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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #93017 February 11, 1.993
BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, Lawrence A. Obrecht, Chairperson
IN RE: • ANIMAL CONTROL — REVISION OF LICENSE COMMISSIONS RETAINED BY CITIES,
TOWNSHIPS AND VETERINARIANS FOR DOG LICENSES ISSUED
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Public Act 339 of 1919, as amended, commonly known as the Dog
Law of 1919, states that all dogs six (6) months or older must be licensed and
allows the Board of Commissioners in a county to set the amount of the dog
license fee and to set the amount of each license commission retained by the
cities and townships; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners by Miscellaneous
Resolution 1191194, dated September 12, 1991, established the current dog license
fee for spayed/neutered dogs at $6.50; the current license fee for female/male
dogs at $10.00; and the delinquent dog license fee for all dogs at $25.00
effective December 1, 1991; and
WHEREAS the city and township treasurers in Oakland County issue dog
licenses and tags annually, in cooperation with the County Treasurer and the
Oakland County Animal Control Division, pursuant to Public Act 339 of 1919; and
WHEREAS the cities and townships retain commission of one dollar ($1.00)
from each current license sold and one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) from each
delinquent license sold; and
WHEREAS local veterinarians in Oakland County have requested and are
issuing dog licenses and tags annually in the same manner as city and township
treasurers; and
WHEREAS this commission does not give incentive to cities, townships and
veterinarians to sell licenses after the delinquent date.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby set the amount to be retained by cities, townships
and veterinarians for each license sold from December 1 to May 31 at one
dollar ($1.00) and for each license sold from June 1 to November 30 at
one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) effective December 1, 1992.
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move
the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In 1989 we asked local veterinarians if they would be interested in selling
Oakland County Dog licenses. Their response was overwhelming.
They have been selling licenses since 1989 (see attached comparison).
have been paying commission on these licenses since that time.
Also, local municipalities have been given incentive to sell licenses after
the delinquent date paying them the delinquent commission on all licenses,
current and delinquent.
These two procedures were reviewed by the Oakland County Auditing Division
and its recommedation was to present a resolution to the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners for its approval.
1988 - 1991 Comparison Dog License Totals
1988 1989 1990 1991
Mail-In/Animal Care Center 2,917 7,785 9,030 8,602
Local Municipalities
(26 Locations) 24,275 21,015 21,456 21,855
Local Veterinarians
(20 Locntlmns) - 0 - 2,992 6,111 6,139
City of Southfield
(Clerk and Shelter) 3,421 3,375 2,994 3,180
30,613 35,167 39,591 39,776
March 4, 1993
FISCAL NOTE (Misc. #93017)
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, JOHN P. MC CULLOCH, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: ANIMAL CONTROL-REVISION OF LICENSE COMMISSIONS RETAINED BY
CITIES, TOWNSHIPS, AND VETERINARIANS FOR DOG LICENSES ISSUED
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XI-G of the Board of Commissioners, the
Finance Committee has reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #93017 and
finds:
1) Participating city and township treasurers currently
retain commission of one dollar ($1.00) from each current
license sold and one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) from each
delinquent license sold.
2) Local Veterinarians in Oakland County have requested and
are issuing dog licenses and tags annually in the same
manner as city and township treasurers.
3) It is recommended that participating veterinarians also
retain the amount of one dollar ($1.00) for each current
license sold and one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) for each
delinquent license sold.
4) The schedule for current and delinquent licenses is as
follows:
Current Licenses December 1 through May 31
Delinquent Licenses June 1 through November 30
5) The set amount would be effective December 1, 1992.
4) An amendment to the 1993 budget is not required.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Resolution #93017 March 4, 1993
Moved by supported by Oaks the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Price, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Aaron, Crake,
Douglas, Garfield, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch,
McPherson, Miltner, Moffitt, Oaks, Obrecht. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
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 March 4, 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 4th day of March 1993.
Lynn. D,. Allen, County Clcrk