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REPORT (Misc. #95265)
BY: FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - JOHN P. MCCULLOCH, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: M.R. #95265, CREATION OF MILLAGE REDUCTION FUND
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance and Personnel Committee, having reviewed MR. #952GS, reports with
the recommendation that the resolution be amended as follows:
ADD THE FOLLOWING NEW TITLE;
M.12 #95265, "CREATION OF MILLAGE REDUCTION AND STABILIZATION FUND"
IN THE BODY OF THE RESOLUTION. ADD THE FOLLOWING NW LANGUACR!
WHEREAS changing financial conditions at the federal and state government
levels may adversely impact Oakland County government resources in future years; and
WHEREAS the County Administration and Board of Commissioners wish to work
cooperatively with the other elected officials to strategize and plan for future
needs of the County; and
WHEREAS from time to time permanent cost savings are realized by cutting
expenditures or increasinc efficiencies; and
WHEREAS unless those permanent cost savings are used to reduce or stabilize
Oakland County's millage rate, the benefit of such savings are not apparent to the
taxpayers; and
WHEREAS no fund exists to account for permanent savings dedicated to relieving
or stabilizing the tax burden on Oakland County residents and businesses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 1956 General Appropriations Act be
amended by adding the following:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thaL a Millage Reduction and Stabilization Fund (Fund)
be created for the primary purpose of reducing the county's miliage rate.
Resources shall be placed in the Fund hy action of the Board of Commissioners and
may be appropriated from this Fund only if the following two conditions are met:
1. The appropriation is made sy resolution adopted by a 2/2 vote oi the
members elected and serving on the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners.
2. Such an appropriation resolution can only be adopted following a 28-day
notice and public hearing."
BE :T FURTHER RESOLVED that the initial deposit be made into this Fund of
$3,256,3C'.: on or about March 1, 1556.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel .Comittee, : move
acceptance of the foregoing Report.
FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
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October 12, 1995
Miscellaneous Resolution 4 95265
BY: John P. McCulloch, County Commissioner-District #22
Jeff Kingzett, County Commissioner-District #7
RE: CREATION OF MILLAGE REDUCTION FUND
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Oakland County's financial statements show that the
county maintains more than 160 separate funds for purposes large
and small; and
WHEREAS, these funds are established to account for earmarked
or dedicated revenue; and
WHEREAS, from time to time permanent cost savings are realized
by cutting PxpenditureR or increasing efficiencies; and
WHEREAS, unless those permanent cost savings are used to
reduce Oakland County's millage rate, the benefit of such savings
are not apparent to the taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, no fund exists to account for excess revenues
dedicated to relieving the tax burden on Oakland County residents
and businesses.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby establishes a Millage Reduction Fund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds will be placed in the
Millage Reduction Fund in the following ways:
1) The annual amount of permanent savings and effiriencies
realized during the course of a budget year may be placed into
the Millage Reduction Fund as those changes are made, based on
a majority vote of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners,
or
2) Permanent savings and efficiencies realized in the budget
process may be placed into the Millage Reduction Fund, or
3) Any other money which the Board of Commissioners may place
into the Millage Reduction Fund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that transfers from this fund for any
purpose other than millage reduction may be done only following a
28-day notice and public hearing.
Mr. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution. lint/
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Resolution 495265 December 7, 1995
Moved by McCulloch supported by Kingzett the Finance and Personnel
Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by McCulloch supported by Kingzett the resolution be adopted.
Moved by McCulloch supported by Kingzett the resolution be amended to
coincide with the recommendation in the Finance and Personnel Committee report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs,
Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt, Obrecht,
Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended.
was adopted.
/ HEREBY. FOREGO waRi2
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 December 7, 1995 with the original
record thereof now remaining in my office.
Lynn D. Allen, County Clerk