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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1982.03.31 - 13767April 1st, 1982 Miscellaneous Resolution # 82097 : General Government Committee - Wallace F. Gabler, Jr,, Chairperson In re: Senate Bill #687, Raising of Tax Revenue for County Parks - Support TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr, Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS certain Saginaw County officials feel that existing state law is vague about how tax revenue may be raised for county parks; and 'NHEREAS even though several counties, including Oakland, have utilized Act 261 of the Public Acts of 1965 to raise funds for parks through a tax levy approved by the voters, the Saginaw officials feel that more specific language is needed; and WHEREAS Senator Jerome Hart of that region agreed to introduce Senate 8TH #687, which amends Act 261 by specifically stating that a board of commissioners may raise parks funds by a tax levy approved by the voters, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Oakland County Board of Commissioners goes an record as supporting Senate Bill 11 687, BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to all state 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 #82097 April 1, 1982 Moved by Gabler supported by Calandro the resolution be adopted. AYES: Lanni, McDonald, Moore, Olsen, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Peterson, Price, Whitlock, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Cagney, Calandro, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino; Gabler, Geary, Gosling, Kasper. (23) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) _ . . . . • • . _ 1, Lynn O. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of Miscellaneous. Resolution fl 82097 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners . . at thaix meeting held on April 1, 19$2 with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereor In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto .set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan this 1st day of 19 82 LYNLI_L_ALLEJ Counfy Clert(iRegister of Deds