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Miscellaneous Resolution # 82054
By: John E. Olsen, County Commissioner, District #17
James E. Lanni, County Commissioner, District #11 In re: Senate Bill #73,
Freeze on Property Tax Assessments TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr.
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners has gone on record as advocating meaningful property tax reform at the
state level; and WHEREAS the Michigan State Senate on February 17th, 1982, passed
Senate Bill #73, which calls for a freeze on property tax assessments at the 1981
level by a vote of 23 to 12; and WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
believes this bill is the first good step in bringing property tax assessments in
line and the provisions of Senate Bill #73 would work within the county's present
tax assessment system; and WHEREAS this property tax freeze would put a lid on
increases caused by inflation and land contract sales; and WHEREAS the State of
Michigan has an unemployment rate of 16.9% and current economic forecasts remain
dismal for our state, Oakland County taxpayers may be faced with an increase in
their 1983 property taxes if Senate Bill #73 fails to pass the House of
Representatives or is vetoed by the Governor. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners goes on record as requesting and supporting
the passage by the Michigan House of Represenhtives of Senate Bill #73 . BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to our legislators in
Lansing and our Oakland County legislative agent and the Governor of the State of
Michigan. MR. CHAIRPERSON, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
John E. Olsen, County Commissioner James F. Lanni, County Commissioner
District #17
District #11
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February 18, 1982
Moved by Lanni supported by Geary the rules be suspended for immediate
consideration of the resolution.
AYES: Peterson, Whitlock, Cagney, Calandro, Fortino, Geary, Gosling, Jackson, Kasper,
Lanni, McDonald, Montante, Olsen, Page, Patterson, Perinoff. (16)
NAYS: Price, Wilcox, Caddell, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Hobart, Moffitt, Moore, Pernick. (9)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor the motion carried.
Moved by Lanni supported by Cagney the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Price supported by Moore the resolution be referred to the General
Government Committee.
Vote on referral:
AYES: Price, Wilcox, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Gosling, Hobart, McDonald, Moffitt,
Moore, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick. (13)
NAYS: Whitlock, Caddell, Cagney, Calandro, Geary, Jackson, Kasper, Lanni, Montante,
Olsen, Page, Peterson. (12)
The Chairperson stated it takes 14 votes to refer and a sufficient majority not
having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Mr. Price appealed the decision of the Chair regarding the referral.
Discussion followed.
The Chairperson stated those in favor of sustaining the Chair say "Nay", and those
opposed say "Aye". The vote was as follows:
AYES: Geary, Gosling, Hobart. (3)
NAYS: Whitlock, Wilcox, Caddell, Cagney, Calandro, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino,
Jackson, Kasper, Lanni, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moore, Olsen, Page, Patterson,
Perinoff, Pernick, Peterson, Price. (22)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the decision of the Chair was
sustained.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Moore the resolution be laid on the table.
AYES: Wilcox, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Geary, Gosling, Moffitt, Moore, Perinoff, Pernick,
Price. (10)
NAYS: Caddell, Cagney, Calandro, Fortino, Hobart, Jackson, Kasper, Lanni, McDonald,
Montante, Olsen, Page, Patterson, Peterson, Whitlock. (15)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Caddell, Cagney, Calandro, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino, Geary, Gosling, Hobart,
Jackson, Kasper, Lanni, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Olsen, Page, Patterson,
Peterson, Whitlock. (20)
NAYS: Perinoff, Wilcox. (2)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
#82054
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 Miscellaneous
Resolution #82054 adopted by the Oakland Countv Board of Commissioners at their
meeting held on February 18. 1982
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
this
.
18th day of February 1982
LYNN D. ALLEN
County Clerk/Register of Deeds