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Request for Purchase Authorization - BLDG: 2011 Oakland County Household Hazardous Waste (No Haz) Inter-Local Agreement and not-to-exceed blanket purchase order in the amount of $50,000.00; Oakland County Waste Resource Management Division, Waterford, MI
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Whereas, the northern cities, villages, and townships in Oakland County are committed to protection of the natural environment and preventing toxic materials from entering our waterways and landfill resources; and
Whereas, the improper handling and disposal of toxic and poisonous household chemicals also poses a health risk to our citizens; and
Whereas, recognizing there is a need to provide regular and easily accessible household hazardous waste collection services to North Oakland County residents; and
Whereas, collection events for household hazardous waste have become widely accepted as the best way to provide citizens with a safe method of disposal of these toxic and poisonous household chemicals and for the communities to realize the economies of scale, and
Whereas, Oakland County, through its Waste Resource Management Division, has joined these northern Oakland County communities in creating the North Oakland Household Hazardous Waste Consortium (NO HAZ), and
Whereas, the NO HAZ Consortium has developed a household hazardous waste collection program, and
Whereas, a NO HAZ Interlocal Agreement has been drafted to address necessary legal, liability and responsibility issues for both the County and the participating communities, and identifies Oakland County's role in administering and managing the NO HAZ program, and;
Whereas, the NO HAZ Interlocal Agreement establishes a NO HAZ advisory board to assist and advise Oakland County in the development of the NO HAZ program.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the City of Rochester Hills City Council hereby approves the attached NO HAZ Interlocal Agreement and authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of the C...
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