HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.03.11 - 34220MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21064 March 11, 2021
BY: Commissioner Marcia Gershenson, District#13; Bob Hoffman, District#2; Adam Kochenderfer, District
#15; Eileen Kowall,District #6; Thomas Kuhn, District #11; Christine Long, District #7; Gary McGillivray,
District #20; Chuck Moss, District #12; Philip Weipert, District #8; Charlie Cavell, District #18; Yolanda
Charles, District#17; Janet Jackson, District#21; Karen Joliat, District#4; Penny Luebs, District#16; Gwen
Markham, District #9; William Miller, District #14; Kristen Nelson, District #5; Angela Powell, District #10;
David Woodward, District #19; Michael Spisz, District #3; Michael Gingell, District #1
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — PROCLAIMING MARCH 15, 2021 AS JEWISH WAR
VETERANS OF THE.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DAY IN OAKLAND COUNTY IN CELEBRATION
OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 125TH ANNIVERSARY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America was established on March 15. 1896,
by Jewish Civil War Veterans and is the oldest continuously active veterans' organization in the United
States; and
WHEREAS American Jews have, over the almost two and a half -centuries of U.S. history, made
contributions to the success of our armed forces far beyond their numbers; and
WHEREAS their stories are not often told by U.S. historians nor known by American Jews; and
WHEREAS the organization raises awareness of contributions made by Jewish soldiers who have fought
our nation's battles and ensures that they receive the treatment and the respect that they deserve; and
WHEREAS currently, it has an estimated 15,000 members, ranging from World War II to current conflicts
and active -duty personnel; and
WHEREAS the.98'h U.S. Congress recognized and chartered the Jewish War Veterans of the United States
of America on August 21, 1984, under Public Law 98-391, as a patriotic, war -time veterans' organization;
and
WHEREAS the Jewish War Veterans, Department of Michigan's headquarters is located in Oakland
County, and its members are predominantly from Bloomfield Hills, Royal Oak, Huntington Woods and Oak
Park; and
WHEREAS on March 15, 2021, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America is celebrating its
1251h Anniversary,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims
March 15, 2021, as the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America Day in Oakland County to
honor Jewish war veterans from Oakland County, the State of Michigan, and the United States of America.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes American
Jews' contributions to the U.S. military throughout history.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these men and women should be remembered and honored because
without their efforts the United States would not be the great nation it is today.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Commissioner rc�( is Gershetnson
District #16
/ Commissioner Eileen Kowall
Com 's ioner Charlie Cavell
District 18
Commissioner Bob Hoffman
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Commissioner' Gwen Markham
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Com issioner K'"n Jolist
District #4
Commissioner William Miller
District #14
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Commissioner Kristen Nelson
Di ict #5
Commissioner Penny Luebs
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Commissioner Adam Kochen rfer
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Commissioner Christine Long (_!
District #7
Commissioner Moss
District #12 ,
Commissioner Michael Spisz�
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(edffim ssioner Yolanda Charles
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Co issioner Janet JaKkson
Distric #21
Commissioner Thomas E. Kuhn
Dis ict #11
Commis ione�GarycGillivray r
Di rict #2
CommisDI ss/sioner Angela Power
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CommissioWr Philip J, Weipert
District #8
Commissioner David T. Woodward Commissioner
District #19 District #
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Kochenderfer absent.
Resolution #21064
March 11, 2021
Moved by Gingell seconded by Gershenson the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on Consent Agenda:
AYES: Charles, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Joliat, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs,
Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Moss, Nelson, Powell, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Cavell. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted.
Moved by Spisz seconded by Weipert to amend MR #21064, MR #21065, MR #21066 and MR #21067 as
follows:
Add all Commissioners as co-sponsors of these resolutions.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor the amendment carried.
STATE OF MICHIGAN) I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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 11, 2021,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 111h day of March, 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County