HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2002.10.10 - 26961REPORT (MISC. 102240) October 19, 2002
BY: General Government Committee, William Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #02240 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - OPPOSE HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION BB - TRICOUNTY REGIONAL SALES TAX
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the
above-titled resolution on September 30, 2002, recommends that
the resolution be adopted
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move acceptance of the foregoing report.
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with McPherson voting no.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 02240 .
BY: Commissioner John P. Garfield, District #9
RE: Board of Commissioners — Oppose House Joint Resolution BB — Tricounty
Regional Sales Tax
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, House Joint Resolution BB (HJR BB) proposes to amend that Michigan
State Constitution, Section 8 of Article IX, to provide a tricounty regional sales tax option
of not more than one (1%) percent; and
WHEREAS, HJR BB provides that beginning on January 1, 2003, the Michigan
Legislature shall provide for a local option sales tax for any tricounty region with a total
population of more than 4 million upon approval of a majority of voters voting on the
question in the tricounty region; and
WHEREAS, HJR BB requires that sixty (60%) of the proceeds from this increase in
the tricounty sales tax shall be used only for regional transportation purposes and
coordination in that tricounty region; and
WHEREAS, HJR BB requires that twenty (20%) of the proceeds from this increase
in the tricounty sales tax shall be used only for funding roads; and
WHEREAS, HJR BB requires that twenty (20%) of the proceeds from this increase
in the tricounty sales tax shall be used for water and sewage infrastructure in that tricounty
region; and
WHEREAS, HJR BB also includes language that allowing a county that does not
contain a city with a population of more than 750,000 may decline to collect the local option
sales tax if a majority of the voters voting on the question in that county do not approve the
question and the county Board of Commissioners adopts a resolution to decline to collect
the local option sales tax — in which case, none of the proceeds from that local option sales
tax shall be used for allowed purposes in that county; and
WHEREAS, HJR BB was introduced on September 17, 2002 and referred to the
Committee on Tax Policy.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners opposes House Joint Resolution BB and the concept of putting before the
voters of Oakland County a proposal to amend the State Constitution to provide for a
regional sales tax increase — because of the negative economic impact that such a
localized sales tax increase would have upon Oakland County and the unfair burden it
would place upon Oakland County's taxpayers.
Resolution #02240 September 19, 2002
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
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Williafti Caddelc-COunty Clerk
Resolution #02240 October 10, 2002
Moved by Patterson supported by Garfield the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Garfield the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by McPherson supported by Suarez the resolution be tabled and referred back to the Public Services
Committee and the General Government Committee for further discussion.
Discussion followed.
Vote on motion to table resolution:
AYES: Causey-Mitchell, Coleman, Gregory, McPherson, Melton, Suarez, Appel. (7)
NAYS: Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Law, Middleton, Moss, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Sever,
Taub, Webster, Amos, Brian, Buckley. (15)
A sufficient majority not having voted therefore, the motion failed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Coleman, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gregory, Law, Melton, Middleton, Moss, Obrecht,
Palmer, Patterson, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Webster, Amos, Appel, Brian, Buckley, Causey-Mitchell.
(21)
NAYS: McPherson. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
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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 October 10,
2002, 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 10th day of October, 2002.