HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1985.06.27 - 11138jol-rn A. McDonald
County Commissioner, District #27
May 23, 1985
Miscellaneous Resolution # 85172
BY: John J. McDonald, County Commissioner - District #27
IN RE: PROPOSED LEGISLATION - OPPOSITION TO TAX INCREASE FOR
COBO HALL EXPANSION
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Mayor of Detroit, Coleman Young, has proposed a 2-6%
surtax on hotel and motel accommodations in the Tr-County area of Wayne,
Oakland and Macomb Counties to finance the $200 million expansion of Cobo
Hall; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Young has further proposed an increase in the state
excise tax on liquor sold by the glass and in package liquor stores which
would be imposed at the rate of 15% as an additional means of financing the
Cobo Hall expansion; and
WHEREAS, most suburban hoteliers and suburban liquor establishment
operators whose businesses may decrease due to these additional taxes will
receive a negligible benefit from the expansion of Cobo Hall; and
WHEREAS, the imposition of these proposed taxes places an unfair and
unjusitifed burden on these suburban businesses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby goes on record as opposing any tri-county tax increases
for the funding of the Cobo Hall expansion.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded
to the Wayne and Macomb County Boards of Commissioners, the County's
legislators, the County's Legislative Agent, the Metropolitan Detroit Convention
and Visitors Bureau, and the Southeastern Michigan Tourist Association.
Mr. Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
#85I72 June 27, 1985
this 27th day of June 19 85
ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
Moved by Olsen supported by Hassberger the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Pernick supported by Perinoff the resolution be referred back
to the General Government Committee for further consideration.
Discussion followed.
AYES: McPherson, Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Doyon. (5)
NAYS: McDonald, Moffitt, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Rewold, Skarritt, Webb, Wilcox,
Aaron, Caddell, Calandro, Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn,
Lanni, McConnell. (20)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion to refer failed.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Moffitt, Nelson, Olsen, Page, Rewold, Skarritt, Webb, Wilcox, Aaron,
Caddell, Calandra, Doyon, Fortino, Gosling, Hassberger, Hobart, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn,
Lanni, McConnell, McDonald. (21)
NAYS: McPherson, Moore, Perinoff, Pernick, Price. (5)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal,
do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached
Miscellaneous Resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on June 27, 1985
with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and
that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the
whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan