HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2007.04.05 - 9350Miscellaneous Resolution 107080
By: Commissioner Tim Bums, District 419
RE: Board of Commissioners: County Policy on Screening Employees of Contractors and
Sub-Contractors for Illegal Immigrants and Undocumented Workers
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS according to Pew Hispanic Center, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization,
there are approximately 7.2 million undocumented workers in the United States and Michigan has
an estimated 150,000 immigrants living within the state illegally; and
WHEREAS Michigan, and Oakland County, are suffering from an economic recession with legal
residents and aliens having difficulty gaining employment within the State; and
WHEREAS illegal workers depress wages and reduce employment opportunities for legal
residents and aliens; and
WHEREAS Oakland County currently conducts a background check for all employees of
contractors and subcontractors retained to do work within the Circuit Court and Jail complexes for
the security of those installations; and
WHEREAS it is in the best interests for the security and economy of Oakland County, and
Michigan, for the County to be proactive in upholding federal immigration and employment laws
with the companies that it contracts with.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby establishes a county policy on screening employees of contractors and sub-contractors for
illegal immigrants and undocumented workers.
BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED, that the awarding of any contract with Oakland County for
construction or landscaping services be contingent on the selected company providing Oakland
County with documentation of the legal work status of all employees who will be employed or
sub-contracted on the project and providing a process for on-site confirmation by the County that
all workers have legal status to work within the United States,
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Tim Burns
Commissioner, District #19
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Resolution #07080 April 5, 2007
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee: There were no
objections.