HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1999.09.23 - 258734.1900 Mills .2405 Mill .2218 Mill
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #99251 . September 23, 1999
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - 1999 COUNTY GENERAL WIND PR(IPERTV TAY wan
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 mil= property tax rate; and
WHEREAS Michigan Law (MCL 211.34d(16) permanently reduced the County's
Maximum Allowable Tax Rate to the 1998 "Headlee" rollback ( Article 9, Section
31 of the Michigan Constitution) tax rate of 4.4188 mills, a Parks & Recreation
maximum allowable tax rate of .2405 mill and a Huron-Clinton Authority maximum
allowable tax rate of .2218 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, by Misc. Resolution #95265, created the
Millage Reduction and Stabilization Fund which accumulated a balance of
$4,375,000 attributable to cost saving measures implemented over time; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners and County Executive was desirous of
utilizing these funds to further reduce the Property Tax Rate below the 1996 rate
of 4.3805 mills by .03 mill which would consume the accumulated balance over a
four (4) year time frame, through FY2000, without jeopardizing the County's
ability to deliver quality public services; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, upon the recommendation of the County
Executive, adopted Misc. Resolution #98217 establishing a 1998 County Property
Tax rate of 4.1900 mills, .273 mills less than the Maximum Allowable Tax Levy as
constrained by State law, equivalent to a total tax reduction of $10.7 million;
and
WHEREAS the County Executive recommends that the County tax rate be set at
4.1900 mills, same as the 1998 millage rate and .2288 mill below the Maximum
Allowable Tax Levy as constrained by State law, equivalent to a total tax
reduction of $9.6 million; and
WHEREAS the Finance Committee recommends that the 1999 County General Fund
Property Tax rate be set at 4.1900 mills, .2288 mill below the maximum allowable
tax rate; the Oakland County Parks & Recreation Tax rate be set at .2405 mill,
the maximum allowable tax rate; and the Huron-Clinton Metro Park Authority Tax
rate be set at .2218 mill, the maximum allowable tax rate; and
WHEREAS $174,957,729 is the estimated amount of the 1999 County General
Fund Budget to be raised by taxation based on the 1998 Taxable Value of all
property located in Oakland County ($41,756,021,276) at the recommended rate of
4.1900 mills, together with the voted .2405 mill for Parks & Recreation of
$10,042,323 and the .2218 mill for the Huron-Clinton Authority of $9,261,486.
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
1999 the following tax rates to be applied to the 1999 Taxable Value of all
property located within their respective jurisdictions:
1999 County Voted for
General Property Tax Levy Parks ,c Rerreation Park Authority
Huron-Clinton
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Obrecht ancrCausey-Mitchell
absent.
HERE RYA P. THE FOR1..-09'j(3, RESOLUTION
arson, County Executive
F4/11 'Date
G' William Caddell, County Clerk
Resolution #99251 September 23, 1999
Moved by Douglas supported by Coleman the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Colasanti, Coleman, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield,
Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht,
Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel,
Causey-Mitchell. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, G. William Caddell, 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 23, 1999 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 23rd dayf September, 1999.