HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2003.09.18 - 27343MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #03255 September 18, 2003
BY: Finance Committee, Chuck Moss, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - 2003 COUNTY GENERAL FUND PROPERTY TAX AND
PARKS AND RECREATION TAX RATES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County has a fixed millage rate of 5.26 mills (voter
approved 8/8/78) and a voter approved (8/8/00 - Term 2002-2011) 0.2500 mill
for Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS the Huron-Clinton Metro Parks Authority has requested the
County to apportion a 0.25 mill property tax rate; and
WHEREAS Michigan Law (MCL 211.34d(16) permanently reduced the County's
Maximum Allowable Tax Rate to the 2003 "Headlee" rollback (Article 9, Section
31 of the Michigan Constitution) tax rate of 4.2602 mills, a Parks and
Recreation maximum allowable tax rate of 0.2436 mill and a Huron-Clinton
Authority maximum allowable tax rate of 0.2161 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 Miscellaneous Resolution #98217 establishing a 1998
County Property Tax rate of 4.1900 mills, 0.273 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, the tax rate of 4.19, unchanged for tax
years 1999 through 2002, has resulted in total tax reduction of $9.6 million
in 1999, and $7.9 million in 2000, 6.5 million in 2001 and 5.0 in 2002
respectively, for a five-year total taxpayer savings of $39.7 million; and
WHEREAS the County Executive recommends that the County 2003 tax rate
be set at 4.1900 mills, the same since 1998, 0.0702 mill below the Maximum
Allowable Tax Levy as constrained by State law, equivalent to a tax reduction
of $3.7 million, without jeopardizing the County's ability to deliver quality
public services; and
WHEREAS the Finance Committee recommends that the 2003 County General
Fund Property Tax rate be set at 4.1900 mills, 0.0702 mill below the maximum
allowable tax rate; the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Tax rate be set
at 0.2436 mill, the maximum allowable tax rate; and the Huron-Clinton Metro
Park Authority Tax rate be set at 0.2161 mill, the maximum allowable tax
rate; and
WHEREAS $222,823,722 is the estimated amount of the Fiscal Year 2004
County General Fund Budget to be raised by taxation based on the 2003 Taxable
Value of all property located in Oakland County ($53,179,886,010) at the
recommended rate of 4.1900 mills, together with the voted 0.2436 mill for
Parks and Recreation of $12,954,620 and the 0.2161 mill for the Huron-Clinton
Authority of $11,492,173.
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 2003 the following tax rates to be applied to the 2003
Taxable Value of all property located within their respective jurisdictions:
2003 County Voted for Huron-Clinton
General Property Tax Levy Parks & Recreation Park Authority
4.1900 Mills 0.2436 Mill 0.2161 Mill
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move adoption of the
foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Moffitt, Gregory and Patterson absent.
tree.
G. William Caddell, County Clerk
Resolution #03255 September 18, 2003
Moved by Moss supported by Suarez the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Crawford, Douglas, Gregory, Hatchett, Jamian, Knollenberg, KowaII, Law, Long, McMillin,
Middleton, Moffitt, Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Webster, Wilson,
Zack, Bullard, Coleman, Coulter. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted, therefore, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREG0116 RESOLUTION
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 18, 2003, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Ile County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 18th day of September, 2003.