HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2005.09.22 - 28049MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 105224 September 22, 2005
BY: Finance Committee, Chuck Moss, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - 2005 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 2005 "Headlee" rollback
(Article 9, Section 31 of the Michigan Constitution) tax rate of 4.2240
mills, a Parks and Recreation maximum allowable tax rate of 0.2415 mill
and a Huron-Clinton Authority maximum allowable tax rate of 0.2146
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 2004, has
resulted in total tax reduction of $9.6 million in 1999, and $7.9
million in 2000, $6.5 million in 2001, $5.0 in 2002, $3.7 million in
2003, and $2.6 million in 2004 respectively, for a seven-year total
taxpayer savings of $46.0 million; and
WHEREAS the County Executive recommends that the County 2005 tax
rate be set at 4.1900 mills, the same since 1998, 0.034 mill below the
Maximum Allowable Tax Levy as constrained by State law, equivalent to a
tax reduction of $2.0 million, without jeopardizing the County's
ability to deliver quality public services; and
WHEREAS the Finance Committee recommends that the 2005 County
General Fund Property Tax rate be set at 4.1900 mills, 0.034 mill below
the maximum allowable tax rate; the Oakland County Parks and Recreation
Tax rate be set at 0.2415 mill, the maximum allowable tax rate; and the
Huron-Clinton Metro Park Authority Tax rate be set at 0.2146 mill, the
maximum allowable tax rate; and
WHEREAS $246,640,551 is the estimated amount of the Fiscal Year
2006 County General Fund Budget to be raised by taxation based on the
2005 Taxable Value of all property located in Oakland County
($58,864,093,550) at the recommended rate of 4.1900 mills, together
with the voted 0.2415 mill for Parks and Recreation of $14,215,679 and
the 0.2146 mill for the Huron-Clinton Authority of $12,632,234.
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 2005 the following tax rates to
be applied to the 2005 Taxable Value of all property located within
their respective jurisdictions:
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
2005 County Voted for Huron-Clinton
General Property Tax Levy Parks & Recreation Park Authority
4.1900 Mills 0.2415 Mill 0.2146 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.
September 22, 2005 Resolution #05224
Moved by Moss supported by Potter the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Jamian, KowaII, Long, Melton, Middleton, Molnar, Moss, Nash, Palmer, Patterson, Potter,
Scott, Wilson, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Coleman, Coulter Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson,
Gregory, Hatchett. (23)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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I HEREBY APPROVE THE FORMING RESOLUTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, 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 22, 2005, 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 22nd day of September, 2005.
Ruth Joni'tern', County Clerk