HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.06.17 - 34687MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21274 June 17, 2021
BY: Commissioner Charlie Cavell, District #18; Karen Joliat, District #4; Adam Kochenderfer, District #15;
Thomas Kuhn, District#11; Christine Long, District#7; Gary McGillivray, District#20; Chuck Moss, District
#12; Philip Weipert, District #8; Penny Luebs, District #16; Yolanda Charles, District #17; Janet Jackson,
District#21; Bob Hoffman, District#2; Kristen Nelson, District#5; Gwen Markham, District#9; William Miller,
District #14; Eileen Kowall, District #6; Angela Powell, District #10; David Woodward, District #19; Michael
Spisz, District #3; Michael Gingell, District #1; and Marcia Gershenson, District #13
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF JUNE 2021 AS LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes and values the dignity, humanity, and
unique contributions of each individual person in our diverse community; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners believes firmly in the principles of freedom,
equality, and justice for all; and
WHEREAS Oakland County welcomes all people and believes everyone deserves a space where they can
live, work, and play while feeling safe, happy, and supported by friends, neighbors, and the community; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners believes all people should be treated fairly and
equally, and strongly denounces prejudice and discrimination in all forms; and
WHEREAS in 2019, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted the County's first
comprehensive non-discrimination policy. The measure, MR #19250, was signed into law by the County
Executive on November 26, 2019, and expanded existing County policy to include protections for gender
identity and expression, as well as veteran status, familial status and marital status, in relation to
employment, recruitment, procurement, contracting, and delivery of services; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes and appreciates the cultural, civic,
and economic contributions of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community.
These important contributions strengthen our social wellbeing and the local economy; and
WHEREAS Oakland County is committed to ensuring our LGBTQ+ community and its members feel safe,
valued, and empowered in our County and that they know they have the support of County leadership.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby
proclaim June 2021 s LGBTQ+Pride Month in Oakland County.
Chairper*6 , we m €adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Commissioner Bob Hoffman
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Commissioner Ang' ela Powell
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Commissioner David T. Woodward
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Commissioner Kristen Nelson
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Commissioner Eileen Kowall
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Commissioner Michael Spisz
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Commissioner Gwen Markham
District #9
Commissioner Chuck /rMoss/
District #12
Commissioner Thomas E. Kuhn Commissioner William Miller
District #11 District #14
Commissioner MA#cia Gershenson Commissioner
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LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #21274 June 17, 2021
Moved by Gingell seconded by Hoffman the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda be adopted.
AYES: Charles, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Joliat, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn,
Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Moss, Nelson, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward, Cavell. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda were adopted.
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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 June 17, 2021,
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 17h day of June, 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County