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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2007.03.22 - 9349Miscellaneous Resolution fi 07067 BY: Commissioner Robert M. Gosselin, District 13 RE: Oakland County Commissioners' Support English Only for Oakland County and State of Michigan Government TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen: Whereas the State of Michigan and the County of Oakland are rapidly assimilating new residents from many other countries of the world with first languages that are not English; and Whereas the United States is recognized as the 'melting pot' of the world and has encouraged integration of new residents from other nations and has flourished internationally using the English language to communicate; and Whereas the Oakland County Commissioners and the residents of Oakland County are actively engaged in recognizing and meeting the needs of these new residents; and Whereas accommodation of the many non-English languages are provided for with interpreters and printed documentation at a significant cost to taxpayers and businesses; and Whereas Oakland County Commissioners, and businesses and residents welcome diversity in language. so do they recognize that although this language diversity may be still accommodated in print and through interpreters, such accommodation cannot be required, and in fact, English is the language that must be made available at government agencies. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is requesting that The County of Oakland and the State of Michigan establish English as the official language. This is in support of HB 4406 English Only bill before the state legislature. This would apply to governmental communications, including but not limited to documents, other written materials, and website content. This Resolution does not require English only for non-governmental entities, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners respectfully requests the Oakland County Clerk, Ruth Johnson, to forward copies of this adopted resolution to Governor Jennifer Granholm, Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop, and other Oakland County Senators, Speaker of the House Andy Dillon, and other Oakland County State Representatives. District #21 District #11 District #10 District #1 Commissioner Thomas F. Middleton District #4 Commissioner Jim Nash District #15 Chairperson, we move the ado n of the foregoin Resolution. Commissioner Robert Gosselin District #13 Commissioner Bill Bullard, Jr., District #2 Commissioner Hugh D. Crawford, Districi Chairperson Vice Chairperson Commissioner Tim Burns Commissioner Eric Coleman District #19 District #23 Commissioner David Coulter Commissioner Sue Ann Douglas District #25 District #I2 Commissioner Marcia Gershenson Commissioner Michael J. (Angell District #17 District #3 Commissioner Vincent Gregory Commissioner Tim Greimel Commissioner Mattie Hatchett Commissioner Bradford C. Jacobsen Commissioner Eileen T. Kowall Commissioner Christine Long District #6 District #7 Commissioner Jeff Porter Commissioner David W. Potts District #8 District #14 Commissioner Mike Rogers District #14 District #5 Commissioner Karen Spector Commissioner George W. Suarez District #16 District #24 Commissioner Dave Woodward Conunissioncr Helaine Zack District #18 District #22 Commissioner John A. Scott Resolution #07067 March 22, 2007 The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee There were ro ob)ections.