HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1997.09.25 - 25212MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #97191 September 25, 1997
BY: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS,
CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - 1997 COUNTY GENERAL FUND
PROPERTY TAX AND PARKS & RECREATION TAX RATES
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County has a fixed millage rate of 5.26 mills and
a voted .25 mill for Parks & 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 & Recreation maximum allowable tax rate of
.2439 mill and a Huron-Clinton Authority maximum allowable tax rate
of .2236 mill; and
WHEREAS Public Act 42 of 1995, "Truth in Budgeting" Act,
allows the County Board of Commissioners to hold a single public
hearing as a prerequisite to both approval of the Property Tax Levy
and Budget adoption, if the recommended property tax rate necessary
to support the ensuing year's operating budget is included in the
General Appropriations Act; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, upon the recommendation of
the County Executive, adopted Misc. Resolution #96225 establishing
a 1996 County Property Tax rate of 4.3805 mills, 1/10 (.1) mill
less than the Maximum Allowable Tax Levy as constrained by State
law, equivalent to a total tax reduction of $3.4 million; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, by Misc. Resolution
#95265, created the Millage Reduction and Stabilization Fund which
has accumulated a current balance of $4,375,000 attributable to
cost saving measures implemented over time; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners and County Executive is
desirous of utilizing these funds to further reduce the Property
Tax Rate by .03 mill which will consume the accumulated balance
over a four (4) year time frame without jeopardizing the County's
ability to deliver quality public services; and
WHEREAS the County Executive recommends that the County tax
rate be set at 4.3505 mills, thirteen hundredths (.13) mill less
than the Maximum Allowable Tax Levy as constrained by State law,
equivalent to a total tax reduction of $4.7 million; and
WHEREAS the Finance Committee recommends that the 1997 County
General Fund Property Tax rate be set at 4.3505 mills, thirteen
hundredths (.13) mill below the maximum allowable tax rate; the
Oakland County Parks & 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 $158,656,405 is the estimated amount of the 1998
County General Fund Budget to be raised by taxation based on the
1997 Taxable Value of all property located in Oakland County
($36,468,545,005) at the recommended rate of 4.3505 mills, together
with the voted .2439 mill for Parks & Recreation of $8,894,678 and
the .2236 mill for the Huron-Clinton Authority of $8,154,367.
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 1997 the
following tax rates to be applied to the 1997 Taxable Value of all
property located within their respective jurisdictions:
1997 County Voted for Huron-Clinton
General Property Tax Levy Parks & Recreation Park Authority
4.3505 Mills .2439 Mill .2236 Mill
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the 1998 General Appropriations Act be
amended to include the following language:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners proposes to levy a millage rate of 4.3505 mills upon
the total Taxable Value of Real and Personal Property so as to
generate $158,656,405 to support the 1998 County General
Fund/General Purpose Operating Budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that $1,093,750 be transferred from the
MIllage Reduction and Stabilization Fund to the General Fund to
offset the corresponding reduction in property tax revenue."
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance & Personnel
Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
A PPR THE FOREGr"
Patterson, County Executwe
Resolution #97191 September 25, 1997
Moved by Douglas supported by Schmid the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Dingeldey, Douglas, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs, Jensen, Johnson,
Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer,
Pernick, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Devine. (23)
NAYS: Garfield. (1)
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 September 25, 1997 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 25th day of September 1997.
Lyn D. Allen, County Clerk