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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #15002 January 29, 2015
BY: Finance Committee, Tom Middleton, Chairperson
IN RE: TREASURER'S OFFICE — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVAL TO WAIVE INTEREST
AND FEES FOR CERTAIN QUALIFYING TAXPAYERS THROUGH APRIL 30, 2016
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentleman:
WHEREAS many Oakland County taxpayers rely on refund checks from the Homestead Property Tax
Credit they receive from the State of Michigan as a part of their Michigan Income Tax refund to pay their
current year property taxes; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 211.44(3) of Michigan Compiled Laws a local unit may waive penalty and
interest for eligible taxpayers; and
WHEREAS eligible taxpayers are defined in Section 211.44(3) as "a senior citizen, paraplegic,
quadriplegic, hemiplegic, eligible serviceperson, eligible veteran, eligible widow or widower, totally and
permanently disabled person, or blind person," and
WHEREAS provided a taxpayer has not received the credit before February 15, a written claim must be
made by that date with the local unit treasurer pursuant to Section 211.44(3); and
WHEREAS Section 211.59(3) allows the County Board of Commissioners to also waive interest and fees
for eligible taxpayers through April 30; and
WHEREAS some qualified taxpayers may not receive their Homestead Property Tax Credit checks in
time to make their property tax payments at their city or township; and
WHEREAS the waiver of County interest and fees through April 30, 2015 will have no measureable
impact on General Fund revenues.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, in accordance
with Section 211.59(3) of Michigan Compiled Laws, authorizes the Oakland County Treasurer to waive all
County interest and fees (for the 2014 property tax collections) through April 30, 2015, for eligible
taxpayers who have qualified at their city or township for a local exemption under Section 211.44(3).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Treasurer is hereby authorized to notify by mail those who
are eligible for this exemption pursuant to Section 211.44(3) of Michigan Compiled Laws.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Woodward and Quarles.
Resolution #15002 January 29, 2015
Moved by Fleming supported by Quarles the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted.
AYES: Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, KowaII, Long, Matis,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman,
Crawford. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted.
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I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO Aria 46.559A (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 January 29,
2015, 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 29th day of January, 2015.
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