HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2014.10.08 - 21521MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #14231 October 8, 2014
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT REVIEW POLICY AD
HOC REVIEW COMMITTEE — AMENDMENT TO MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08098
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution *99010 established an Ad Hoc Review Committee whose
charge is to review the creation of new or expanded Tax Increment Financing Districts, the impact of the
projected revenue loss to the County and to recommend negotiation of participating agreements on the
County's behalf; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #99010 provided that the Committee consist of the Finance
Committee Chairperson and a representative of the County Treasurer, the Equalization Division, Economic
Development and Corporation Counsel; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #01002 amended the composition of the Committee, by adding
the Planning and Building Committee Chairperson or designee and one additional commissioner and
Miscellaneous Resolution #01093 provided that the one additional commissioner shall be appointed by the
Chair of the Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #01002 provided for a two-year term only for those members
who were serving at that time; and
WHEREAS MR #08098 established a permanent two-year term for the committee membership
consistent with that of the Board of Commissioners and added the Minority Vice Chair of the Finance
Committee or designee to the committee; and
WHEREAS there are times when the county receives notice that a community has either scheduled or
held a public hearing on its plan to create or expand a Tax Increment Financing District, giving the county 60
days from the date of the public hearing to consider participation; and
WHEREAS for this reason, it would be prudent to allow the County Treasurer, the Equalization
Division, Economic Development and Corporation Counsel to also designate alternates in order to secure a
quorum and schedule meetings in a timely manner.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners' hereby
authorizes the Treasurer, the Equalization Division, Economic Development and Corporation Counsel to
designate both a representative and an alternate to the Tax Increment Financing District Review Policy Ad
Hoc Review Committee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Treasurer, the Equalization Division, Economic
Development and Corporation Counsel provide a letter to the Board of Commissioners at the beginning of
each Board of Commissioners' two-year term identifying their representative and alternate to the Committee.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #14231 October 8, 2014
Moved by Dwyer supported by Quarles the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Matis, McGillivray,
Middleton, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Crawford. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
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I HEFIEBYAPPROVETHIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on October 8, 2014,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac,
Michigan this 8th day of October 2014.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County