HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2004.04.22 - 11830REPORT (MISC. #04076)
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT)
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #04076 on April 5, 2004,
reports with a recommendation that the resolution be amended by deleting the first BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED paragraph.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #04076
BY: Commissioner Eric Coleman, District #23
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (PILT)
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the State of Michigan provides local units of governments with a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT)
for all tax-reverted, recreation and forest land that is owned by the State and administered by the Department
of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS the state of Michigan executive budget recommendation on the payment in lieu of taxes (PILT)
includes the recommendation that payments on property purchased by the Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) shall move from the responsibility of the DNR and be paid from the state’s statutory revenue sharing
pot and that payments are frozen at 2003 levels; and
WHEREAS in Oakland County, the cities and villages would experience a combined revenue loss of $229,000
and the county would lose $175,000. The revenue loss for all taxing authorities within Oakland County would
amount to $1.2 million; and
WHEREAS the DNR has not yet paid its obligation under PILT for Fiscal Year 2004, although the Legislature
appropriated funding for this purpose; and
WHEREAS the Administration’s proposal for revenue sharing this year includes total elimination of county
revenue sharing. Linking PILT to this source creates an unstable base of funding for this program which is
critical to maintain key county services; and
WHEREAS freezing PILT payments potentially increases the tax burden of all other county residents and
represents a real cut in funding for critical programs because of Headlee requirements; and
WHEREAS the Administration’s proposal takes away any incentive for the DNR to utilize prudence in deciding
which parcels of property to purchase; and
WHEREAS these two programs have distinctly different purposes, revenue sharing is to be utilized statewide
for counties to conduct state-mandated programs, and PILT is used to offset pressures of providing services
in those specific areas where state land is prevalent; and
WHEREAS another component of this budget proposal is to cap commercial forest payments at 1994 levels, a
proposal which is particularly difficult for Upper Peninsula Counties; and
WHEREAS Oakland County officially opposes the Administration’s proposal for PILT funding and strongly
urges the Legislature to maintain the current process of having the DNR make PILT payments.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Oakland County supports funding the payments by utilizing any
and all possible DNR sources of funding, including restricted funds and revenue from the sale of state lands.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Oakland County also supports efforts to streamline tax bills so the DNR
gets just one bill from each county and supports giving local governments veto authority on future DNR land
purchases, in their respective jurisdictions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk forward copies of this adopted resolution to
Governor Jennifer Granholm, Senator Shirley Johnson, Senator Michelle McManus, Representative Marc
Shulman, Representative John Pastor, the Oakland County delegation to the state legislature, Michigan
Association of Counties and Oakland County's legislative lobbyists.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
ERIC COLEMAN, VINCENT GREGORY,
HELAINE ZACK, MATTIE HATCHETT, HUGH
CRAWFORD, JEFF POTTER, CHARLES
PALMER, ERIC WILSON, CHUCK MOSS,
GEORGE SUAREZ, WILLIAM PATTERSON,
MARTIN KNOLLENBERG, CHRISTINE LONG,
EILEEN KOWALL, JOHN SCOTT, SUE ANN
DOUGLAS, GREG JAMIAN, MICHAEL ROGERS
Moved by Patterson supported by Coulter the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Middleton supported by Coleman the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Knollenberg the resolution be amended to coincide with the
recommendation in the General Government Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, Knollenberg, Kowall, Long, McMillin, Middleton, Moffitt, Moss,
Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Webster, Wilson, Zack, Bullard, Coleman, Coulter,
Crawford, Douglas. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution, as amended, was adopted.