HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1970.03.05 - 16502March 5, 1970
RESOLUTION NO.
B(: LEGISLATIVE COITHIITEE mr .
RE: 1751GTSLATIVE T1TE77 RELATIVE TO CASH VALUATION ASSES•SMTMTS OF
REAL PROPERTY AND TAXATION THEREOF
TO: THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MR. CHATRMAN, LADIES & GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS. While it was the intent of the Legislature in
enacting Act No 410 of the Public Acts of 1965 to carry out the
mandate of the Constitution, Article IX,Section 3, and impose a
ceiling thereon it was not the intent of the Legislature that the
tax rates on property should continue to be applied without some
reductions therein; and
Many looal i officials and School Districts, while
raising the property tax assessnts to the 50 percent factor as
provided by Act No /10 of the Public Acts of 1965, have not
adjusted their rates accordingly and as a result many local govern-
mental units and School Districts are reaping increased amountsd"
general property taxes without a careful scrutiny of their budgets
and that downward trend in the tax rates which should have occurred
when the assessed valuations increased; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has before it a comparable
resolution of which Oakland County is supportive;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Oakland County Board of
Supervisors that the Michigan Legislature did not intend when they
passed Act No 1110 of the Public Acts of 1965 that this would
orovide a mandate for local officials to spend, but rather it was
Philip /O. Mast1
- Delos Hamlin
Lew L. Co7r WilliaM7L. Mainland -- ---
Ohristia °well, Chairman
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Wallace F Gabler, Jr
Alexander C. Perin°
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
a ceiling to be imposed on the assessed valuation factor and it
was assumed that localA taxing officials and School Districts would
reduce their tax rates accordingly to bring in only the necessary
taxes needed to effectively maintain essential governmental and
selool services; and
BE IT FIIRTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Oakland County
Board of Supervisors urge local units of government to reexamine,
at the earliest time nossible, their entire tax structures and the
tax rates being imposed on the real Property of their taxing units
and urge the taxing officials and School Boards to reduce the rate
of taxation being imposed on real estate property therein; and
BE IT Fel=1-1ER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
spread upon the official minutes of the proceedings of the Oakland
County Board of Supervisors and copies of said resolution be sent
to each local unit of government and all School Districts within
A the County as to them that failure to heed this
responsibility may well result in the loss to said units and dis-
tricts, of their present prerogatives regarding taxing and budgeting.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Legislative Committee,
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Moved by Powell supported by Coy the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Houghten supported by Perthoff that the last paragraph
of the resolution be amended by removing the word'admonishment'
and placing the word 'caution'.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment
carried.
Moved by Mr. Pernick, supported by Mr. Perinoff that where
the resolution refers to 'local officials', it should be changed
to read 'local and county officials'.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carrieth
Question, was called on main motion as amended by the first
and second amendments.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution,
as amended by the first and second amendments, was adopted.