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Miscella;ieous Resolution 105050
BY: Commissioner Sue Douglas, District #12
RE: Board of Commissioners - Support for House Bill 4326 - Amend General
Property Tax Act to Limit Millages to 10 Years
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS House Bill 4326 was introduced to amend Public Act 206 of 1893, entitled "The
General Property Tax Act," Section 24f (MCL 211.24f), as amended by 2000 PA 244; and
WHEREAS the General Property Tax Act provides for the assessment of rights and
interests in property; the levy and collection of taxes on property; the collection of taxes
levied; and making those taxes a lien on the property taxed; and
WHEREAS as defined by the Act, local units of government with taxing authority includes:
a county, city, village, township, school district, intermediate school district, community
college district, public library, or local authority created under state law; and
WHEREAS the General Property Tax Act currently requires that ballot questions
authorizing a millage rate to be levied shall state that millage rate, the estimated amount
of revenue that will be collected the first year, purpose of the millage and the duration of
the millage in years; and
WHEREAS there have been occasional instances wherein the taxing authority did not
indicate the duration of the millage in years, thereby, instituting a permanent millage
without an expiration date; and
WHEREAS House Bill 4326 amends the General Property Tax Act by inserting language
that states that the duration of a millage shall not exceed ten (10) years.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby supports the concept contained in House Bill 4326 to amend the General Property
Tax Act, Section 24f (MCL 211.24f), as amended by 2000 PA 244, by inserting language
that states that the duration of a millage shall not exceed ten (10) years.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests
the Oakland County Clerk to forward copies of this adopted resolution to the House
Committee on Tax Policy, the Oakland County Delegation to the State Legislature, the
Michigan Association of Counties, and Oakland County's Legislative Lobbyists.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #05050 March 10, 2005
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.