HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1983.12.08 - 11479Miscellaneous Resolution # 83359 December 8, 1983
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - John E. Olsen, Chairperson
RE: OPPOSITION TO ATTEMPT BY THE STATE TO AVOID ITS CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATION
TO RETURN STATE REVENUES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS —
EXISTED IN 1978-79.
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Section 30 of Article IX of the State Constitution requires that
state revenues be returned to local governments in the same proportion as existed
in 1978-79.
WHEREAS, the state has not met this constitutional requirement thereby
forcing local governments to bear a disproportionately large share of state
budget problems; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 476 would permit the cost of financing a function on behalf
of a local unit of government to be counted as state spending paid to local units
of government; and
WHEREAS, the intent of this legislation is to eliminate an estimated $160 million
shortfall in state payments to local governments; and
WHEREAS, the language of the bill as introduced is broad enough to have a
negative impact on all county-state programs.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
opposes Senate Bill 476.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners opposes
any accounting move which would allow the state to avoid its constitutional
obligations to return state revenues to local governments in the same proportion
as existed in 1978-79.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all
legislators from Oakland County and to the County's legislative agent.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
#83359 December 8, 1983
8th this day of ecember 9 83
ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds
Moved by Olsen supported by McPherson the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Perinoff, Pernick, Rewold, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Calandro,
Doyon, Foley, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, R. Kuhn,''S. Kuhn, Lanni,
Law, McConnell, McDonald, McPherson, Moffitt, Moore, Nelson, Olsen, Page. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
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
• MiscellRneous Recolutiaa nd Cnunty Roprd of
Commissioners at their meeting held on December 8, l983
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 myhand and affixed the
seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan