HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2000.09.21 - 26228MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 100222 September 7, 2000
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - 2000 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 2000 "Headlee" rollback
( Article 9, Section 31 of the Michigan Constitution) tax rate of
4.3688 mills, a Parks & Recreation maximum allowable tax rate of
.2376 mill and a Huron-Clinton Authority maximum allowable tax rate
of .2202 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 were
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 Tax Year 2000, 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 in 1998 and
$9.6 million in 1999, respectively; and
WHEREAS the County Executive recommends that the County tax
rate be set at 4.1900 mills, same as the 1998 and 1999 millage
rates, .1788 mill below the Maximum Allowable Tax Levy as
constrained by State law, equivalent to a total tax reduction of
$7.9 million; and
FINANCE COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
WHEREAS the Finance Committee recommends that the 2000 County
General Fund Property Tax rate be set at 4.1900 mills, .1788 mill
below the maximum allowable tax rate; the Oakland County Parks &
Recreation Tax rate be set at .2376 mill, the maximum allowable tax
rate; and the Huron-Clinton Metro Park Authority Tax rate be set at
.2202 mill, the maximum allowable tax rate; and
WHEREAS $185,913,488 is the estimated amount of the 2000
County General Fund Budget to be raised by taxation based on the
2000 Taxable Value of all property located in Oakland County
($44,370,760,909) at the recommended rate of 4.1900 mills, together
with the .2376 mill for Parks & Recreation of $10,542,493 and the
.2202 mill for the Huron-Clinton Authority of $9,770,442.
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 2000 the
following tax rates to be applied to the 2000 Taxable Value of all
property located within their respective jurisdictions:
2000 County Voted for Huron-Clinton
General Property Tax Levy Parks & Recreation Park Authority
4.1900 Mills .2376 Mill .2202 Mill
Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move
adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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Resolution #00222 September 7, 2000
The Vice Chairperson stated the resolution will lay over to the
September 21, 2000. There were no objections.
Resolution #00222 September 21, 2000
Moved by Douglas supported by Sever the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Colasanti, Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Galloway, Garfield, Gregory,
Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson,
Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos, Appel, Causey-Mitchell. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY_4PP5fra THE FOREGOING
7/2-47/
L Brooks Patterson. County Executive Date
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 21, 2000 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 21s dayilf September, 2000.
G7 William Caddell, County Clerk
