HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2009.11.12 - 9884REPORT November 12, 2009
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR *09232 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — URGE THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU TO
INCLUDE CITIZENSHIP STATUS ON THE 2010 CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on
November 2, 2009, recommends that the resolution be amended as follows.
1. Title.
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — URGE THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU TO
INCLUDE CITIZENSHIP STATUS ON THE 204-0 2020 CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE
2. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners urges the Census Bureau to include citizenship status on the questionnaire
for the 2-010-2020 census.
Chairperson ; on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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Ayes: Potts, Capella Runestad, Taub, Gershenson, Jacobsen, Long
Nays: Hatchett, Nash, McGillivray, Schwartz
Absent: Potter
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=•ELLANEC:S RESCL:7:0N #09232
BY: Commissioners Shelley G. District C6 and Jim Runestad,
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:N RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - URGE THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU TO INCLUDE
CITIZENSHIP STATUS ON THE 2010 CENSUS QUESTIONAIRE
:0 THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMEISSIONERS
Chairperson, Lades and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Article 1 Section 2 of one United states Const:tution requires
that a censua ce ocnddctea' every ten years, ,and
WHEREAS the •enLJs dsed to apportion seats in the Ho -;e of
T:cpresentat .ive, e1ecteral votea, tna congressional ditricts, and
devemment program tunding, and
WHEEA:.: in fiscal year 2CC0, the Government Accounting Office -_;AO
fond that I of federal (_;overnment obligations in grants to state and
local clovernments were distributed on the basis of formulas that use
data such as population and income, and
WHFREA federal programs that are distributed on the basis or
PoPAiat , in:f,luc,e, tut are not limited to, Social Services Bloc Grant
SSeG), Workforce dcvelopment, Community Development Flock Grants
YedAd, Foster Care, Adoption Assistance, roads and
transportation grants and ozner, and
WHEREAS the cersuLl-: figures are based en actual counts of persons living
ih the United States, including citizens, non-citizen legal residoht3,
non-citizen long term visitors, and illegal immigrants, and
WHEREAS tne cends gtlestionnaires have evolved over time to inolude
nid.ch more information abodt the population of the United 3tatas, and
WHEEAS ii. ir...perative to know how many residents are citizens and
legal residents of the United States.
NOW :AEREFORI dli 7 RESOLVED that the Oak:and County Doard of
Co=oners urge the C ,ensus Buread to include cit:Lzonship St==_:,Z; on
the (_;'_:esticnITai:72 far the 21,0 census.
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Cha . peron, we move ado tion of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #09232 September 24, 2009
The Chairperson referrec the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections
Resolution #09232 November 12, 2009
Moved by Long supported by Taub the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Taub the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Long supported by Taub the resolution be amended to coincide with the recommendation in
the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Douglas, Gershenson, Gingen, Gosselin, Greimel, Jacobsen, Long, Middleton, Potter,
Potts, Runestad, Scott Taub, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Capeilo. (17)
NAYS: Coulter, Hatchett, Jackson, McGillivray, Nash, Schwartz, Woodward. (7)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.
DOESliT IFINE COUNTY UECUNE ACTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson. Clerk of the County of Oakland, dc hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on November
12, 2009. with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 12th day of November, 2009.
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Ruth Johnson, County Clerk