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WILLIAM A. REDER
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BOARD CHAIRMAN
BETERJ.KACZMAREK
(11H of5TRICT
BOARD VICE-CHAIRMAN
EUGENE S. HARANDA
15T DISTRICT
RERsoNNEL cHAmmAN
mARv IN E. NEUNIEYER
SRO DisTRICT
LAW ENFORCEmENT/JUDIcIAL
C 11A tN MAN
EDWARD L. RIVET
4TH DISTRICT
WAYS 8f MEANS CHAIRMAN
PAUL L. BRISSETTE
5TH DISTRICT
SENIOR CITIZENS CHAIRMAN
GENE F. GWIZDALA
rria DISTRICT
EQUALIZATION CHAIRMAN
MICHAEL F. HALSTEAD
nTif DISTRICT
PLANNING & EIEVELORMENT
COMMUNITY SERVICES CHAMMAN
ROBERTJ.PAWLAK
HTH DISTRICT
sLNIoR CITIZENS vICE-CliAtumAN
ROBERT J. REDMOND
LFGISLATivE/EINANcIAL AIDE
DEANNE BERGER
BOARD COORDINATOR
BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AY COUNTY BUILDING
BAY CITY, MICHIGAN 48706 - 5994
PHONE: (517) 893-2611
October 14 3 1983
To: All Michigan Counties'
Boards of Commissioners
From: Bay County Board of Commissioners
Enclosed please find copies of resolutions adopted
by the Bay County Board of Commissioners at their meeting of
Tuesday, October 11, 1983. The Board wishes you to be aware
of their position on the following issues:
1. Res. No. 83286 - Treatment of school retirement payments
as a return to local government;
2. Res. No. 83288 - Jobs Bill Funding - use for county jail
improvements;
3. Res. No. 83289 - Consumer relief from nuclear plant
construction.
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NO. 83286
10/11/83
BY LAW ENFORCEMENT/JUDICIAL COMMITTEE (9/22/83)
WHEREAS. THE SIATE HAS NOT MET THE HEADLEE REQUIREMENT OF
RETURNING 41.6% STATE REVENUE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; AND
WHEREAS, THE EFFECT OF NOT RETURNING 41.6% OF STATE REVENUE
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS TO FORCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO BEAR A DISPROPORTIONATELY LARGE SHARE
OF STATE BUDGET CUTS, IN EFFECT BALANCING THE STATE'S BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF LOCAL _
GOVERNMENT; AND
WHEREAS, THE STATE _HAS ALREADY FORCED A DISPROPORTIONATELY__
LARGE SHARE .OF_ITS .BUDGET PROBLEMS ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY TREATING STATE INSTITUTION COSTS
AS A CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT,LAND _
WHEREAS, IF THE STATE DOES TREAT SCHOOL RETIREMENT AS A RETURN
TO LOCAL UNITS, IT COULD ALLOW GREATER CUTS TO_LOCAL_UNITS; AND
WHEREAS, THE STATE RECENTLY ADOPTED A 38% TAX INCREASE; NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF BAY COUNTY, MICHIGi
GOES ON RECORD AS OPPOSING THE TREATING OF SCHOOL RETIREMENT PAYMENTS AS A RETURN OF STATE _
REVENUES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT; AND BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD OPPOSES ANY OTHER BOOKKEEPING OR AC-
COUNTING MOVES TO MEET THE 41.6% RETURN TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS; --
AND BE IT FINALLY
LAW ENFORCEMENT/JUDICIAL COMMITTEE (9/22/83) [CONT.]
REsOLVEDL_TEATALEIEL_D.JE _
couNTY's LEGISLATORS' THE OTHER ____U COUNTIla_IN THE STATE AND TO TH.E JIM COUNTY IBTERMEDIATE _ _ . _ _ . _
SCHOOLS _ _ •
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AND COMMITTEE
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