HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1972.02.18 - 16073February 18, 1971
RESOLUTION NO, 5620
RE: FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING
BY: LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE -Mr. Pernick
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, the President has presented to the Congress a com-
prehensive program for federal revenue sharing with state and local
governments, and the Nixon administration has assigned high legis-
lative priority to revenue sharing; and
WHEREAS, the program has been under serious and continued
study since first proposed to the Johnson Administration in 1964;
and
WHEREAS, a program of federal revenue sharing would redress
the power inbalance between the federal and state and local govern-
ments, reverse the trend toward growing federal control of state and
local programs, provide a versatile f
our federal system to help ease state
scal tool in accordance with
and local fiscal tensions, and
introduce greater equity into the Nation's intergovernment tax
system; and
WHEREAS, the concept of revenue sharing enjoys wide-spread
public support and the strong support of representatives of state
and local government.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners endorses the concept
for revenue sharing and agrees OD the
of the President's program
basic outline of the plan for
the distribution of revenue sharing funds.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
/ Lawrence R. Pernick Chairman
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
missioners strongly urges the Oakland
Oakland County Board of Corn-
County and Michigan
Congressional delegation to support the President's program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners pledges to lend its efforts to the enactment of the
revenue sharing program through cooperative efforts with the Michigan
Association of Counties, the National
the State of Michigan and other local
Association of Counties and
units of government.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to Congressmen William S. Broomfield and Jack H. McDonald, Senators
Philip A. Hart and Robert P. Griffin, the Michigan Association of
Counties and the National Association of Counties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
sent to each Board of County Commissioners in the State of Michigan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
sent to the members of the United States House of Representatives,
to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and
Members of the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Represen-
tatives.
The Legislative Committee, by Lawrence R. Pernick, Chairman,
moves the adoption of the foregoing solution.
Moved by Pernick supported by Perinoff the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Brennan supported by Lennon the resolution be amended
by changing the fifth paragraph to read, "NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners endorses the concept of
the President's program for revenue sharing to shift the burden from
the property tax; and we recommend that the distribution of funds be
weighted in favor of local units of government with a low assessed
value per capita; and further, that at least 507. of such revenue be
used to reduce property taxes by the local unit of government."
Discussion followed,
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the motion lost.
Vote on resolution:
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution
was adopted,
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that have compared the annexed copy of
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
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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 hereipto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Cou9ey at')Pontlaci, Michigan
Lynn D. Allen
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