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REPORT (Misc. #96020) February 15, 1996
BY: Finance and Personnel Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, ChAirrel-Rnn
RE: Mr 96020-Reduction of County Spending Gap and Retention of
Locally Raised Taxes in the County of Origin
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS,
ChAirpt=!rnnn, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Finance and Personnel Committee, having reviewed the
above-referenced resolution on February 8, 1996, reports with the
recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
illirpprRon, on behalf of the Finance and Personnel Committee,
move acceptance of the foregoing report.
REPORT (Misc. #96020)
BY; Public Services Committee, Shelley G. Taub, rhAiTTPrqnn
RE: MR 96020-Reduction of County Spending Gap and Retention of
Locally Raised Taxes in the County of Origin
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ChairrprRnn, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Public Services Committee, having reviewed the above-
referenced resolution on February 6, 1996, reports with the
recommendation that the resolution be adopted with the following
amendment:
The first BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph be changed to read:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the savings arising resulting from
the privatization of MORC, closure of the Fairlawn Center, and any
future state mental health institutionR that may close (which are
located in Oakland County) be included in the County's Community
Mcntal Hcalth nuthori?Atinn for con3umcro who of the CMH Board of
Oakland County, whose consumers have suffered far too long waiting
for mental health services.
rhairpArRnn on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move
acceptance of the foregoing report.
PUBLIC SERVOCES COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 15, 1996
REPORT (Misc. #96020)
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE - KAY SCHMID, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: M.R. #96020, REDUCTION OF COUNTY SPENDING GAP AND RETENTION
OF LOCALLY RAISED TAXES IN THE COUNTY OF ORIGIN
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
rhairpPrqnn, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed M.R. #96020, 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 COMAITTEE
MTSC7LLANEOUS RESOIJUTION #96020 February 1, 1996
BY Shelley G. Taub, District #12 and Ruth Johnson, District #1
IN RE: REDUCTION OF COUNTY SPENDING GAP AND RETENTION OF
LOCALLY RAISED TAXES IN THE COUNTY OF ORIGIN
WHEREAS fiscal 1993 state tax collections from Oakland
County businesses and residents were $1,994,967,451 (resulting in
the highest per capita tax collection amount in the State) and
County businesses and residents received $1,261,034,809 (79th out
of 83 counties in Michigan on a per capita basis) and;
WHEREAS the spending gap (unfavorable difference between
amounts sent to the State and goods and services received from
the State) of $733,932,642 adversely impacts the ability of
governmental units within the County to perform minimum mandatory
functions for their citizens and;
WHEREAS the State has periodically imposed unfunded mandates
upon county, city, township, village, school district and other
governmental units and;
WHEREAS Oakland County's spending gap is expected to
increase significantly arising from the recently passed property
tax reform (Prop A) and;
WHEREAS the State's Department of Management and Budget has
ronistpntly failed to acknowledge either unfunded mandates and,
recently indicated that there is no spending gap and;
WHEREAS to better understand the size of the $734 million
spending gap, the following should be considered:
* If the Oakland County government received the $734 million
for only one year. County government could suspend its levy
of property taxes for the next five years!
* Oakland County government could
no cost to its taxpayers, for over two full years with only
one years spending gap (exclusive of Community Mental
Health).
WHEREAS "Oakland County is the economic engine driving the
state economyTM and has demonLiaLcd that the County is a valued
neighbor and vital partner in the southeast Michigan region and;
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WHEREAS the Oakland County Executive, in concert with the
Board of Commissioners, is preparing detailed financial analyses
of the ma j or causes of the spending gap and;
WHEREAS the Department of Mental Health has recently
announced the privatization of the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center
(MORC) and closure of the Fairlawn Center (and at a time that the
census of Clinton Valley Center is expected to decline) and;
WHEREAS the economic disparity created through state tax
collections not returned to Oakland County has, to name a few,
left nearly 1,000 disabled consumers and families waiting for
mental health services for an excessive length of time, has left
potential public health consumers waiting for services and as it
relates to the Oakland County Road Commission and other
governmental units, has left the County with roads in a state of
disrepair.
NOW THEREFORE 2E IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners strongly urges that the state legislature
develop corrective strategies to eliminate the inequities in
state funding to Oakland County and encourage the passage of
legislation that supports the retention of locally generated
revenues in the County of origin.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the savings arising from the
privatization of MORC, closure of the Fairlawn Center, and any
future state mental health institutions that may close (which are
located in Oakland County) be included in the County's Community
Mental Health authori7ation for consumers who have suffered far
too long waiting for mental health services.
DE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be
submitted to the State legislature, the Governor, Oakland
County's legislative delegation, and the Michigan Association of
Counties in order that they may vigorously pursue state funding
reform for Oakland County as their central policy issue in 1996.
Chairprqnn we move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Ra Joh on, Distric Shelley_G. Tadb,—District No. 12at,ith Joh446n, District No. 1 r(1:1
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Resolution 496020 February 15, 1996
Moved by Schmid supported by Powers the Finance and Personnel, Public
Services and General Government Committee Reports be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the reports were accepted.
Moved by Schmid supported by Powers the resolution he adopted.
Moved by Schmid supported by Powers the resolution be amended to coincide
with the recommendation of the Public Services Committee Report.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Moved by Palmer supported by McPherson the resolution be amended in the
last BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph to read: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
copies of this resolution be submitted to the State legislature, the Governor,
Oakland County's legislative delegation, the Michigan Association of Counties and
all local units of Oakland County government in order that they may vigorously
pursue state funding reform for Oakland County as their central policy issue in
1996.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Moffitt,
Palmer, Pernick, Powers, Quarles, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Crake, Douglas,
Garfield, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
DOES NOT REQUIRE (060 EXKUTIVEAL.,..
STATE CF 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 February 15, 1996 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 Februa .....096.
Lynn/D. Allen, County Clerk