HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1995.10.12 - 24603MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION *95248
BY: Pinance and Personnel Committee, John P. McCulloch, Chairperson
IN RE: 1995 COUNTY GENERAL FUND PROPERTY TAX AND PARKS AND RECREATION TAX RATES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County has a fixed millage rate of 5.26 mills and a voted .25
mill for Parke and Recreation; and
WHEREAS the Huron-Clinton Metro Parks Authority has requested the County
to apportion a .25 mill property tax rate; and
WHEREAS Michigan Law (MCL 211.34d(16) permanently reduced the County's
maximum allowable tax rate to the 1994 "Headlee" rollback (Article 9, Section 31
of the Michigan Constitution) tax rate of 4.4805 mills, a Parks and Recreation
maximum allowable tax rate of .2439 mill and a Huron-Clinton Authority maximum
allowable tax rate of .2236 mill; and
WHEREAS Public Act 5 of 1982, "Truth in Taxation" Act, requires the County
Board of Commissioners to hold a public hearing if the recommended property tax
rate exceeds the adjusted Base Tax Rate of 4.3664 mills; and
WHEREAS the County Executive recommends that the County tax rate be set at
4.3805 mills, 1/10th (.1) mill less than the maximum allowable tax levy as
constrained by State law, equivalent to a total tax reduction of $3.3 million;
and
WHEREAS the Finance and Personnel Committee recommends that the 1995 County
General Fund Property Tax rate be set at 4.4805 mills, and the Oakland County
Parks and Recreation Tax rate be set at .2439 mill, the maximum allowable tax
rate; and the Huron-Clinton Metro Park Authority Tax rate be set at .2236 mill,
the maximum allowable tax rate; and
WHEREAS $145,922,577 is the estimated amount of the 1996 County General
Fund Budget to be raised by taxation based on the 1995 Taxable Value of all
property located in Oakland County ($32,568,368,840) at the recommended rate of
4.4803 mills, together with the voted .2439 mill for Parks and Recreation of
S7,943,425 and the .2236 mill for the Huron-Clinton Authority of $7,282,287.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that each Supervisor of the various townships
and Assessing Officers of the several cities of Oakland County are authorized and
directed to spread on their respective township or city tax rolls for the year
1995 the following tax rates to be applied to the 1995 Taxable Value of all
property located within their respective jurisdictions:
1995 County Voted for Huron-Clinton
General Property Tax Levy Parks and Recreation park Authority
4.4805 Mills .2439 Mill .2236 Mill
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel Committee, I move
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
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Resolution #95248 October 12, 1995
Moved by McCulloch supported by Amos the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Moffitt supported by Jensen the resolution be amended by adding
a WHEREAS paragraph after the fifth WHEREAS paragraph to read as follows:
WHEREAS the proposed 1/10 mill tax cut sends a message of encouragement to
the taxpayers of thia county, while not foreclosing options for responsible
reserves for future contingencies;
In addition, amend the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED paragraph to reflect
m4.3805 mills" instead of "4.4805 mills," effecting a tax cut of 1/10 mill.
Vote on amendment:
AYES: Jacobs, Jensen, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, Moffitt, Palmer, Powers,
Quarles, Wolf, Devine. (11)
NAYS: Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Johnson, McCulloch, Obrecht, Pernick,
Schmid, Taub, Amos, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas. (13)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefor, the amendment failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Holbert, Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Law, McCulloch, Moffitt, Obrecht,
Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas,
Garfield. (19)
NAYS: Jacobs, (aczmar, Kingzett, Quarles, Devine. (5)
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 October 12, 1995 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 thiu 12th daf,Octo1ur
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Allen, County Clerk