Marcia Gershenson, District
#13; Gwen Markham, District #9; Penny Luebs, District #16; Michael J. Gingell, District #1; Philip Weipert,
District #8; Thomas Middleton, District 4; David T. Woodward, District #19; Nancy Quarles, District #17;
Eileen Kowall, District#6; Angela Powell, District#10; Gary McGillivray, District#20; Kristen Nelson, District
#5; William Miller, District #14; and Shelley Taub, District #12
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITITION OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK —
MAY 6 - 12, 2020
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since 1991, National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6 through May 12; and
WHEREAS May 6th is also known as National Recognition Day for Nurses and May 12th is the birthday of
Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing; and
WHEREAS National Nurses Week, founded by the National Nurses Association, is a time of year to reflect
on the important contributions that nurses make to provide safe, high-quality health care; and
WHEREAS nurses are known to be patient advocates, acting fearlessly to protect the lives of those under
their care; and
WHEREAS nurses represent the largest segment of the health care workforce, with an estimated population
of 3,900,000 registered nurses in the United States; and
WHEREAS nurses are leading in the delivery of quality care in a transformed health care system that
improves patient outcomes and safety; and
WHEREAS the Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report has called for the nursing profession to meet
the call for leadership in a team -based delivery model; and
WHEREAS nurses consistently deliver high-quality care with positive patient outcomes when they are
allowed to work to the full extent of their education and training; and
WHEREAS when nurse staffing levels increase, the risk of patient complications and length of hospital
stays decrease, resulting in cost savings; and
WHEREAS nurses are experienced researchers, and their work encompasses a wide scope of scientific
inquiry including clinical research, health systems and outcomes research, and nursing education research;
and
WHEREAS nurses provide culturally and ethnically competent care and are educated to be sensitive to
regional and community customs of persons needing care; and
WHEREAS nurses are well-positioned to provide leadership to eliminate health care disparities that exist
in the Nation; and
WHEREAS nurses are the cornerstone of the public health infrastructure, promoting healthy lifestyles and
educating communities on disease prevention and health promotion; and
WHEREAS nurses are strong allies to Congress as they help inform, educate, and work closely with
legislators to improve the education, retention, recruitment, and practice of all nurses and, more importantly,
the health and safety of the patients they care for; and
WHEREAS nurses have been voted as the Nation's most honest and ethical profession for the past 15
years; and
WHEREAS nurses touch lives from birth to the end of life; and
WHEREAS now more than ever, nurses are rising to the challenge with the COVID-19 crisis making
courageous sacrifices to care for those in need and patients fighting for their lives.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED Oakland County supports the designation of National Nurses Week
from May 6 -12, 2020, and recognize the exceptional skills, dedication and lifesaving contributions of nurses
to their patients.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners encourages the residents of
Oakland County to show their sincere appreciation for nurses during National Nurses Week and the COVID-
19 crisis for their unprecedented courage, self -sacrifices and perseverance to save lives.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby honors all nurses
in Oakland County and nationwide and offer their heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the citizens of Oakland
County.
Chairperson, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #20132 April 29, 2020
Moved by McGillivray seconded by Quarles to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed Resolutions for
Introduction items i. — q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 — #20137).
Vote on suspension:
AYES: Zack, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward. (18)
NAYS: Kuhn, Middleton, Taub. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Proposed
Resolutions for Introduction items I. — q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129 —#20137) carried.
Moved by Miller seconded by Markham the resolutions be adopted.
Moved by Taub seconded by Middleton to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 — Board of
Commissioners — Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the suspension list.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution #20136 from the suspension list:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Middleton, Spisz, Taub, Weipert. (10)
NAYS: Gershenson, Jackson, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles,
Woodward, Zack. (11)
A sufficient majority having not voted in favor, the motion to remove item p. Miscellaneous Resolution
#20136 — Board of Commissioners — Proclaiming April 22, 2020 as Earth Day in Oakland County from the
suspension list failed.
Vote on Proposed Resolutions for Introduction Items I. — q. (Miscellaneous Resolutions #20129-
#20137):
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham,
McGillivray, Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson. (19)
NAYS: Middleton, Taub. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions were adopted.
HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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 April 29, 2020,
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 Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 291h day of April, 2020. _
Lisa Brown, Oakland County
