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OAKLAND COUNTY
d Of Supervisors
MEETING
January 30, 1969
Meeting called to order by Chairman Charles B. Edwards, Jr. at 10;15 A. M. in the County
Center Auditorium, 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan.
Invocation given by Christian F. Powell.
Roll called.
PRESENT; Aaron, Bawden, Benson, Brennan, Coy, Edwards, Gabler, Grba, Hamlin, Horton, Houghten,
Kasper, Mainland, Mastin, Mathews, O'Brien, C'Donoghue, Olson, Patnales, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell,
Richards, Richardson, Szabo, Walker, Wilcox. (27)
ABSENT: None. (0)
Quorum Present
Mr. Powell requested that the minutes of the January 16, 1969 meeting, page 11, be corrected
to read as follows,
That we adopt new Permanent Rules, to-wit:
1. That on all motions brought before the body one hour debate (excluding recesses) will be
allowed.
2. The debate time most be divided equally so each member of the Board may be allowed to
speak on each motion. Provided that a member may waive his time by not speaking or may yield his
time to another member of the Board.
3. After one hour the question may be called by a majority vote (except as otherwise provided
in the rules). The one hour limitation shall include all discussion on amendments and statements of
clarification."
Moved by Walker supported by Richards consideration of the minutes be postponed until the
next meeting.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Clerk read card of thanks from the family of Samuel L. Travis. (Placed on file.)
Clerk read two letters from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments stating that their
staff has reviewed the applications of the Oakland County Planning Commission and Oakland County Parks
and Recreation Commission for project grants and have forwarded the applications to the Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Placed on file.)
Clerk read resolution from Grand Traverse County requesting the Legislature to amend Section
792a of the Election Law to permit counties to set up one or more centralized absent voters counting
boards to receive and tally all absent voters ballots in the County, (Referred to Legiflative Committee.)
Clerk read letter from Circuit Judge Arthur E. Moore urging the Board to give careful attention
to the salary and additional personnel requests of the Prosecutor, (Referred to Personnel Practices
Committee.)
Misc. 4988
By Mr. Wile,)x
IN RE; ,(e:.'90r.-1ZE APPLICATION FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY PROJECT GRANT
To the Ce ..lae County Board of Supervisors
Mr, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen;
WHEREAS Section 402(c) of Public Law 89-564 provides for Federal Grants for Highway Safety
Programs by raking application to the U. S. Department of Transportation Administration National
Highway Safety Bureau, and
WHEREAS the County of Oakland desires to make application for a "Highway Safety Project
Grant" in the amount of $46,350.00, and
•IEFEV the County of Oakland and other various local political subdivisions will provide
in-kind s'enai.:.ee as required, such as salaries, travel, administration and other costs and will not
be required to appropriate any cash outlay other than the in-kind services,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Oakland make application for "Highway Safety
Project Grant" pursuant to the provisions of Section 402(c) of Public Law 89-564; and that the
Chairman of the Oakland County Board of Supervisors be and hereby is authorized to execute such Grant
Application on behalf of the County of Oakland.
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The Chairman called For a vote on recessing until 1:00 P.M.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the Board recessed until 1:00 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr. Richards requested that Mr. Powell present the proposed Rules and By-Laws.
Moved by Powell supported by Kasper that the following be adopted as the Permanent Rules
and By-Laws of the Board, including the attached Exhibits A and B, the Committee structure and the
previously adopted rules 9, 10 and 11 which are incorporated herein, reserving the right of adoption
of a rule affecting loss of compensation for absenteeism and administrative rules by a majority of
members.clected and serving on this Board.
PROPOSED RULES FOR ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE OF OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
1. ORGANIZATIO
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OATH F OFFICE
RULE I.
(a) A person elected to the office of County Supervisor, before entering upon the duties
of his office, shall take and subscribe to the oath as provided in Section 1 of Article ll of the State
Constitution and shall deposit said oath with the County Clerk.
ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS
RULE 2.
(a) At the commencement of the first session of each year there shall be elected by a majority
vote of the Board elected or serving, to continue in office until their successors are elected and
qualified, a Chairman of the Board, and a Vice Chairman, each of whom shall take and subscribe the
constitutional oath of office.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
RULE 3.
(a) All standing and select committees shall be appointed by a committee on committees composed
of the Chairman of the Board and four representatives from the majority party and four representatives
of the minority party as determined by a majority vote of the Board elected or serving. The appointments
made by the Committee on Committees shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors, given
by a majority vote of the Board elected or serving, the duration of such appointments shall be one year.
I. Special and Interim Committee. The Board Chairman may appoint, which will stand if no
objection by the Board, in such case a majority shall be required to establish the committee.
(b) Any changes in committee structure or personnel or filling of vacancies or dismissal of,
other than standing committees, shall require 3/5ths vote of the board elected or serving.
(c) All standing committees shall require a 2/3rds vote of the board elected or serving to be
dismissed, or altered.
STANDING COMMITTEES
RULE 4.
(a) The standing committees shall be as follows: (Committee responsibilities and definitions
attached Schedule A).
I. Planning, Zoning and Building
2. Equalization
3. Human Resources
4. Public Protection
5. Legislative
6. Personnel Practices
7. Public Works
8. Finance
9. Aviation and Transportation
10. Local Affairs
11. Regional Affairs
12. Committee on Committees (see Rule 3)
Mr. Powell stated that some of the rules do not conform to the statutory requirements and
that these rules will be corrected to so conform, on advice of the Corporation Counsel.
(b) As to the committees on Human Resources, Personnel Practices and Retirement, Planning,
Zoning and Building, and Public Works, a Chairman of these committees shall not be appointed to the
Finance Committee.
(c) The first named board member of any committee shall be the Chairman and the second named
member shall be the Vice Chairman. In the temporary absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman, the
member next in rank in the order named, and so on, as often as the case shall happen, shall act as
Chairman. In case of a permanent vacancy in the Chairmanship of any such committee, the Committee on
Committees shall appoint another Chairman, which appointment shall be subject to the approval of the
Board of Supervisors. In the apparent prolonged absence of a member of a standing committee, the
Committee on Committees may recommend appointment as defined in Rule 3 above, until the absent super-
visor returns. It shall be the duty of any committee to meet upon the written request of a majority
of the members of the committee.
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(d) A majority of each committee shall be a quorum.
(e) Committee meetings shall be subject to the call of the Chairman of the committee, not-
withstanding adjournment of a specific time. Such call shall be cleared through the Chairman of the
Board to avoid conflicts only.
(f) Regular meetings of the Board shall be held the first and third Thursdays of each month
at 930 A. M. except as otherwise provided by law. A special meeting between meetings adjourned to
a fixed time shall be held on written petition of 3/5ths of the members of the Board. Special meetings
of the Board may also be called by the Chairman with ten days notice unless written objection of the
majority of the Board is filed with the Board.
PROCEDURE
PRESIDING OFFICER
RULE 5.
(a) 15th anniversary edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the sessions of the
Board unless these rules conflict therewith, in which event, these rules shall supercede as long as
they are not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the State of Michigan.
(b) The Chairman of the Board shall preside over all sessions of the Board of Supervisors
and he shall he an ex officio member of all committees. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice
Chairman shall preside, and be vested with all of the powers of the Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall
also be an ex officio member of all committees, but shall attend only in the absence of the Chairman
of the Board at such meetings.
(c) Although the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board serve ex officio as members of all
committees of the board, they shall have the right to vote only on the committee on which they are
permanent members.
TEMPORARY PRESIDING OFFICER
RULE 6,
(a) In the absence of both the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, a majority of the
supervisors of the Board present shall appoint a member to act as presiding officer until the Chairman
or Vice Chairman shall appear.
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPEAL
RULE 7.
(a) The Chairman shall decide all questions arising under Board rules and general parliamentary
practice, subject to an appeal, which appeal shall be determined by 3/5ths of the supervisors present.
RECOGNITION
RULE 8.
(a) Every member desiring to speak shall rise, address the Chair and, when recognized, speak
from his place or, on request of the Chairman, proceed to the nearest microphone and speak from there.
TIME FOR DEBATE
RULE 9.
(a) On all motions brought before the body one hour debate (excluding recesses) will be allowed.
DIVISION OF TIME
RULE 10.
(a) The debate time must be divided equally so each member of the Board may be allowed to
speak on each motion. Provided that a member may waive his time by not speaking or may yield his time
to another member of the Board.
CALLING THE QUESTION
RULE 11.
(a) After one hour the question may be called by a majority vote (except as otherwise provided
in the rules). The one hour limitation shall include all discussion on amendments and statements of
clarification.
CHAIRMAN TO PRESERVE ORDER
RULE 12.
(a) The Chairman shall preserve order and decide questions of order subject to an appeal of
the Board.
(b) No unauthorized person shall be on the floor without permission of the Chairman and/or
a majority of the Board.
(c) No literature, other than official documents coming from County Departments, shall be
permitted to come before the assembly or be placed on members desks unless signed or endorsed by or
attributable to a current member of the Board of Supervisors.
(d) Members of the administrative staff of the County shall be allowed to address the Board
upon pending matters if so requested by a Board member.
(e) Upon invitation or request by a Board member, non-members of this Board may address the
Board of Supervisors on matters before it unless an objection is raised by three members of this Board.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
RULE 13.
(a) The order of business of the Board of Supervisors shall be as follows:
I. Call to order by the Chairman of the Board
2. Invocation
3. Roll call
A. Approval or correction of minutes
5. Communications
6. Reports of standing committees
7. Reports of special committees
8. Special order of business
9. Unfinished business
10. New and miscellaneous business
11. Adjournment to a fixed time
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DUTIEt', OF COMMITTEES
Riti i4.
(a) The commit , she 7 1 opdr upon all matters referred to them, without unnecessary delay;
and shall return all petis o•H.- tapers referred to them to the Clerk of the Board. At least
a majority of the members of a committde is required to report any matter referred to a committee, to
the Board of Supervisors.
(b) Each committee shall keep an action journal recording all action on resolutions in the
committee with the names and votes of members, member of the committ HhrJ to explain his vote
may file a written explanation with the Clerk of eommittee within tsda ersed meeting days after the
vote is taken, which explanat;rh shall be attch m :he action journal. The journal shall be retained
for at least 90 days after diaal ,•ion of sue t ittee of the Board and shall be available for
inspection at all reasonable aesiaass hours„ y member of the Board (Journal keeping requirements
Exhibit B incorporated by references).
(c) To bring a question to the floor without report from that committee requires a 3/5ths vote
of the Board elected or serving.
HSOILTI:J1
RU1.. ;S.
(a) :'.ey member desiring to bring a matter before the Board may rise and, when recognized by
the Chairman, present by way of motion or resolution, rh- f:etter desired to be brought before the Board.
The Chairman shall ask if the motion or resolution recreased and, if seconded, the person offering the
motion or resolutior miall be presumed to have the floor to discuss the same. However, if he sits down,
the floor shall fe eaea s..) any member recognized by the Chair.
I, The Chairiia of the Board shall refer all matters, subject to committee consideration to
the appropriate committee, unless an objection is raised, then the matter shall be assigned by majority
resolution.
(b) All resolutions reported back to the Board shall be subject to amendments by any Board
member, which amendments shall be first considered b; the :card. Every resolution appropriating money,
when reported back to the Board favorably by another yeaaiitree shall, together with the amendments that
may be made by the Board, be referred to the committee sa finances for consideration.
1. When reported back to the Board by said Finance Committee (which Finance Committee report
shall also include the amendments, if any, that were recommended by the committee which first considered
the resolution), for the information of the Board a fiscal note shall be attached by the Finance
Committee to each bill expending county funds, said resolution to be laid on the Clerk's desk and read
in full.
PRINTING
RULE 16.
(a) All bills shall be printed or reproduced upon introduction, unless otherwise ordered by
the ''cre ,a:. 1=7! •ssolutions not Hoe,;:i. a, printed or reproduced shall be printed or reproduced on
beino rr'errrd the committee 0 ;
T. COMPILER'S NUP;l3EF
n all bills to amend any part of te last compilation of the county resolutions, the
section or sections amended shall be referrec re :o ra)e title of the bill, by the compiler's numbers,
and the objf.ct. of the resolutions shall be e),.pressed in its title. The title of any bill amending
any resolution not compiled shall refer to the section or sections amended and state the number of the
resolution.
AMENDMENT OF RULES
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These Cy-Laws may be amended at any regular meeting or adjourned meeting after the opening
of a regular session, by a two-thirds vote of the members-elect, providing, either an oral notice has
been given at a preceding meeting occurring within sixty days or a written notice has been forwarded
to each member not less than five days preceding the offering of the amendment.
COMMITTE
1. FINANCE
Ways and Means
To plan ways and means of financing the County activities, to recommend to the Board of
Supervisors plans for the County activities each year, to the end that there may be sufficient monies
raised and available to pay the current fixed operating expenses and all approved extraordinary and/or
unanticipated expenses, to receive by reference from the Chairman, all reports from other committees
if those reports involve an appropriation of monies; however, the Chairman of any committee which
intends to make a report involving an appropriation at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors occurring
later, may submit a copy of the proposed report to the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee not less
than five days preceding the meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the Ways and Means Committee shall
be prepared to report on the availability of the sum of the appropriation involved.
2. PUBLIC WORKS
Drain
To provide liaison between the Drain Commissioner and the County Board of Supervisors, to
confer from time to time with the County Drain Commissioner and advise with him relative to the
functioning of the department, the adequacy of staff and personnel and presentation to the Board of
Supervisors of matters requiring the approval of the Board of Supervisors and to coordinate functions
between the Drain Commission and the office of the County Treasurer.
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Roads
To provide liaison between the Road Commission and the Board of Supervisors, to confer
and advise with the County Road Commission on all matters wherein the discretion or approval of the
Board of Supervisors is involved and, if necessary, present the matters formally to the Board of
Supervisors by approt riate resolution.
Public work
aroiide liaison between the Department of Public Works and the Board of Supervisors
and presentation to the Board of Supervisors of matters requiring the approval of the Board of Super-
visors.
3. HUMAN RESOURCES
Health
To provide liaison between the Health Officer and the County Board of Supervisors to
confer with, on request, the Board of Health, to provide liaison between the Board of Health and the
Board of Supervisors.
Juvenile
To provide liaison between the Juvenile Court and the County Board of Supervisors, to
advise and confer with the Juvenile Division of the Probate Court, to inspect and make recommendations
to the Board of Supervisors relative to the facilities for housing, juveniles, combatting juvenile
delinquency and Jtir1 the general approved methods of handling juveniles.
Sociai seicea
f vide liaison between the Oakland County Social Services Board and the County Board
of Institutions •ed the Board o 4= Sepsrvisors. To annually inspect the facilities under the adminis-
tration of tLate agencies for the pirpose of recommending such alterations or changes as are deemed
by the Commitet o be advisable. To inform the Board of Supervisors on all matters affecting the
public welfare ci the County and its citizens, to recommend social service program implementation and
social service eolicy changes to meet the needs of the community.
Veteraea Affairs
provide liaison between the office of the Allied Veterans Council and the Board of
Supervisors: ta censult with the Counselor and recommend to the Board such changes or additions to
the staff or faLilities as to them shall seem advisable; to receive and report to the Board on all
matters referred to it; to familiarize itself with the obligations of the County to the Veterans and
recommend to the Board such steps as will insure the Veterans their rights under laws extending rights
to the Veteran.
Liaison with Dog Warden, Community Mental Health and Human Relations.
4. PERSONNEL PRACTICES
Personnel Policies
To become informed on salaries and wages paid in industry to skilled and unskilled labor,
professional and non-professional services and yearly review the salaries and wages paid for comparable
service by the County and as far as possible, adjust the same accordingly and recommend approval of
the same by the Board of Supervisors when the annual budget is adopted, to advise with the Board of
Auditors upon request as to classification or reclassification of employees, to yearly advise the Ways
and Means Committee as to the gross amount of money recommended to be raised for salaries, to study
the basic liviny standards and, as far as practicable, anticipate economic trends to the end that
salaries and wages may be flexible enough to meet existing conditions, to report to the Board of
Supervisors on the adequacy or excess of personnel in the several departments, to prepare and enforce
specific rules and regulations and to carry out the provisions and intent of policies established
pursuant to Miscellaneous Resolution #4551 adopted by the Board of Supervisors on April 12, 1966, and
to recommend to the Board of Supervisors the provisions of all employee fringe benefit programs.
Retirement
To meet with the Oakland County Retirement Commission and provide liaison between that
Commission and the Board of Supervisors concerning all matters contemplated in Section 12-a of Act
156 of the Public Acts of 1851 as amended prescribing the duties and defining the powers of Boards of
Supervisors.
5, PUBLIC PROTECTION AND JUDICIARY
Disaster Control and Civil Defense
To recommend the appointment of a County Director of Civil Defense to the Board of
Supervisors, to provide liaison between the Director of Civil Defense and the County Board of Supervisors,
to confer with and advise the Director of Civil Defense relative to the functioning of the Department
on request, the adequacy of staff and personnel, and to present to the Board of Supervisors all
matters requiring the approval or action of the Board.
Judiciary
To provide liaison between the Circuit and Probate Courts and Courts of Limited Juris-
diction and the Board of Supervisors; to confer with Circuit and Probate Courts on matters pertaining
to Courts; and to make recommendations and presentations to the Board of Supervisors on matters
requiring the '2t.r.07.ion of such Board.
Lad er rcement
fe provide liaison between the Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney, Local Law Enforcement
Agencies in the ii)unty and the Board of Supervisors and to investigate and report to the Board of
Supervisors on matters involving the advancement and improvement of Law Enforcement in the County and
all Law Enforcement Agencies therein.
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6, LOCAL AFFAIRS
Boundaries of Cities and Villages
To examine all petitions filed with the County Clerk which involve the jurisdiction of
the Board of Supervisors relative to a change of boundaries of townships, cities or villages and report
to the Board of Supervisors on the sufficiency or insufficiency thereof with recommendations as to
action thereon and dates for elections, if involved; to advise the Board of Supervisors from time to
time as to the proper amount to be deposited with the County Clerk on the filing of petitions to protect
the County from loss, such amount to be not less than $500.00; to determine the priority of presentation
of petitions to the Board of Supervisors, when conflicting petitions are filed, with recommendations on
the date of submission to the electors of the question involved and, if there is no conflict, the filing
date shall control.
Cooperative Extension Services - Markets
To provide liaison between the Cooperative Extension Service of Michigan State University
and the Board of Supervisors. To guide and encourage the educational programs of the Extension Service
to gain major benefits for the people of Oakland County. To have general supervision and control of
the Oakland County 4-H activities. To assist in coordinating the efforts of the state or federal
government designed to aid the agricultural interests of the County and in the conservation of natural
resources. And to inspect yearly and report to the Board of Supervisors on the market facilities in
which the County is interested, with recomendations as to improvement of the operation or other
pertinent suggestions.
Liaison with Library Board.
7. PLANNING, ZONING AND BUILDING
Buildings and Cao
To annueily, between the fifteenth day of April and the fourth Monday of June, inspect
all county owned buildings and grounds, and file with the Board of Supervisors, a detailed written
report with recommendations as to the necessary improvement, repair or upkeep needed to place the
buildings in a reasonably sufficient state of repair and the lands in a reasonably sufficient condition
considering the aesthetic surroundings; to biennially survey excess lands owned by the County or acquired
by any of its subsidiary corporations and recommend either retention of the same or disposal and, if
disposal is recommended, the report shall show the concurrence of the departmental committee assigned
to the department which was instrumental in acquiring said lands; to conduct the sale of lands, the sale
of which has been approved by the Board of Supervisors and in the conduct of such sale, the following
procedures shall be involved and followed.
If there are no statutory regulations or restrictions on the sale, it may be conducted
as follows:
1. The Board of Auditors, with the concurrence of the Buildings and Grounds Committee,
shall employ two real estate appraisers, one of whom shall be approved by the American Institute of
Real Estate Appraisers or senior member of the Society of Residential Appraisers, and pay the standard
fee therefor, or as an alternative the appraisal staff of the Equalization Committee may be used by
the Auditors if authorized by the Board of Supervisors for the Buildings and Grounds Committee, No
land shall be sold at less than the lowest appraisal price unless such appraisal shall be waived by
the Board of Supervisors.
2. All sales of lands shall he made in one of the following ways:
a. Private Sales: The Board of Auditors, with concurrence of the Buildings and Grounds
Committee, may sell at private sale for not less than the lowest current appraisal price placed upon
the property in accordance with (1) above.
b. Public Sale: The Board of Auditors, with the concurrence of the Buildings and Grounds
Committee, may advertise once each week for two successive weeks (unless otherwise prescribed by Statute)
and either a public auction held or sealed bids received up to but not later than the time fixed for
opening of the same, which shall be in full view of the interested public, The Committee shall fix a
minimum acceptable price at which said lands can be sold which minimum price shall not, unless otherwise
authorized by the Board of Supervisors, be less than the lowest appraisal under (1) above.
c. Whenever the requirements of (a) or (b) above have been fulfilled and no sale made
within thirty (30) days thereafter, the Buildings and Grounds Committee may authorize the Board of
Auditors to notify the licensed brokers in the area that the lands are for sale at not less than the
lowest appraisal or highest bid received and the Auditors shall be authorized to pay from the proceeds
of such sale the customary broker's fee therefor, or less.
3. The Buildings and Grounds Committee shall be vested with the authority to determine
the amount and type of advertising to be done, the time and place of sale, provide for such terms as
it deems reasonable, the manner in which it is to be conducted and make reasonable rules and regulations
pertaining to the same not in conflict with the requirement of the By-Laws.
4. In all cases the Committee may withdraw any lands authorized for sale up to the time
the Auditors shall have received a commitment thereon and shall at any public sale reserve the right
to reject any or all bids received.
5. All new construction and all alteration of existing structures beyond what would
normally fall in the category of maintenance shall be under the general jurisdiction of the Buildings
and Grounds Committee, such committee shall be charged with, subject to the approval of the Board of
Supervisors, establishing location of buildings, employment of architects, preparation of plans and
specifications.
6. The Board of Auditors shall advertise for and receive bids, then notify the Ways and
Means Committee of date of opening bids and, in conjunction with the Ways and Means Committee and the
Buildings and Grounds Committee open the same, The Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee shall
report to the Board of Supervisors on the bids received with the joint recommendation of the Board of
Auditors, the Buildings and Grounds Committee and the Ways and Means Committee as to disposition thereof
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and appropriate action to be taken thereon. The Buildings and Grounds Committee and the Board of
Auditors shall make necessary inspections. No payment shall be made to the contractor or architect
until the Buildings and Grounds Committee or the Board of Supervisors approve the same.
County Coordinating Zoning and Planning
To coordinate zoning ordinances submitted by the townships under Act 184 of the Public
Acts of 1943; to notify the clerk of the interested township with reasons for approval or disapproval;
to work and cooperate with the County Planning Commission in furtherance of the plan of county develop-
ment; to advise the Township Zoning Boards to the end that highways, streets, parks, sewers, drains and
general land use may fit into overall planning for the area affected.
Liaison - Airport Zoning Board; Building Authority; Parks and Recreation Board; Board
of Institutions and Planning Commission.
8. LEGISLATIVE
To recommend to the Board of Supervisors proposed legislation, to aid and assist in
preparing and introducing bills to bring about the enactment of legislation desired, to become informed
on pending legislation detrimental to the interests of the County and oppose the same, to prepare or
review proposed County ordinances and make recommendations concerning the same, to keep contact during
legislative sessions with the Corporation Counsel' S Office and advise with him on pending matters
between meetings of the Board of Supervisors.
Liaison to Municipal and Township Governments; liaison to Legislative Ad Hoc Committee.
9. AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION
To provide liaison between the Aviation Board and the County Board of Supervisors to
confer from time to time with the Aviation Board and advise them relative to the functions of the
department and Board, adequacy of staff and requirement of facilities and to report to the County
Board of Supervisors and to coordinate the County Aviation and Transportation activities with other
County departments and adtivities.
10. EQUALIZATION
Auditor General - Local Taxes
I. Shall prepare a form for Township and City Clerks to report to the County Clerk, all
taxes to be raised for township, school, highway and all other purposes, as provided in Section 36 of
the General Property Tax Law (M.S.A. 7.54);
2. Shall receive and examine all certificates, statements, papers and records submitted
to it showing the moneys to be raised in the several townships and cities fur school, highway, drain,
township and all other purposes, and if it shall appear to the committee that any certificate, state-
ment, paper or record is not properly certified or that the same is in anywise defective or that
any proceeding to authorize the raising of any such moneys has not been had or is in anywise imperfect
and such certificate, statement, paper, record or proceeding can then be corrected, supplied or had,
such Board may authorize and require such defects or omissions of proceedings to be corrected, supplied
or had. (M.S.A. 7.55);
3. Shall (on or before the first Monday in October) prepare a statement showing the
taxes to be raised in each city or township for school, township, highway, drain and all purposes
including special assessment rate taxes, which statement shall also show the amount of county taxes
apportioned to each city or township to be raised and shall mail the same to each supervisor prior to
the meeting on the first Monday in October, giving him notice that, at such meeting, the Board of
Supervisors will hear and duly consider all objections made to raising such monies by any taxpayer to
be affected thereby, and that, if there are no objections, the Board will direct that such taxes shall
be spread on the assessment rolls of the proper townships and cities.
4. Shall present a recommendation in the form of a resolution to the Board of Supervisors
at its final meeting during the month of October, recommending that such taxes be spread on the assess-
ment rolls of the proper cities and townships.
5. Shall, as provided in Section 41 (M.S.,A. 7.82) of the General Property Tax Law, supply
a form for the clerk of each city and incorporated village to report all taxes levied in their respective
cities or villages not included in the general (winter) tax levy, to the County Clerk.
6. Shall, after receiving such statements, cause to be prepared a statement, as provided
in Section 41, for the County Clerk showing the aggregate valuation of all property as assessed in
each assessing precinct within the County during the current year; also, a detail of all taxes to be
raised in the County for such year in all townships and cities and shall submit the same to the County
Clerk for filing with the Auditor General within thirty (30) days after the close of the annual session
of the Board of Supervisors in October.
7. Shall cooperate with the office of the County Treasurer in preparing and presenting
to the Board of Supervisors, the report on rejected taxes, cancelled taxes and/or the respread of the
same. To examine each year, as required by statute, the assessed valuations of the taxing units, to
equalize the units to the end that the county tax burden be fairly and justly apportioned to the lesser
units than the County, to become informed on the Huron-Clinton Authority; to advise the Corporation
Counsel if the state equalization should be challenged; to employ and equip, subject to the approval of
the Board of Supervisors, the necessary technical and clerical help needed by the Committee in performing
its functions.
Liaison - Tax Allocation Board.
11. REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Provide liaison with inter-county Boards, Authorities and Commissions, i.e., Huron-Clinton
Metropolitan Authority, Council of Governments, Water Authority.
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12. COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
By-Laws
To study all proposed revisions of the By-Laws of the Board of Supervisors and report to
the Board on proposed revisions originating with the Committee or referred to it by the Chairman.
Miscellaneous
To receive, investigate and report to the Board of Supervisors on any and all matters
referred to it by the Chairman, to provide liaison between the Board of Supervisors and offices to
which no committee has been named.
Receive and make recommendation to the full Board regarding membership and chairman of
standing and special committees. To receive, review and recommend to full Board changes in By-Laws and
Rules,
EXHIBIT B
JOURNAL KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
KEEPING AND CORRECTION OF THE JOURNAL
The Clerk shall keep a correct journal of each day's proceedings of the Board of Super-
visors, supervise the publication thereof and make such corrections therein from day to day as may be
necessary. He shall cause copies of the daily journal to be placed in the files of the Chairman of
the Board, Supervisors, and in the files of the Committees. During the consideration and passage of
appropriation bills, the Clerk is authorized to correct totals that may have been affected by amendments
made to items in the bill, such corrections to be made in the bill and the journal.
JOURNAL OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Supervisors Hall, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan
Date Time Duration
Call to order by the Chairman of the Board
Roll call
Present
Absentees excused
Absent with leave
Resolutions and bills printed and filed
Approval or correction of minutes
Communications
Reports of Standing Committees
Reports of Special Committees
Special order of business
New and miscellaneous business
Fixing time for adjournment
Adjournment
COMMITTEE ACTION JOURNAL
Each Committee shall keep an action journal recording all action on bills and resolutions
in the Committee with the names and votes of members. A member of the Committee wishing to explain his
vote may file a written explanation with the Clerk of the Committee within two legislative Board days
after the vote is taken, which explanation shall be attached to the action journal. The journal shall
he retained for at least 90 days after final adjournment of the Board And shall be Available for
inspection at all reasonable business hours by any member of the Board.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRINTING AND ENROLLMENT OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
The Clerk shall announce at each Board meeting the numbers of all bills and resolutions
which have been printed or reproduced and placed in the files of the Supervisors, and the numbers of
the resolutions that have been enrolled and passed by the Board of Supervisors, and such announcements
shall be entered in the journal.
BILL HISTORY
The Clerk shall keep a record of all bills received by the Chairman of the Board. Such
record shall include the title, bill or resolution number, name of member introducing each bill or
resolution, committee to which the bill is referred and an entry therein of every disposition made of
each bill and the date thereof. He shall also make an index of all bills and resolutions introduced
to the Chairman of the Board, referring to the same by their numbers.
COMMUNICATIONS TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
All communications to the Board of Supervisors received by the Chairman of the Board, or
request, communications, petitions, or questions brought to the attention of a Committee Chairman or a
Supervisor for referral to the Chairman of the Board, (Rule XIII, Sections 1 and 2) shall be logged
by number and date and two duplicates be made: a master copy and a Supervisors Inspection File, which
shall not be inspected by any other than members of the Board of Supervisors.
Discussion followed relative to the original proposal in Rule 18 re: attendance, Rule 4 (f)
and Rule 12 (e).
Moved by Mathews supported by Walker that Rule 12 (e) be amended to read "simple majority''
instead of "three members of this Board".
Discussion Followed.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Aaron, Bawden, Benson, Edwards, Gabler, Hamlin, Houghten, Mainland, Mastin, Mathews,
O'Donoghue, Olson, Patnales, Pernick, Richards, Richardson, Szabo, Walker, Wilcox. (19)
NAYS: Coy, Grba, Horton, Kasper, O'Brien, Perinoff, Powell. (7)
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A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Perinoff supported by Aaron that Rule 4 (f) be amended to read the first and third
Monday of each month instead of the first and third Thursday of each month.
AYES: Aaron, Mainland, Mastin, Pcrinoff, Richards, Szabo, Walker. (7)
NAYS: Bawden, Benson, Coy, Edwards, Gabler, Orbs, Hamlin, Horton, Houghten, Kasper, Mathews,
O'Brien, O'Donoghue, Olson, Patnales, Pernick, Powell, Richardson, Wilcox. (19)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion lost.
Mr. Kasper moved the previous question. Mr. Gabler seconded the motion.
AYES: Aaron, Bawden, Benson, Coy, Edwards, Gabler, Grba, Hamlin, Horton, Hotighten, Kasper,
Mainland, Mastin, Mathews, O'Brien, O'Donoghue, Olson, Patnales, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell, Richardson,
Wilcox. (23)
NAYS: Richards, Szabo, Walker. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Vote on main motion, as amended:
AYES: Aaron, Bawden, Benson, Coy, Edwards, Gabler, Grba, Hamlin, Horton, Houghten, Kasper,
Mainland, Maslin, Mathews, O'Brien, O'Donoghue, Olson, Patnales, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell, Richards,
Richardson, Szabo, Wilcox. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
ABSTAIN: Walker. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Misc. 4990
By Mr. Pernick
IN RE: REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF MICHIGAN CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
To the Oakland County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Michigan Civil Rights Commission has issued a report regarding the status of
race relations in Pontiac, Michigan and
WHEREAS the report includes references to Oakland County, specifically in the areas of
employment and social services, and
WHEREAS the report includes recommendations worthy of consideration by this Board of Supervisors,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Report and Recommendations of the Michigan Civil Rights
Commission be referred to the Board of Supervisors Human Resources Committee and that said Committee,
together with those county departments involved, study said report and make such recommendations as
may be deemed necessary to this Board of Supervisors.
Mr. Chairman, i move the adoption of this resolution.
Lawrence Pernick
Moved by Pernick supported by Mathews the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
Moved by Mainland supported by Bawden that the Board meet on February 11, 1969 at 1:30 P.M.
to discuss compensation for Board members and, if necessary, on February 13, 1969 at 1:30 P.M.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Powell supported by Kasper that the February 6, 1969 meeting of the Board be deleted.
AYES: Aaron, Bawden, Benson, Coy, Edwards, Grba, Hamlin, Horton, Houghten, Kasper, Mainland,
Mastin, Mathews, O'Brien, O'Donoghue, Olson, Patnales, Perinoff, Pernick, Powell, Richards, Richardson,
Szabo, Wilcox. (24)
MAYS: Walker. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Perinoff supported by Aaron that $5.00 be deducted from each supervisor's pay to
purchase flowers for Mrs. David Levinson.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Mr. Walker read an article in the January 28, 1969 Daily Tribune pertaining to the members
of the Board of Supervisors.
Moved by Kasper supported by Patnales the Board adjourn to February 5, 1969 at 10:00 A.M.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Lynn D. Allen Charles B. Edwards,Jr.
Clerk Chairman