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REPORT July 22, 2010
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #10147 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SB 806,
HB 4874 AND HB 5259 TO MAKE THE PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PROCESS MORE
TAXPAYER FRIENDLY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on July
12, 2010, hereby recommends that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Cabello absent.
Miscellaneous Resolution #10147
BY: Commissioners Tim Bums, District #19, and Tim Greimel, District #11
RE: Board of Commissioners — Resolution in Support of SB 806, H B 4874, and HB 5259 to
Make the Property Tax Appeal Process More Taxpayer Friendly
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the process by which Michigan property owners appeal property tax assessments is
complicated and can be confusing; and
WHEREAS, many Michigan property owners are concerned about their property tax
assessments during this time of declining property values, and
WHEREAS, property owners and taxpayers have relatively bltle time betv.een when they receive
their notices of property tax assessment and the deadline by which they must appear before a
board of review to appeal their assessments:
WHEREAS. some property owners have unavoidable conflicts with board of review hearing
dates and times and are unable to re-schedule their other conflicts;
WHEREAS, Michigan Senate Bill 806, House Bill 4874, and House Bill 5259 vtoulci all allow
resident property owners to appeal their property tax assessments by sending letter to the board
of review, rather than by attending in person;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby supports Michigan Senate Bill 806, House Bill 4874, and House Bill 5259, encourages
the state Senate and state House of Representatives to pass them, and encourages Governor
Jennifer Granholm to sign the resulting legislation into law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that
the Oakland County Clerk send copies of this resolution to all members of the Michigan
Legislature and to Governor Jennifer Granholm.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
Tim Greimel, District 11 Tm Bums, District 19
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Resolution #10147 June 9, 20 4,0
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
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Resolution #10147 July 22, 2010
Moved by Gosselin supported by Nash the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
Discussion followed.
AYES: Burns, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel, Jackson, Jacobsen, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potts, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Zack, Bullard. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
ABSTAIN: Schwartz. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
DOES NOT REOUIRE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on July 22, 2010, 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 22nd day of July, 2010,
eat
Ruth Johnson, County Clerk