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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 1,77'. 6455
By.;_ Mr. Lennon
RE: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION Q
Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS The Oakland County Board of Commissioners has demonstrated its
concern over the high and inequitable tax load now being borne by the citizens
of Oakland County; and
WHEREAS A resolution proposing the abolition of the sales tax on food and drugs
has been introduced in the Michigan Senate by Senators Hart, Cooper, Faxon,
Young, Faust, Novak, Plawecki, Brown, McCollaugh, De Maso, Lane, Purse11,
Fitzgerald, Youngblood, Pittenger, Ballenger, and Lodge and referred to the
Senate Committee on Taxation and Veterans' Affairs chaired by Senator Harry
De Maso, Republican of Battle Creek; and
WHEREAS the abolition of this tax would provide immediate and tangible relief
from the soaring costs of food and drugs for those who need this relief most;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
goes on record in support of this proposal and urges that immediate action be
taken to implement it so that relief may be quickly forthcoming;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to all
Oakland County legislators and all members of the Senate Committee on Taxation
and Veterans' Affairs without delay in order that all can be informed of the fact
that the Board believes this issue to be deserving of emergency consideration.
Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Moved by Lennon supported by Richardson the resolution be adopted.
Mr. Hoot: Mr.. Lennon, are you supporting the entire resolution 'Q' that calls
for an increase in the income tax or are you just calling for the decrease of food
tax?
Mr. Lennon: We are just calling for the decrease in the sales tax.
Mr. Hoot: Then you are not really in support of the full joint resolution
is that correct?
Mr. Lennon: Yes, that is correct.
Mr. Hoot: You are only in support to the decrease of the sales tax?
Mr. Lennon: Just to that particular section of 'Q',
The vote on the-resolution was as follows:
AYES: Richardson, Walker, Wilcox, Berman, Brotherton, Button, Coy, Dearborn,
Douglas, Dunleavy, Gabler,-Hobart, Hoot, Kasper, Lennon, Moffitt, Nowak, Patnales,.
Perinoff, Pernick. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
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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
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at their meeting held on October 9, 1973
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with the original 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
October....... 73 119.
Lynn, D. Allen .......................Clerk
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