HomeMy WebLinkAboutReports - 2007.12.13 - 8676REPORT
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: CONTRACTOR AND LEGAL EMPLOYEE STUDY GROUP – USE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT
AND UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS BY COUNTY’S CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS OR
AGENTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning and Building Committee, having reviewed the attached report from the Contractor and
Legal Employee Study Group, reports with the recommendation that the report be accepted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing
report.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Report from Contractor and Legal Employee Study Group, Attachment A – Solicitation Quotation
– Professional Services, and Attachment B – Oakland County Department of Management and Budget
Purchasing Division Professional Service Contract on file in County Clerk’s office.
Report December 13, 2007
Moved by Douglas supported by Potts the Planning and Building Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor the report was accepted.
Moved by Douglas supported by Potts the CONTRACTOR AND LEGAL EMPLOYEE STUDY GROUP –
USE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT AND UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS BY COUNTY’S CONTRACTORS,
SUBCONTRACTORS OR AGENTS report be confirmed.
Discussion followed.
Commissioner Burns thanked Commissioner Douglas and Potts for their hard work. He also thanked the
Federal Government, Corporation Counsel, Planning, Purchasing and Human Resources.
Moved by Burns supported by Coulter to amend the report as follows:
1. The Board of Commissioners takes the problem of employing illegal immigrants in
violation of law extremely serious and seeks to ensure that businesses with which the
County contracts do not employ illegal immigrants. Accordingly, the County will utilize all
appropriate local means to rectify illegal employment practice on the part of County
contractors and vendors and will make every reasonable effort not to contract with
businesses that hire illegal immigrants.
2. As an incentive for businesses to participate in any joint ice/Oakland County training
seminars on the screening of illegal immigrants, it is recommended that the county
provide a preference to businesses that participate in such training over those that have
not in the bidding processes when other factors are equivalent.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. declared a brief recess so copies could be made.
Discussion followed.
Vote on amendments:
AYES: Nash, Spector, Woodward, Zack, Burns, Coulter, Gershenson, Gregory, Greimel,
Hatchett. (10)
NAYS: Middleton, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Bullard, Crawford, Douglas, Gingell, Gosselin,
Jacobsen, Kowall, Long. (13)
A sufficient majority not having voted in favor, the amendments failed.
Vote on report:
AYES: Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coulter,
Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen,
Kowall, Long, Middleton. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the CONTRACTOR AND LEGAL EMPLOYEE STUDY GROUP
– USE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT AND UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS BY COUNTY’S
CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS OR AGENTS report was confirmed.