HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2004.03.31 - 27388REPORT (MISC. #04077) April 1, 2004
BY: General Government Committee, William R. Patterson, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #04077 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — OPPOSE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PLAN TO COLLECT COUNTY TAXES IN JULY OF EACH YEAR
AND RECOMMEND TO CITIES, VILLAGES AND TOWNSHIPS LANGUAGE
TO PLACE ON SUMMER TAX STATEMENTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution
#04077 on March 22, 2004, reports with a recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move
acceptance of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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General Government Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Coulter voting no.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be sent to all Oakland County s.ikies, villages and
ships, Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Oakland CountytegiFiative contingent.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 04077
By: Sue Ann Douglas, District #12; Peter Webster, District #18; John Scott, District #5;
Eileen Kowa11, District # 6; Bill Bullard, Jr. , District #2
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - OPPOSE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PLAN TO COLLECT
COUNTY TAXES IN JULY OF EACH YEAR AND RECOMMEND TO CITIES, VILLAGES AND
TOWNSHIPS LANGUAGE TO PLACE ON SUMMER TAX STATEMENTS
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Governor's proposed budget suspends Revenue Sharing payments to counties; and
WHEREAS the Governor's proposed budget moves the collection date for county taxes up from December
2004 to July 2004; and
WHEREAS the early collection date requires counties to collect the taxes in mid 2004 that would normally
be collected in December 2004 and would be used to fund their 2005 budgets; and
WHEREAS the Governor's budget requires each county to place all of the money from the early tax
collection into a reserve fund to pay itself the equivalent of state revenue sharing each year until each county's fund
is exhausted; and
WHEREAS the amount lost to fund Oakland County's 2005 budget will be approximately $200 million;
and
WHEREAS taxpayers will be required to pay these taxes early with little notice and mortgage escrow
accounts will not be adequately funded to meet the requirements of the Governor's proposed budget; and
WHEREAS the Governor's proposed budget effectively shifts a statewide $1,4 billion responsibility for
county Revenue Sharing from the State of Michigan to local taxpayers; and
WHEREAS the Governor's proposed budget will cause counties to use their reserve funds and/or seek
short term loans or seek new taxes to meet their cash flow needs during the first half of each year; and
WHEREAS local units of government in Oakland County send out the summer tax statements.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Oakland County Board of Commissioners opposes the
Governor's plan to shift a statewide $1.4 billion State Revenue Sharing tax burden to county taxpayers by requiring
the early collection of county property taxes for the purpose of replacing lost State Revenue Sharing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should the Governor's tax shift plan pass the Legislature, the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners requests that all local units of Government please place the following information
on their 2004 summer tax statements:
"Your summer tax bill has increased because the Governor and Legislature decided to collect
county taxes early and shift a $1.4 billion State Revenue Sharing burden to local taxpayers.
Oakland County has opposed this action and recommends that you contact the Governor and State
elected officials to voice your opinion."
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Resolution #04077 March 18, 2004
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
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Resolution #04077 April 1, 2004
Moved by Patterson supported by Douglas the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Patterson supported by Scott the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the report was accepted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Douglas, Hatchett, Jamian, Knollenberg, KowaII, Law, Long, McMillin, Middleton, Moffitt,
Moss, Palmer, Patterson, Potter, Rogers, Scott, Suarez, Webster, Wilson, Zack, Bullard,
Crawford. (22)
NAYS: Coulter. (1)
A sufficient majority having voted therefore, the resolution was adopted.
DOES MT ROMENrig EXECUTIVE ACTION
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 April 1, 2004
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal 9,t the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 1st day of April, 2004.
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G. William Caddell, County Clerk