HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 1959.10.05 - 768874 OAKLAND COUNTY
Board Of Supervisors
MEETING
October 5, 1959
Meeting called to order by Chairman Delos Hamlin.
Invocation given by Thomas H. OlDonoghue, Ferndale City Supervisor.
Roll Called: Allerton, Alward, Archambault, Bender, Bonner, Brickner, Calhoun, Cardon, Carey, Charteris,
Cheyz, Christensen, Clack, Clark, Clawson, Croteau, Cummings, Davis, Dickens, Dohany, J. W. Duncan, R. Duncan,
Elliott, Ewart, Fouts, Goodspeed, Hall, Hamlin, Heacock, Hildebrandt, Hill, Hoard, Hocking, Holmes, Horton, Huber,
Hudson, Hulet, Hursfall, Johnson, Kephart, Knowles, Levinson, Lewis, Major, McCartney, McPherson, Melchert, Menzies,
Clarence Miller, Cyril Miller, Mitchell, O'Donoghue, Oldenburg, 011ar, Osgood, Quinlan, Ransom, Remer, Rhinevault,
Schock, Semann, Sinclair, F. Smith, W. Smith, Solley, Staman, Swanson, Thatcher, Tiley, Tinsman, Voll, Webber,
Yockey. (74)
Quorum Present
Moved by Cummings supported by Voll the minutes of the September 14, 1959 meeting be approved as printed.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Clerk read letter from the Oakland County School Boards Association thanking this Board for their
cooperation during the past year. (Placed on file.)
Clerk read letters from the Board of County Road Commissioners relative to an open house to be held
October 5 through October 9 and paving of a portion of Featherstone Road west of Opdyke Road. (Placed on file.)
Mr. Floyd J. Waugh, Director of the Procurement Division of the Michigan State Highway Department,
addressed the Board relative to the sale of excess property by the State Highway Department.
Misc. 3574
By Mr. F. Smith
IN RE: COUNTY GENERAL FUND TAX
To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The following is a report of the distribution to the various cities and townships of Oakland County . of
$10,244,784.14, which amount represents that portion of the 1960 county budget to be raised by taxation, (5.62
mills on the County's 1959 Equalized Valuation of $1,822,915,328.00).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that each Supervisor of the several Townships and the Assessing Officers
of the several Cities of Oakland County be and they are hereby authorized and directed to spread on their respective
Township or City Tax Rolls for the year 1959, the sum set opposite the name of their Township or City as shown on
the following distribution report as their portion of the County General Fund Tax to be raised by taxation for the
year 1960, the total of which is $10,244,784.14.
1959 1959 1959
Equalized Equalized Tax
Valuation Percentage
Townshios
Addison $ 4,204,548 0.23065% $ 23,629.56
Avon 45,735,255 2.50891 257,032.14
Bloomfield 106,283,356 5.83040 597,312.46
Brandon 5,823,987 0.31949 32,730.81
Commerce 20,608,774 1.13054 115,821.31
Farmington 56,128,832 3.18878 326,684.04
Groveland 3,097,703 0.16993 17,409.09
Highland 9 154 002 _, , 0.50217 51,445.49
Holly 11,420,915 0.62652 64,185.54
Independence 19,866,047 1.08979 111,647.18
Lyon 6,569,515 0.36039 36,920.67
Milford 12,835,990 0.70414 72,138.26
Novi 16,946,682 0.92965 95,240.35
Oakland 6,109,787 0.33517 34,337.00
Orion 19,259,010 1.05649 108,235.64
Oxford 11,544,441 0.63330 64,879.76
Pontiac 13,622,957 0.74731 76,561.02
Rose 3,571,377 0.19592 20,071.14
Royal Oak 5,279,999 0.28964 29,673.59
Southfield 40,991,247 2.24867 230,370.81
Springfield 6,308,584 0.34607 35,454.24
Troy 69,638 0.00363 392.49
Waterford 84,966,506 4.66102 477,511.76
West Bloomfield 45,995,7E1 2.52320 258,496.29
White Lake 16,132,754 0.88500 90,666.08
Total Townships $574,527,887 31.51698% $3,228,846.72
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Cities
Berkley 40,663,625 2.23069% 226,529.59
Birmingham 66,275,865 4.73255 464,870.47
Bloomfield Hills 18,832,125 1.03308 105,836.56
Clawson 25,675,261 1.40847 144,294.97
Farmington 18,151,521 0.99575 102,011.55
Ferndale 87,843,066 4.81682 493,678.03
Hazel Park 41,311,320 2.26622 232,169.62
Huntington Woods 26,139,021 1.43391 146,901.30
Keego Harbor 3,715,318 0.20398 20,896.95
Lathrup Village 14,817,827 0.81286 83,276.19
Madison Heights 58,162,763 3.19065 326,874.73
Northville 1,665,698 0.09154 9,378.08
Oak Park 97,251,320 5.33493 546,552.42
Pleasant Ridge 11,968,950 0.65659 67,265.50
Pontiac 319,580,931 17.53130 1,796,044.83
Royal Oak 186,277,573 10.21867 1,046,879.96
Southfield 121,903,127 6.68726 685,095.57
South Lyon 5,502,639 0.30186 30,924.83
Sylvan Lake 4,749,390 0.26054 26,691.57
Troy 51,607,530 2.83104 290,034.32
Walled Lake 7,303,593 0.40065 41,046.19
Wixom 16,982,952 1.04136 106,684.19
Total Cities $1,246,387,441 65.48302% $7,015,937.42
Total County $1,822,915,328 100.00000% $10,244,784.14
Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the above report.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Fred W. Smith, Chairman
John L. Carey, R. C. Cummings, Orph C. Holmes
David Levinson, Hiland M. Thatcher, Frank J. Voll, Sr.
Moved by F. Smith supported by Calhoun the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Allerton, Alward, Archambault, Bender, Bonner, Brickner, Calhoun, Cardon, Carey, Charteris,
Cheyz, Christensen, Clack, Clark, Clawson, Croteau, Cummings, Davis, Dickens, Dohany, J. W. Duncan, R. Duncan,
Elliott, Ewart, Fouts, Goodspeed, Hall, Hamlin, Heacock, Hildebrandt, Hill, Hoard, Hocking, Holmes, Horton, Huber,
Hudson, Hulet, Hursfall, Johnson, Kephart, Knowles, Levinson, Lewis, Majer, McCartney, McPherson, Melchert,
Menzies, Clarence Miller, Cyril Miller, Mitchell, O'Donoghue, Oldenburg, 011ar, Quinlan, Ransom, Remer, Rhinevault,
Schock, Semann, Sinclair, F. Smith, W. Smith, Solley, Staman, Swanson, Thatcher, Tiley, Tinsman, Voll, Webber,
Yockey. (73)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Misc. 3575
By Mr. F. Smith
IN RE: TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR SERVICE CENTER SEWER, PARKING LOT AND ROADS
To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Board of Auditors has prepared estimates of costs for surface sewer, parking lot area and
new roads at the County Service Center, totaling fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), and
WHEREAS such estimate includes cost of 48 inch surface drain estimated at thirty-five thousand dollars
($35,000.00); grading and gravel for the parking lot to the north of the Court House site at an estimated cost
of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and layout, grading and graveling a new road to connect West Boulevard to
a new road from Telegraph Road at an estimated cost of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), and
WHEREAS this matter was reviewed at a joint session of the Ways and Means, Special County Building, and
Buildings and Grounds Committees on October 2, 1959, and a unanimous resolution was adopted recommending the sum
of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) be appropriated from the contingent fund for these purposes;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) be transferred from the 1959 con-
tingent fund and set aside in a special fund for these purposes.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Ways and Means Committee, and with the concurrence of the Special County
Building and the Buildings and Grounds Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Fred W. Smith, Chairman
R. C. Cummings, David Levinson, Hiland M. Thatcher
Orph C. Holmes, Frank J. Voll, Sr., John L. Carey
Moved by F. Smith supported by Cummings the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Allerton, Alward, Archambault, Bender, Bonner, Brickner, Calhoun, Cardon, Carey, Charteris,
Cheyz, Christensen, Clack, Clark, Clawson, Croteau, Cummings, Davis, Dickens, Dohany, J. W. Duncan, R. Duncan,
Elliott, Ewart, Fouts, Goodspeed, Hall, Hamlin, Heacock, Hildebrandt, Hill, Hoard, Hocking, Holmes, Horton,
Huber, Hudson, Hulet, Hursfall, Johnson, Kephart, Knowles, Levinson, Lewis, Majer, McCartney, McPherson, Melchert,
Menzies, Clarence Miller, Cyril Miller, Mitchell, O'Donoghue, Oldenburg, 011ar, Osgood, Quinlan, Ransom, Remer,
Rhinevault, Schock, Semann, Sinclair, F. Smith, W. Smith, Salley, Staman, Swanson, Thatcher, Tiley, Tinsman, Voll,
Webber, Yockey. (74)
NAYS: None. (0)
76 Supervisors Minutes Continued. October 5, 1959
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Misc. 3576
By Mr. Clack
IN RE: REPORT OF LOCAL TAXIS COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Oakland County, Michigan
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your Committee on Local Taxes has examined reports from the various townships and cities having taxes
to be spread upon the County tax roll, and has checked these reports with the pertinent law (Sec. 37 General
Property Tax Law), has caused corrections to be made where necessary and now certifies that such reports are
correct and in order.
Your Committee has tabulated the total amount of taxes to be spread on the tax rolls, which tabulation
is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Your Committee has prepared tax warrants showing the amounts authorized to be spread, which warrants
are submitted herewith, and which are the basis for the tabulation above mentioned, and it is recommended that
your Honorable Body authorize the Clerk to sign these warrants.
Current Drain-at-large taxes are a municipal (township and city) charge and in townships where no
millage was allocated, they must be paid from contingent (general) funds. If millage was allocated and inclusion
of drain-at-large items would cause the levy to exceed the allocated rate, the spread must stay within its
allocated rate, and the excess be paid from the contingent (general) fund.
Your Committee offers the following resolution:
1. BE IT RESOLVED that this Board adopt this report of the Committee on Local Taxes with the recommend-
ations therein contained as a part of the permanent records of this Board;
2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk be authorized and directed to sign the several tax warrants on
which the attached tabulation was based, thereby authorizing and directing the various assessing officers, within
the 15 mill limitation, to levy the amounts set forth therein for 1959.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Committee whose signatures appear below, I move the adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL TAXES
Lee H. Clack, Chairman
Edmund V. Bender, Alex Majer
Louis F. Oldenburg, Earl B. Rhinevault
(Local Taxes Committee Report appears on the following page.)
The Chairman announced that a public hearing would be held at this time, in accordance with state law,
for anyone to object to the spread of taxes if they had objections.
There were no objections and the Chairman declared the hearing closed.
TABULATION OF TAXES FOR YEAR 1959 BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL TAXIS
COUNTY SCHOOLS
CURRENT 1932 W PRIOR
DRAIN TO DRAINS TO VOTED
OPERATING PROPERTY PROPERTY OPERATING INCREASE
1934
E01.4i
VALI
STATE
I7ED
$ 17,611.87
6,993.05
1,639.23
136.43
1,677.75
706.80
3,299.02
6,939.17
901.57
2,667.09
364.90
562.00
1,561.97
2,005,85
8,510.31
348.35
11,747.11
690.96
220.47
DEBT
SERVICE
718.66
43.10
eeld
C. e
n••• v. ton
nd
.Ad
'cornfield
WL'ce Lake
$ 6.51 $ 800.00
36,600.40
$212,566.71 $ 623.30 39,091.87
9,106.08
30.18
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
14.62
15.00
15.00
15.00
14.43
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
14.87
14.15
13.60
15.00
15.00
15.00
96,02
595.86
45.90
41,217.55
17,438.65
9,154.00
5,710.46
19,866.05
8,658.33
15,048.00
91,991.56
1,003.54
32,482.80
35,274.43
803.84
14,213.51
7,494.00
OPERATING
$ 4,204.55
61,742,59
143,482.53
6,551.11
28,852.25
49,990.79
12,083.28
9,707.78
26,223,18
17,970.39
23,725.35
6,248.21
19,259.01
8,773.78
16,391.00
2,821.39
5,280.00
27,464.14
111,306.12
64,394.10
Minutes Continued, October 5, 1959
77
20,66;-.'774
and 3,0,7,703
9,154,002
11,420,915
.dence 19,6(L.047
.• 6,5'9,515
. I
Nr,• 16,•A:,'
0,.kland
1.1.0
11.'44.141
5,279,999
40,991,247
6,309,584
84,5 (6,506
ield
16,135,754
23,629.56
257,032.13
597,312.46
32,730.81
115,821.31
326,684.04
17,409.09
51,445.49
64,185.54
111,647.18
36,920.67
72,138.26
95,240.35
34,337.00
108,235.64
64,879.76
76,361.02
20,071.14
29,673.59
230,370.81
35,454.24
392.49
477,511.76
258,496.29
90,666.08
$ 34,666.92
367,253.70
848,202.51
48,047.89
164,456.01
485,419.30
26,059.90
73,052.41
97,396.15
160,042.77
52,490.38.
102,431.20
135,054.05
49,061.59
161,196.69
99,111.21
106,978.42
30,507.76
44,246.39
327,294.85
51,957.00
557.31
685,346.96
367,046.35
135,128.50
$ 51,491.52
694,245.98
1,555,814.05
103,918.19
271,244.0E
1,202,083.03
52,533.96
141,900.08
180,001.96
326,574.26
98,333.10
198,791.93
201,551.61
65,647.67
193,739.43
135,025.80
177,590.26
52,017.65
86,644.77
613,772.60
102,460.75
1,047,57
1,496,507.83
667,464.53
263,374.03
rk
n1:i.L•:Fon Woods
!,,xrbor
ur Village
Heights
N:rtnviAle
C.:, Park
•sant Ridge
,Id
.5on
Lake
17,046.07
16,253.57
7,877.02
2,074.50
9,204.22
3,055.00
13,440.08
Lake
40,6i• ,L..8 228,529.59 3,912.52 381,424.52
56,2 5 ',885 484,870.47 1,427.81 688,451-56
18,8'...,1Z• 105,836.56 150,280.38
25,6'..5 ,1 144,294.97 11.23 240,833.95
18,151,5_1 102,011.55 154,650.96
87,843,066 493,676-03 529.62 823,967.96
41,311,320 232,169.62 387,500.16
26,139,021 146,901.30 2,562.88 245,184.02
3,718,318 20,896.95 789.24 29,672.18
14,817,827 83,276.19 4,171.00 138,991.22
58,162,763 326,874.73 545,566.71
1,668,698 9,378.08 13,182.72
97,251,320 546,552.42 6,071.71 3,335.56 909,418.54
11,968,950 67,265.50 493.55 112,266.75
319,580,931 1,796,044.83 447.71 2,997,669.13
1E6,277,573 1,046,679.96 5,393.10 1,747,2E3.63
121,903,127 685,095.57 22,279.40 2,684.46 1,138,790.40
5,502,639 30,924.83 43,911.06
4,749,390 26,691.57 37,900.13
51,607,530 290,034.32 11,388.55 465,876.96
7,303,593 41,046.19 574.14 58,282.67
15 952,952 106,684.19 1,677.96 151,483.94
618,210.35
1,294,135.27
273,701.97
320,940.76
372,106.18
1,229,942.65
495,735.84
355,484.80
53,915.61
169,515.94
875,446.28
33,123.65
1,804,006.52
176,675.39
3,453,071.97
1,769,713.85
1,603,037.17
82,539.60
55,023.36
619,907.98
94,946.71
247 209.07
1,822,915,328 $10,244,784.13 $115,272.21 $21,265.19 $16,117,630.39 $24,952,471.02 $69,712.22
MUNICIPAL
REASSESSED MAXIMUM RATE TOTAL
VOTED DEBT SPECIAL TO NOT INCLUDING ALL
INCREASE SERVICE ASSESSMENTS PROPERTY VOTED INCREASE TAXES
$ 114,799.06
1,434,486.67
3,404,086.81
202,023.31
621,729,66
2,083,293.59
96,002.95
258,342.06
357,001.89
648,656.00
187,744.15
391,331.78
462,810.53
178,196.04
485,297.86
316,448.88
414,396.58
105,980.17
219,234.79
1,202,571.72
189,917.89
1,997.37
2,793,396.49
1,457,235.18
500,915.72
81,402.75
1,605.05
914.65
251,78
525.36
1,060.45
3,454.04
5.08
615.1.6
1,982.19
1,214.46
120.62
19,426.29
1,767.90
$731,904.33 $421,651.31 $35
940.30
198.51 $176.870.47
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283.92
4.38
CITIES
Berkley
Birmingham
Bloomfield Hills
Clawson
Farmington
Ferndale
Hazel Park
Huntington Woods
Keego Harbor
Lathrup Village
Madison Heights
Northville
Oak Park
Pleasant Ridge
Pontiac
Royal Oak
Southfield
South Lyon
Sylvan Lake
Troy
Walled Lake
Wixom
TOTALS
15.00
14.544
13.60
15.00
14.14.
15.00
15.00
15.00
13.60
15.00
15.00
13.52
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
13.60
13.60
15.00
13.60
13.60
1,250,728.40
2,551,235.51
530,070.69
706,606.27
628,768.69
2,565,436.66
1,118,659.68
758,015.10
105,273.98
398,028.85
1,748,502.88
55,684.45
3,280,574.16
360,972.68
8,247,638.18
4,588,696.83
3,467,094.98
157,375.49
119,615.06
1,388,148.11
194,849.71
507.055,16
S370.89 $52,887,130.67
Moved by Clack supported by Oldenburg the report be adopted.
AYES: Allerton, Alward, Archambault, Bender, Bonner, Brickner, Calhoun, Cardon, Carey, Charteris, Cheya,
Christensen, Clack, Clark, Clawson, Croteau, Cummings, Davis, Dickens, Dohany, J. W. Duncan, R. Duncan, Elliott,
Ewart, Fouts, Goodspeed, Hall, Hamlin, Heacock, Hildebrandt, Hill, Hoard, Hocking, Holmes, Horton, Huber, Hudson,
Hulet, Hursfall, Johnson, Kephart, Knowles, Levinson, Lewis, Majer, McCartney, McPherson, Melchert, Menzies,
Clarence Miller, Cyril Miller, Mitchell, O'Donoghue, Oldenburg, 011ar, Osgood, Quinlan, Ransom, Remer, Rhinevault,
Schock, Semann, Sinclair, F. Smith, W. Smith, Solley, Staman, Swanson, Thatcher, Tiley, Tinsman, Voll, Webber,
Yockey. (74)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was adopted.
Misc. 3577
By Mr. Hoard
IN RE: 1959 DRAIN ASSESSMENT REPORT (SUPPLEMENT) - EIGHT MILE ROAD STORM DRAIN
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Your Drain Committee met in the office of the Oakland County Drain Commissioner, 550 South Telegraph
Road, Pontiac, Michigan, on Friday, October 2, 1959 at 1:30 P. M., Eastern Standard Time, and examined the 1959
Supplemental Assessment Roll as prepared by the Drain Commissioner and we concur in the figures as set up by the
Drain Commissioner, a copy of which is attached hereto, indicating the amounts to be assessed at large and against
property in the Eight Mile Road Storm Drain Special Assessment District, the detail of which appears in the
schedule attached and the summary of which is as follows:
Current Year - 1959 At Large Property Total
County of Oakland $17,576.98
City of Oak Park 737.94 $15,304.01
City of Southfield 41,011.76 331,073.45
$59,326.68 $346,377.46 $405,704.14
WHEREFORE, on behalf of the Drain Comdttee, I offer the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors for the County of Oakland, State of Michigan, that there be
assessed, levied and collected for the year 1959 for the purpose of locating, establishing and constructing the
Eight Mile Road Storm Drain within and by the several political subdivisions the aggregate sum of $405,704.14,
which sum represents the total of the assessments for said year and which are contained in the Eight Mile Road
Storm Drain Special Assessment Roll as heretofore determined by the Oakland County Drain Commissioner,
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Drain Committee whose signatures appear below, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
DRAIN COMMITTEE
Mayon Hoard, Chairman
Wm. K. Smith, Marvin Alward, Donald McPherson
David R. Calhoun, Luther Heacock, Thomas H. O'Donoghue
Moved by Hoard supported by McPherson the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Swanson supported by Dohany the resolution be referred to the Local Taxes Committee for study
and action.
Mr. Daniel W. Barry, Oakland County Drain Commissioner, addressed the Board relative to this matter.
Vote on motion:
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Discussion followed.
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Moved by Horton supported by Elliott the resolution be laid on the table until 11:30 A. M.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
•
Hoard
NORTHLAND SANITARY DISTRICT
. oehiand County Board of Supervisors
mr, I... mean. Ladies and Gentlemen:
,41iii:EAS the Northland Sanitary District was established as an extension of the Southeastern Oakland
ConnLJ Dieposal District, pursuant to the provisions of Act 342 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended,
by Misce s Resolution No. 3062 dated January 30, 1956, and
WttRILA! the Northland Sanitary District was further enlarged by Miscellaneous Resolutions #3083 dated
April 10, lLh and 3251 dated July 23, 1957, and 3385 dated June 23, 1958, and
WHYREAS a contract dated April 10, 1956 was executed between the County of Oakland and the City of
Detroit for disposal of sewage from the Northland Sanitary District, and
WHEREAS this contract was ainended by a contract dated April 15, 1957, and further amended by a contract
dated September 24, 1957, and
WHEREAS the terms of the contract dated April 10, 1956, as amended, require that when the Evergreen
Sewage Dispo:A_ District was established, the Northland Sanitary District would merge with and become a part of
the Evergre(n Sewage Disposal District, and
3 the Evergreen Sewage Disposal District has been established and the interceptor is presently
under conste Lion by the County Department of Public Works, and
L1FAS the Northland Sanitary District lies entirely within the City of Southfield and within the
Evergreen Sewage Disposal District, and
WHEREAS the City of Southfield by resolution dated September 8, 1959, requested that the Northland
Sanitary District be relinquished to the City of Southfield,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that jurisdiction of the Northland Sanitary District be and the same is
hereby relinquished to the City of Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Drain Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
DRAIN COMMITTEE
Mayon Hoard, Chairman
Luther Heacock, William K. Smith, David R. Calhoun
Marvin M. Alward, Donald N. McPherson, Thomas OlDonoghue
Moved by Hoard supported by Swanson the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Misc. 3579
By Mr. Allerton
IN RE: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER OF COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladle and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the appointment of a member of the County Board of Health for a five year term will be con-
sidered by the Board at the meeting today, and
WHEREAS your Health Committee has had under consideration a possible recommendation to replace the
County Board of Health by the Health Committee of the Board of Supervisors as permitted by state law;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the appointment by the Board of the member of the County Board of
Health for a five year term be not made at this time;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Health Committee be authorized to bring in a report and recommendation
to the Board on this subject at the next meeting.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Health Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
HEALTH COMMITTEE
Cyril E. Miller, Chairman
Elizabeth Mitchell, Thomas C. Tiley, Clarence J. Miller
Seeley Tinsman, Faye H. McCartney, Hugh G. Allerton, Jr.
Moved by Allerton supported by Cyril Miller the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Misc. 3580
By Mrs. Bonner
iN RE: REPORT ON SCHOOL FACILITIES-OAKLAND COUNTY CHILDREN'S CENTER
To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Juvenile Affairs Committee met at the Oakland County Children's Center on Thursday, September 24,
1959 and our school problems were discussed at length, particularly the need for additional classrooms. Present
at the meeting were Mr. James W. Hunt, Director of Children's Services, Dr. William Emerson, Oakland County
Superintendent of Schools, and members of the Children's Center administrative staff. Three general topics
were discussed:
1. School Program
2. Recommendations of Dr. Friedland in a report of January of 1957 concerning the
need for better school facilities
3. Survey completed by the Board of Education on Court school facilities
The school program in the Court operated buildings is operated under the direction of the Waterford Town-
ship School District and is supported entirely through state aid and Oakland County funds. The Township provides
the teaching staff and necessary equipment and Oakland County is billed annually for the difference between state
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aid received and the actual cost of operating the program. In 1.958, a total of $53,847.09 was the cost of operating
the school program. Of this amount, $36,171,21 was paid by Oakland County.
There are eleven classrooms operatira in the Court school program; seven at the Children's Center- and
four at the Youth Home. A principal and eleven teachers are supplied by the Tdwnship. The classrooms at the Youth
Home are adequate and the class loads are held to a maximum of twenty pupils per room. NO problems are anticipated
for the next few years at the Youth Home. The Children's Center has one adequate classroom and six make-shift
rooms. The six make-shift rooms were provided by converting living and sleeping space into school rooms. These
rooms are poorly ventilated and entirely - too small for the number of children using them during our peak periods.
At times it is necessary to provide education for as many as forty-seven children in these small, inadequate rooms.
This condition has existed for some time and with the increased population in Oakland County will. become more acute.
In January of 1957, Cr. Friedland reported on a study made at the request of the Board of Supervisors.
Dr. Friedland reported that the school facilities were inadequate and recommended that serious consideration be
given to the construction of a new school building.
Judge Arthur E. Moore and members of his staff have long recognized that the school facilities are in-
adequate to properly train and educate children in our custody, In the fall of 1958, Dr. William Emerson was
requested to make a study of the school facilities and education program of the Court.
Dr. Emerson gave his wholehearted support to this survey and assigned members of his staff to study the
problem. As a result of their several weeks of study by the survey team, Dr. Emerson made the following obser-
vations and recommendations in a report of December 8, 1958.
Observations:
1, During 1958, school enrollment in the Court facility' ranged from a low of eighty-nine in October to
a high of 243 in April.
2. Waterford Township was providing teachers and educational services on a level equal to those provided
for residents of the Township.
3. The nature of the school population in Court facilities is substantially different from the general
school population found in other schools. It is comprised almost entirely of educationally deprived children.
School materials and the bulk of instruction are made available in a manner acceptable to average children but
does not take into account the nature of the school population, which is not all average, at the Children's Center.
4. Examination of the records, both at the Children's Center and Youth Home, indicate a substantial
scholastic retardation in all grades. There is firm evidence also that the children are scholastically deprived
and mentally deficient.
Recommendations:
1. It is recommended in the long run, that emphasis be placed upon individualized instruction geared to
the needs of educationally deprived children.
2. That all children taken into the school program have thorough psychological and educational testing
prior to their placement in the school room. Additional educational psychologists are necessary to provide this
service.
3. That the program of instruction of all levels be expanded to include all basic aspects of manual and
domestic arts.
4. That adequate classrooms be provided, preferably in a building separated from residential facilities,
and
5. That the Youth Home and Children's Center school programs be brought together under one roof to
increase efficient use of facilities, faculty and supplies.
The Committee recognized the urgent need for classroom space large enough to handle the anticipated
population at the Children's Center. No additional space is available to convert into a classroom at the present
building. The possibility of using the Contagious Hospital as a temporary school building was discussed by the
Committee, and it was agreed that the Committee will give further study to this suggestion. A resolution will
be presented to the Board at a later date with recommendations from the Juvenile Affairs Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
Helen Bonner, Chairman
Juvenile Affairs Committee
The report was received and placed on file.
Moved by Horton supported by Elliott that Miscellaneous Resolution #3577 be taken from the table.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Swanson supported by Yockey that Miscellaneous Resolution #3577 be referred to the Local
Taxes Committee for a report to the Board three weeks from today, on October 26, 1959.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Yockey supported by Elliott that Miscellaneous Resolution #3577 be laid on the table until
October 26, 1959.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Misc. 3581
By Mr. Quinlan
IN RE: WEST WIND LAKE
To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the request of the Westkirk Company to change the name of Mud Lake in Rose Township to West
Wind Lake, was referred to your Miscellaneous Committee on January 24, 195S, and
WHEREAS immediately following the referral of this matter, your Miscellaneous Committee began to
investigate the request and review the matter with interested persons, and
WHEREAS it appears that the name of said lake has previously been changed to West Wind Lake and that
although all public records have been so noted the sign adjacent to the highway had not been changed, and
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=Litter has been advised by the County Road Commission that road signs will be adjusted
or • ( ....aaLing the location of said West Wind Lake in Rose Township will be installed;
n;/
M Y. MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Miscellaneous Committee, I move that the foregoing report
be reeelomi aud pie ,od on fife.
MISCELLANEOUS COMMITTEE
Peter P. Quinlan, Chairman
Helen G. Bonner, Virgil C. Knowles
Moved by Quinlan supported by Croteau the report be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Mr. Quinlan gave a report on the institute for new supervisors.
Mrs. Lewis presented the annual report of the Department of Social Welfare. (Placed on file.)
Misc. 3582
By Mr. Levin: co,
IN RE: AS l.• •N iY U PERTY AT SERVICE CENTER SITE
To the Oahlf,•a ,• • n • e ;:tperyisors
Mr. Chairman . e: • o • ;.,n.
41-dos. :a• 1, • t• Hipervisors has heretofore determined the necessity for building a Court House
On the so-eai; ',,vice Conttia and
Whaa .- has been established that the building will be located on county-owned property east of
Telegraph No. 1
property tying between Telegraph Road and West Boulevard is not within the City Limits,
and
Board is desirous of having the City of Pontiac annex and the Township of Waterford detach
the follow .1 • ftad ieoperty,
Ba IT RESOLVED that the City of Pontiac be requested, and this resolution be considered
; formel fa b.;•t, to annex the following described property:
That part of the southeast quarter of Section 24, T3N, R9E, Waterford Township, Oakland
oan, which lies easterly of Telegraph Road, being 7.25 acres more or less; and
That part of the west 60.67 acres of the northeast quarter of Section 24, T3N, R9E,
icanship, Oakland County, Michigan, which ties easterly of Telegraph Road, being 12 acres
miz • .o f'.: and
Pi:aa :1 Ne. 3: That part of the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 13, T3N, R9E, Waterford
Tear U . Oakland County, Michigan, which lies easterly of Telegraph Road and southerly of the Grand
Taw Railroad right-of-way, being 7.50 acres more or less; and also
That i•art of the East 100 acres of the northeast quarter of Section 24, T3N, ROE, Waterford Township,
Oakland County, Michigan, which lies northeasterly of Telegraph Road (U.S. 24) containing 85 acres
mere or less; and also
Parcel No. 4: All that part of East 1/2 of Southeast 1/4 of Section 13, Waterford Township, which
Lies Southwesterly of Grand Trunk Western Railroad;
kt the Township of Waterford, by action of its Township Board, be requested to approve the detaching of
saso territory from the Township of Waterford and annexing thereof to the City of Pontiac;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of this Board be instructed to immediately forward a copy of
this resolution to the Clerk of the City of Pontiac and the Clerk of the Township of Waterford, together with
a copy of the formal petition hereto attached.;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman and Clerk of this Board, for and on behalf of this Board of
Supervisors be directed to sign the petition hereto attached.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Committees whose signatures appear below, I move the adoption of this
resolution.
spEcfAt COUNTY BUILDING COMMITTEE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
David Levinson, Chairman Fred W. Smith, Chairman Luther Heacock, Chairman
H. Lloyd Clawson, R. C. Cummings R. C. Cummings Harry W. Horton, J. Wesley Duncan
Harry W. Horton, Fred L. Yockey David Levinson Maurice J. Croteau, Leroy Davis
Frazer W. Staman, Pant W. McGovern Hiland M. Thatcher A. Taylor Menzies, Paul W. McGovern
Orph C. Holmes
Frank J. Voll, Sr.
John L. Carey
i•i n -TOE TO DIOrrH TERRITORY FROM WATERFORD TOWNSHIP AND TO ANNEX THE SAID PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF PONTIAC
TO 1:•.E nT1 COMMISaiON OF THE CITY OF PONTIAC
and me
TOWNLfllao BOARD OF WATERFORD TOWNSHIP:
COMES NOW THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND by its Board of Supervisors, pursuant to a resolution, a copy of which
is hereto attached and referred to as Exhibit A, AND ALL THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS residing in the territory pro-
posed to he annexed, in compliance with Section 9 of Act 279 of the Public Acts of 1909 as amended, and petitions
the City of Pontiac to annex and the Township of Waterford to detach the territory hereinafter described and
represents to the said City of Pontiac and the Township of Waterford as follows:
1. That there are no qualified electors residing in the territory proposed to be annexed to said City
other than the person or persons petitioning;
2. That the County of Oakland is a subdivision of the State and holds the record legal title to all
of the area of the land in the territory proposed to be annexed;
3. That the territory proposed to be detached from the Township of Waterford and annexed to the City
of Pontiac is contiguous with the boundary of the City of Pontiac;
4. That hereto attached is a map showing the boundaries of the territory proposed to be detached from
the Township of Waterford and annexed to the City of Pontiac;
Laverne Adcock
Wilma Burbridge
Thomas Creedon
Hobart Denton
Ella Loseman
Rachel Phillips
Marjorie Sparber
Evelyn Tilleman
Gasper Towner
Qualified Electors
Daniel T. Murphy, Jr., Clerk
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5. That the description of the territory involved is as follows:
Parcel No. 1: That part of the southeast quarter of Section 24, 13N, RYE, Waterford Township, Oakland.
County, Michigan, which lies easterly of Telegraph Road, being 7.25 acres more or less; and
Parcel No. 2: That part of the wet 60.67 acres of the northeast quarter of Section 24, T3N, R9E,
Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, which lies easterly of Telegraph Road, being 12 acres
more or less; and
Parcel No. 3: That part of the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 13, T3N, R9E, Waterford
Township, Oakland County, Michigan, which lies easterly of Telegraph Road and southerly of the Grand
Trunk Railroad right-of-way being 7.50 acres more or less; and also
That part of the East 100 acres of the northeast quarter of Section 24, T3N, RYE, Waterford Township,
Oakland County, Michigan, which lies northeasterly of Telegraph Road (U.S. 24) containing 85 acres,
more or less; and also
Parcel No. 4: All that part of East 1/2 of Southeast 1/4 of Section 13, Waterford Township, which lies
southwesterly of Grand Trunk Western Railroad.
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional Corporation,
OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
1959 By
Delos H
1959
Signature of Circulator
Street Address
City, Township or Village
STATE OF MICH1GAN),
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)--
, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is a qualified and registered
elector; that each signature to the petition is the genuine signature of the person purporting to sign the same,
and that to h best knowledge and belief each person signing the petition was, at the time of signing, a qualified
elector residing in the territory proposed to be annexed to the City of Pontiac and that to the best of h know-
ledge and belief there are no other qualified electors residing in the territory proposed to be annexed.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of September, A. D., 1959.
Notary Public,
Oakland County, Michigan.
My Commission expires:
STATE OF MICHIGAN) s,
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
On this day of September 1959, before me personally appeared , one of the
petitioners above, and made oath that he has read the above petition subscribed by her and he knows the contents
thereof and that the same is true of h- own knowledge except as to natters which are therein stated to be on
information and belief, and as to those matters _he believes them to he true.
Notary Public
Oakland County, Michigan
My Commission expires:
Moved by Levinson supported by Semann the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted threfor, the resolution was adopted.
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Misc. 3583
By Mr. Levinson
IN RE: RELOCATION OF WEST BOULEVARD - COUNTY SERVICE CENTER
To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr Chairman, Ladies and. Gentlemen:
WHEREAS it will be necessary to take immediate steps to have West Boulevard in the City of Pontiac
relocated so that it will fit in with the present and future plans for location. of County buildings and facilities
at the County Service Center, and
WHEREAS this matter should be presented to the City of Pontiac and resolved at an early date;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Auditors and the Buildings and Grounds Committee be
authorized to negotiate with the City of Pontiac and the Michigan State Highway Department and determine the
plan for the relocation of West Boulevard at the County Service Center.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Special County Building, Ways and Means and Buildings and Grounds
Committees, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
SPECIAL COUNTY BUILDING COMMITTEE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
David Levinson, Chairman Fred W. Smith, Chairman Luther Heacock, Chairman
H. Lloyd Clawson, R. C. Cummings R. C. Cunnings Harry W. Horton, J. Wesley Duncan
Harry W. Horton, Fred L. Yockey David Levinson. Maurice J. Croteau, Leroy Davis
Frazer W. Staman, Paul W. McGovern Hiland M. Thatcher A. Taylor Menzies, Paul W. McGovern
Orph C. Holmes
Frank J. Voll, Sr.
John L. Carey
Moved by Levinson supported by Croteau the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
The Chairman announced that appointments would be made at this time.
Nominations in order for member of the Board of Auditors.
The Chairman called for a ballot vote in accordance with the state law and appointed three tellers.
Mr. Holmes nominated John C. Austin. Mr. Hoard seconded the nomination.
Moved by Levinson supported by Cummings that nominations be closed. Motion carried.
The Chairman announced the result of the ballot vote as follows:
John C. Austin - 67
Spoiled - 4
Mr. John C. Austin declared elected a member of the Board of Auditors for three years beginning
January 1, 1960.
Nominations in order for two members of the Board of Public Works.
Mr. Levinson nominated Delos Hamlin. Seconded by Mr. Clawson.
Mr. Levinson nominated John G. Semann. Seconded by Mr. Horton.
Moved by Webber supported by Clawson that nominations be closed, the rules suspended, and the Clerk
be instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Board for Delos Hamlin and John G. Semann.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Mr. Delos Hamlin and Mr. John G. Semann declared elected members of the Board of Public Works for
three years beginning January 1, 1960.
Nominations in order for two members of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Mr. Carey nominated Don R. MacDonald for the three year term. Mr. Horton seconded the nomination.
Mr. Cyril Miller nominated Donald McPherson for the term ending December 31, 1961. Mr. Horton
seconded the nomination.
Moved by Horton supported by Carey that nominations be closed, the rules suspended, and the Clerk be
instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Board for Don R. MacDonald and Donald McPherson.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Mr. Don R. MacDonald declared elected a member of the Department of Veterans Affairs for three years
beginning January 1, 1960. Mr. Donald McPherson declared elected for the term ending December 31, 1961.
Nominations in order for four members of the Planning Commission.
Mr. Cummings nominated Mr. J. Robert F. Swanson, Mr. Ralph A. Main, Mr. James F. Spence and Mr.
Vincent S. Madison. Mr. Hulet seconded the nominations.
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Moved by Levinson supported by Clawson that nominations be closed, the rules suspended, and the Clerk
be instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Board for Mr. J. Robert F. Swanson, Mr. Ralph A. Main, Mr. James
F. Spence and Mr. Vincent S. Madison.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Mr. J. Robert F. Swanson, Mr. Ralph A. Main, Mr. James F. Spence and Mr. Vincent S. Madison declared
elected members of the Planning Commission for three years beginning January 1, 1960.
Nominations in order for member of the Social Welfare Board.
Mrs. Lewis nominated John A. Macdonald. Mr. Croteau seconded the nomination.
Moved by Cummings supported by Levinson that nominations be closed, the rules suspended, and the Clerk
be instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Board for Mr. John A. Macdonald.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Mr. John A. Macdonald declared elected a member of the Social Welfare Board for three years beginning
January 1, 1960.
Nominations in order for member of the T. B. Board of Trustees.
Mr. Kephart nominated Albert Weber. Mr. Cummings seconded the nomination.
Moved by Levinson supported by Clawson that nominations be closed, the rules suspended, and the Clerk
be instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the Board for Mr. Albert Weber.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Mr. Albert Weber declared elected a member of the T. B. Board of Trustees for three years beginning
January 1, 1960.
Moved by Carey supported by Hulet that the following appointments be reaffirmed in accordance with the
provisions of Rule XX of the Board:
Civil Defense Director - Lewis C. Jarrendt
Corporation Counsel - Norman R. Barnard
Dog Warden - Frank R. Bates, D.V.M.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Carey supported by Mitchell the Board adjourn until October 26, 1959 at 9:30 A. M.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Daniel T. Murphy, Jr. Delos Hamlin
Chairman