HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.07.15 - 22701REPORT JULY 15, 1993
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE-Donald W. Jensen, Chairperson
RE: MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #93099, BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS -
SUPPORT EXEMPTION OF COUNTIES, STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FROM PROPOSED ENERGY TAX
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above
referenced resolution, reports with the recommendation that the
resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee,
I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
May 27, 1993
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #93099
BY: Donn L. Wolf, County Commissioner-District #19
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS-SUPPORT EXEMPTION OF COUNTIES,
STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM PROPOSED ENERGY TAX
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has been a
strong advocate for, and participant in, intergovernmental
partnerships with federal, state and municipal governments; and
WHEREAS, President Clinton has proposed an energy tax based on
BTU's which would be paid by most consumers including counties,
states, cities and other local governments; and
WHEREAS, the tax would be phased in over a three year period
and would be fully in effect in 1997; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated by the Joint Congressional Committee
on Taxation that approximately 13 percent of the revenues from the
tax would come from state and local governments which is estimated
to amount to $3 billion a year when fully implemented; and
WHEREAS, the cost of this tax will result in the need for
other local governments to increase property taxes, sales taxes and
service fees or to reduce local services to its citizens; and
WHEREAS, this would result in double taxation of citizens in
order to raise the revenue projected in the Energy Tax proposal;
and
WHEREAS, the burden on counties, cities and states is
particularly onerous at this time when most of these governments
are still experiencing the adverse effects of the recession.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners strongly urges Congress to respect the traditional
standards of reciprocal tax immunity between federal, state and
local levels of government.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Congress should exempt states,
counties, cities and other local governments from having to pay
this tax.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent
to the Governor, the Legislators representing Oakland County, the
Michigan Association of Counties and the National Association of
Counties.
Chairperson, I move the adoption fo resolution.
Resolution #93099 July 15, 1993
Moved by Jensen supported by Wolf the General Government Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Jensen supported by Wolf the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Miltner,
Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Crake, Douglas, Garfield, .
Gosling. (19)
NAYS: Kaczmar, Oaks, Price, Aaron. (4)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, 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 July 15,1993 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 15th. day of July, 1993
H D. Allen, County Clerk