National County Initiatives

• Methamphetamine

• Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

• Campaign Against the Sexual Exploitation of Children

• Restoring the Partnership (between federal government and counties)

• Restoring Community Development Block Grant funds

Resolutions

• 1997

• MR #97022 – Support Of Consortium Approach To Business Development (Co-Sponsor)

• MR #97266 – Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Acquisition

• 1998

• MR #98102 – Authorization To Implement A Health Emergency Liaison Program (Help) On The County Complex Using Automated External Defibrillators (Co-Sponsor)

• MR #98251 – Disbursement Of Funds To Royal Oak Township Per Miscellaneous Resolution #85315

• 1999

• MR #99028 – Oakland County Random Acts Of Kindness Month And Teddy Bear Campaign

• MR #99135 – Health Division – Food Handling Policy and Education Program

• MR #99218 – Formation Of Electrical Energy Evaluation Task Force (Co-Sponsor)

• MR #99272 – Tattoo Parlor/Body Art Establishments – Oakland County Sanitary Code

• 2000

• MR #00016 – Safety Bar Ordinance

• MR #00017 – Support of Senate Bill’s 398 and 399 – Ice Fishing Rescue Fines

• MR #00052 – Environmental Infrastructure Fund Reimbursement For Project In The City Of Oak Park

• MR #00078 – Cross County Trail – West Bloomfield To Rochester Segment (co-sponsor)

• MR #00083 – Racial and Ethnic Profiling

• MR #00132 – Adoption of Article VII, Body Art Establishments and Practitioners, of the Oakland County Sanitary Code

• 2001

• MR #01050 – 5 Year Environmental Infrastructure Fund Reimbursement for the City of Southfield

• MR #01153 – Oakland County Equal Employment Opportunity And Affirmative Action

• MR #01234 – Mandatory Cultural Diversity Training for Management Staff

• MR #01268 – Civil Liberties Resolution

• MR #01338 – Amending Oakland County Default Benefit Package (co-sponsor)

• 2002

• MR #02089 – Opposition To Michigan Department Of Community Health Proposed Fiscal Year 2002/2003 Local Public Health Operations Budget Plan (Co-Sponsor)

• MR #02121 – Urging The State Of Michigan To Provide Proper Funding For Its Family Planning Program Through Oakland County

• MR #02122 – Support Of Woodward Avenue Designation As An All-American Road And National Scenic Byway (Co-Sponsor)

• MR #02186 – Supporting Gubernatorial Veto Override

• 2003

• MR #03030 – Oakland County Regulation to Control Smoking in Public Places

• MR #03121 – Oakland County Commissioner Participation on Regional and Local Boards

• MR #03132 – Support of Senate Bill 87 – Michigan Racial Profiling and Report Statistics Act

• MR #03146 – Support for House Bill 4764 – Amendment to the Business Corporation Act: Control Shares Acquisition

• MR #03147 – Support for House Bill 4151 and 4289 to Address the High Cost of Prescription Drugs for Seniors and Working Families

• MR #03198 – Support Of The Miracle League Of Michigan’s Field Of Dreams In Southfield

• MR #03225 – West Nile Virus Fund Reimbursement For Project In The City Of Southfield – Fiscal Year 2003 Allocation

• 2004

• MR #04076 – Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)

• MR #04002- Cancellation Of Professional Services Contract With Outside Legislative Lobbyist Firm

• MR #04026- Representation Concerns On The State Planning Team For Homeland Security Grants

• MR #04027- Moratorium On Detroit Water And Sewer Rate Hikes To Allow For Budget And Rate Setting Process Review

• MR #04039 – Oakland County Representative To The Detroit Water Board

• MR #04040 – Support For The Repeal Of The Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax And Public Act 107 Of 1985

• 2005

• MR #05046 – Supporting the Community Development Block Grant Program and Urging Congress to Restore CDBG’s Full Funding

• MR #05081 – Oakland County Clean Indoor Air Regulation Eliminating Smoking in Public and Private Worksites and Public Places, Not Including Bars and Restaurants

• MR #05172 – Support For A Constitutional Amendment For The Sole Purpose Of Narrowly And Clearly Defining The Term “Public Use” Consistent With The 2004 Michigan Supreme Court Decision (County Of Wayne Vs. Hathcock Et Al) That Overturned The Poletown Decision (Co-Sponsor)

• MR #05192 – 2005 Environmental Infrastructure Fund Reimbursement for the City of Southfield

• MR #05277 – Authorization to Launch NACo’s Prescription Discount Card Program in Oakland County

• 2006

• MR #06027 – Support Our Troops Day

• MR #06069 – Campaign to Prevent the Exploitation of Children

• MR #06071 – Affirm Support for Affirmative Action Policies in Oakland County and MI

• MR #06130 – Opposition to Michigan Civil Rights Initiative

• MR #06156 – Expansion of Smoking Ban for All Oakland County Government Buildings

• MR #06155 – Oakland County Clean Indoor Air Regulation Eliminating smoking Public & Private Worksites & Public Places, Not Including Bars & Restaurants in Oakland County

• MR #06188 – Oakland County Discount Dental Program

• MR #06132 – Support for House Bill 4550 – Emergency Restroom Access

• MR #06050 – Support for Second Chance Act of 2005 to Provide Community Safety through Recidivism Prevention

• MR #06133 – Support for Senate Resolution 146 – Teen Suicide Prevention & Education

• MR #06027 – Support Our Troops Day

• MR #06015 – Tri-County Summit 2006

• MR #06026 – Amendment to #05040 – Publication of Oakland County Board of Commissioners Appointments to Allow for Discretionary Waiver for Re-Appointments

• MR #06016 – Support for Senate Bill 945 and Senate Bill 966 to Restore Parks Systems’ Funding as a State Obligation

• 2007

• MR #07156 – A Resolution Affirming Oakland County’s Support for and Participation in the Tri-County summit 2007

• MR #07002 – Continuation of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and Appointment of Members

• MR #07003 – Continuation of the Prevention of the Sexual Exploitation of Children Task Force

• MR #07024 – Recognize and Honor Late President Gerald R. Ford

• MR #07040 – Support Our Troops Day

• MR #07041 – Pilot Evening Board of Commissioners’ Meetings

• MR #07045 – Oakland county Restaurants Trans-Fat Study Group

• MR #07063 – Support for Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission’s Urban Park Initiative and Acquisition of Catalpa Park

• MR #07109 – Support for National Children’s Day on May 25th and the “Take 25″ Initiative

• MR #07110 – Support for Safe Schools and Anti-Bullying Programs

• MR #07111 – Support for Recognizing the Month of May, 2007 as Mental Health month in Oakland County

• MR #07138 – Require Oakland County Health Department to Provide Consumers with Education Brochure for Reporting Severe Adverse Reactions to the Federal Drug Administration and the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

• MR #07154 – Support for the Michigan Housing and Community Development Fund

• MR #07157 – Endorsement of Oakland County Health Plan – Adult Benefit Waiver (ABW) Program for Oakland county Residents

• MR #07182 – Support for Silent Witness Ceremony

• MR #07236 – Women’s Commission for Oakland County

• MR #07260 – Support of the great Lakes, Great Michigan Platform: A Bipartisan Legislative Package to Protect Michigan’s Water for Future Generations

• 2008

• MR #08019 – Recognizing National Consumer Protection Week In Oakland County

• MR #08020 – Resolution Requesting Preservation Of Channel Locations For Public, Governmental, And Educational (Peg) Channels

• MR #08021 – Approval Of Fee Waiver For Use Of The Board Of Commissioners” Auditorium For The 16th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major For Justice Oral Advocacy Competition

• MR #08023 – Recognizing National County Government Week In Oakland County

• MR #08024 – Oakland County Ban On Purchase Of Styrofoam (Polystyrene Foam)

• MR #08031 – Support For “Divided We Fail” Effort

• MR #08046 – Revision To The Circuit Court Mediation Fund

• MR #08047 – Support For Senate Bill 720 Requiring Licensing Of Scrap Dealers And Preventing Trade In Stolen Goods

• MR #08048 – Support For Establishing A Zoological Authority

• MR # 08081 – Support For House Bill 5872 – Penalties For Copper And Scrap Metal Theft

• MR #08082 – Support For Housing Counseling Program And Partners.

• MR #08088 – Oakland County Recognizes June 8 – 14, 2008 As National Flag Week And June 14, 2008 As Flag Day

• MR #08089 – Support For Recognizing The Month Of May, 2008 As Mental Health Month In Oakland County