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August 17, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-288
Sponsored By: Angela Powell, David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Marcia Gershenson, Michael Spisz, Charles
Cavell, Robert Hoffman, Janet Jackson, Karen Joliat, Adam Kochenderfer, Eileen Kowall, Penny Luebs,
Christine Long, Gary McGillivray, Gwen Markham, Chuck Moss, Yolanda Smith Charles, Kristen Nelson,
William Miller III, Philip Weipert
Board of Commissioners - Resolution Designating September 17 - 23, 2022 as Constitution Week in
Oakland County
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS the United States Constitution stands as a testament to the tenacity of Americans throughout
history to maintain their liberties, freedoms, and inalienable rights; and
WHEREAS September 17, 2022, marks the 235th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United
States of America by the Constitutional Convention; and
WHEREAS the United States Constitution secured our commitment to freedom and democracy, a commitment
which has guided us through more than two centuries of enormous growth and change; and
WHEREAS the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution provides a historic opportunity for citizens
of Oakland County to pay tribute to our Founding Fathers and to reflect on the rights, privileges, and
responsibilities of citizenship; and
WHEREAS Constitution Week is a time to emphasize Oakland County citizens’ responsibilities for protecting
and defending the Constitution.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby declares
September 17 – 23, 2022, as Constitution Week in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners asks the citizens of
Oakland County to reaffirm the ideals the Framers of the Constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly protecting the
freedoms guaranteed to us through this guardian of our liberties, remembering that lost rights may never be
regained.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Michigan Council for Social
Studies, Michigan Center for Civic Education, Oakland Schools, Oakland County Bar Association, Oakland
County Circuit Court, Oakland County Clerks Association, and the Oakland Chamber Network.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Angela Powell, David
Woodward, Michael Gingell, Marcia Gershenson, Michael Spisz, Charles Cavell, Robert Hoffman, Janet
Jackson, Karen Joliat, Adam Kochenderfer, Eileen Kowall, Penny Luebs, Christine Long, Gary
McGillivray, Gwen Markham, Chuck Moss, Yolanda Smith Charles, Kristen Nelson, William Miller III,
Philip Weipert.
Date: August 17, 2022
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: August 18, 2022
Hilarie Chambers, Deputy County Executive II
Date: August 19, 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-08-09 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - recommend to Board
2022-08-17 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Charles Cavell seconded by Commissioner Michael Gingell to adopt the attached
Resolution: Designating September 17 - 23, 2022 as Constitution Week in Oakland County.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Eileen Kowall,
Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Chuck Moss, Marcia
Gershenson, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary McGillivray, Robert
Hoffman, Adam Kochenderfer (20)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
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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 by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on August 17, 2022,
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 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds