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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1988.10.13 - 17657October 13, 1988 MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 88259 BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, DR. G. WILLIAM CADDELL, CHAIRPERSON IN RE: 1988 COUNTY GENERAL FUND PROPERTY TAX AND PARKS AND RECREATION TAX RATE TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mt. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the County has a fixed millage tax rate of 5.26 mills; a voted .25 mill for Parks and Recreation; and WHEREAS the Huron-Clinton Authority has requested the County to apply a .25 mill property tax rate; and WHEREAS the compound millage rollback required by Article 9, Section 31 of the Michigan Constitution, the Headlee Tax Limitation amendment, has authorized the maximum allowable County tax rate of 4.8397 mills, the Parks and Recreation maximum allowable tax rate of .2300 mill and the Huron-Clinton Authority maximum allowable tax rate of .2400 mill; and WHEREAS Public Acts of 1982, "Truth in Taxation" Act, requires the County Board of Commissioners to hold a public hearing if the recommended property tax rate exceeds the adjusted Base Tax Rate of 4.1530 mills; and WHEREAS the County Executive recommends that there be no increase in the County General Fund current property tax rate; and WHEREAS it is recommended that the 1988 County General Fund Property Tax rate be set at 4.6391 mills, .2006 mill below the maximum allowable tax rate and the Oakland County Parks and Recreation tax rate at .2300 mill, the maximum allowable tax rate, and the Huron-Clinton Park Authority tax rate at .2400 mill, the maximum allowable tax rate; and WHEREAS $96,655,450 is the amount of the 1989 County Budget to be raised by taxation based on the 1987 Equalized Valuation of $20,834,957,169 at the recommended tax rate of 4.6391 mills, together with the voted .2300 mill for Parks and Recreation of $4,792,040 and the .2400 mill for the Huron-Clinton Authority or $5,000,390. Dr. G. William Caddell .2300 Mill .2400 Mill DDDOVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that each Supervisor of the various townships and Assessing officers of the several cities of Oakland County be and they are hereby authorized and directed to spread on their respective township or city tax rolls for the year 1988 the following tax rates to be applied to their 1987 equalized valuation: 1988 County Voted for Huron'-Clinton General Property Tax Levy Parks and Recreation Authority 4.6391 Mills Mt. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. FINANCE COMMITTEE Resolution R 88259 OCtober 13, 1988 In Testimony seal of said this Moved by Caddell supported by Susan Kuhn the resolution be adopted. Moved by Doyon supported by Lanni the resolution be amended by striking the rate of 4.6391 where it appears in the resolution and change the rate to 4.3976 and strike the amount of $96,655,450 and insert$91 ,624,464. Discussion followed. Vote on amendment: AYES: Lanni, Luxon, A. McPherson, R. McPherson, Oaks, Pernick, Rowland, Doyon. (8) NAYS: S. Kuhn, McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Page, Rewold, Skarritt, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandra, Crake, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn. (15) A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed. ,Moved by Lanni supported by Doyon the resolution be amended in the 4th WHEREAS paragraph by changing the rate from 4.6391 to 4.4998 which is .3399 milis below the maximum allowable rate. Discussion followed. Vote on amendment: AYES: Lanni, Luxon, A. McPherson, R. McPherson, Oaks, Page, Pernick, Rowland, Doyon. (9) NAYS: McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Rewold, Skarritt, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandro, Crake, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn. (14) A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed. Vote on resolution: AYES: McConnell, McDonald, Moffitt, Rewold, Skarritt, Wilcox, Caddell, Calandro, Crake, Gosling, Hobart, Jensen, R. Kuhn, S. Kuhn. (14) NAYS: Luxon, A. McPherson, R. McPherson, Oaks, Page, Pernick, Rowland, Doyon, Lanni. (9) A sufficient majority having voted therefbr, the resolution was adopted. STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland andhaving a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of the attached resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting held on_ October 1:3, 1988 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, Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the County at Pontiac, Michigan 13th day of October. 1988 t, A ALLEN, County Clerk/Register oF De