2001 - Saginaw County

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF SAGINAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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SEPTEMBER 2001
First day of the September Session of the Board of Commissioners
of Saginaw County, Michigan, Tuesday, September 18, 2001. The
Board met pursuant to adjournment at 5:00 p.m.
Honorable Robert L. Fish in the Chair.
Deputy Clerk Kaye Volz Schultz took roll, quorum present as
follows:
PRESENT: Raymond F. Bartels, Thomas A. Basil, Robert D. Blaine,
Jeanine A. Collison, Robert L. Fish, Eddie F. Foxx, James M.
Graham, Todd M. Hare, Kenneth B. Horn, Richard F. Mallette,
Michael P. O'Hare, Carl E. Ruth, Connie D. Smith, Robert M. Woods
Jr., Patrick A. Wurtzel - 15
ABSENT: - 0
TOTAL: - 15
Chairman Fish called for a moment of silence after the invocation
to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11
when four hijacked planes destroyed the World Trade Centers in New
York City, a portion of the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and
crashed into the Pennsylvania countryside; and, to support the
American people in our efforts to recover, restore and move
forward.
Commissioner Hare opened the meeting with a prayer:
"Almighty and eternal God, You know our problems and our
weaknesses better than we ourselves. In Your love and by Your
power help us in our confusion and, in spite of our weakness, make
us firm in faith. Hear the cries of Your people and shelter with
Your Spirit those families and friends directly devastated by the
terror and disasters of these recent days. Bless the work of
those who search for victims and survivors; and bestow Your
strength and compassion upon those who provide rescue and medical
care. Sustain them with courage and protect them in safety, so
that they and we may be agents of hope and ambassadors of peace.
Bless the leaders of our land, that we may be a people at peace
among ourselves and a blessing to the nations of the earth. Grant
wisdom to the leaders of all nations that governments and people
may seek concord and reconciliation where now there are divisions
and strife. Look with mercy upon this nation and bestow upon the
people Your merciful care, that we may live securely in peace and
be guided by Your providence. Help us to be lovers of truth and
peace; enable us to be agents of healing and hope. Preserve the
nation in justice and honor, that we may lead a peaceable life of
integrity. Grant health and favor to all who bear office in our