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OAKLAND COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MINUTES
July 17, 2008
Meeting called to order by Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. at 9:38 a.m. in the Courthouse Auditorium, 1200 N.
Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan.
Roll called.
PRESENT: Bullard, Burns, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Gregory,
Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott,
Spector, Woodward, Zack. (22)
EXCUSED ABSENCE WITH NOTICE: Gingell, Suarez. (2)
EXCUSED ABSENCE PER MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #04228: Coleman. (1)
Quorum present.
Invocation given by Vincent Gregory.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Moved by Crawford supported by Gregory the minutes of the July 8, 2008, Board Meeting be approved.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the minutes were approved as printed.
Moved by Kowall supported by Coulter the agenda be approved as printed.
AYES: Bullard, Burns, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel,
Hatchett, Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector,
Woodward, Zack. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the agenda was approved as printed.
Deputy Clerk/Register of Deeds Constance Spak read a communication from Patrick M. Dohany, Oakland
County Treasurer, providing the Annual Report of the balance in the Land Sale Proceeds Account.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. made the following statement: “A Public Hearing is now called on the Waste
Resource Management Unit – Resolution Approving the Provisions of a Brownfield Plan for the 2401
West Maple Road Project in the Charter Township of Commerce. Is there anyone present who wishes to
speak?” No one requested to speak and the Chairperson declared the Public Hearing closed.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. made the following statement: “A Public Hearing is now called on the Waste
Resource Management Unit – Resolution Approving the Provisions of a Brownfield Plan for the 4080
West Eleven Mile Project in the City of Berkley. Is there anyone present who wishes to speak?” No one
requested to speak and the Chairperson declared the Public Hearing closed.
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Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. made the following statement: “A Public Hearing is now called on the Waste
Resource Management Unit – Resolution Approving the Provisions of a Brownfield Plan for the SES
Berkley Project in the City of Berkley. Is there anyone present who wishes to speak?” No one requested
to speak and the Chairperson declared the Public Hearing closed.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. made the following statement: “A Public Hearing is now called on the Edward
Byrnes Memorial Justice Assistance Grant/Intergovernmental Agreements. Is there anyone present who
wishes to speak?” No one requested to speak and the Chairperson declared the Public Hearing closed.
Chairperson Bill Bullard, Jr. made the following statement: “A Public Hearing is now called on the
Planning and Economic Development Services Division Resolution Approving Project Plan (National
Shrine of the Little Flower Project) – City of Royal Oak. Is there anyone present who wishes to speak?”
No one requested to speak and the Chairperson declared the Public Hearing closed.
Commissioners David Potts and John Scott introduced Anais Felt, Miss Oakland County’s Outstanding
Teen 2008 and Sheila Klein, Miss Oakland County 2008. Both addressed the Board.
Moved by Rogers supported by Nash the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted). The vote for this motion appears on page 589.
The resolutions on the Consent Agenda follow (annotated by an asterisk {*}):
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08127
BY: Finance Committee, Mike Rogers, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET/EQUALIZATION DIVISION – APPROVAL
OF CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, CITY OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS, CITY OF NOVI, CITY OF ORCHARD
LAKE VILLAGE, CITY OF PLEASANT RIDGE, CITY OF ROCHESTER, CITY OF ROYAL OAK,
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF COMMERCE, CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MILFORD, TOWNSHIP OF NOVI,
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OAKLAND, CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD, AND THE TOWNSHIP
OF SOUTHFIELD
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Equalization Division provides a number of services to local units of government including
original assessments, reappraisals, and file maintenance; and
WHEREAS these services are provided under contract with the local units as approved by the Board of
Commissioners; and
WHEREAS revenues and expenditures associated with the services for these contracts are included in
the Fiscal Year 2008 budget, and therefore, no budget amendment is recommended; and
WHEREAS several contracts are anticipated to be renewed, generating approximately $65,622 in
additional revenue, which has been incorporated into the Fiscal Year 2009 and Fiscal Year 2010 County
Executive Recommended Budget.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves entering into the attached Contract for Oakland County Equalization Division Assistance
Services covering the term July 1, 2008 thru June 30, 2009 with the City of Auburn Hills, City of
Bloomfield Hills, City of Novi, City of Orchard Lake Village, City of Pleasant Ridge, City of Rochester, City
of Royal Oak, Charter Township of Commerce, Charter Township of Milford, Township of Novi, Charter
Township of Oakland, Charter Township of Oxford, and the Township of Southfield, all of which have
been signed by their respective CVT authorized signatories.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the revenue generated from all renewed contracts with the CVT’s is
incorporated within the County Executive Recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2009 and Fiscal Year
2010.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners’ Chairperson is authorized to sign these
contracts.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk shall receive and file the executed contracts
with the concerned units of government as required by law.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
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CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTHFIELD (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE TOWNSHIP OF SOUTHFIELD(hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200
North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the TOWNSHIP OF
SOUTHFIELD, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 18550 West
Thirteen Mile Road, Southfield Township, Michigan 48025-5262 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this
Contract, either the County and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or
jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
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any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
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property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
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and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
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Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the
Municipality agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $14.70 for each real
property description and $12.40 for each personal property description rendered during the life of
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this Contract. If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the
County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
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breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
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and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facitlity Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
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upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
Board of Trustees of the Township of Southfield. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or
any possible subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and
proceedings of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Trustees of
the Township of Southfield and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County and the
Clerk for the Township of Southfield.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
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the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Phillip E. Schmitt, Supervisor of the Township of Southfield, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Township of
Southfield, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and
hereby accepts and binds the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Phillip E. Schmitt, Supervisor
Township of Southfield
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Sharon Tischler, Clerk
Township of Southfield
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: ___________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF AUBURN HILLS (personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF AUBURN HILLS, (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200
North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CITY OF AUBURN
HILLS , a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 1827 North Squirrel Road,
Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326-2753 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract, either the County
and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
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Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
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and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of personal property
through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of Michigan. The
County agrees to make assessments of personal property within the
Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new personal property,
process all personal property description changes, and will audit where
necessary to insure and establish accurate appraisals on all taxable
personal property. The Equalization Division personnel will review all
statements and extensions, make valuation recommendations to the
assessor in the absence of a prepared personal property statement and
load all values on the computer for the assessment roll. All Board of Review
changes will be processed on the personal property section of the
assessment roll and balanced to insure there are no omissions. The
Equalization Division personnel will be available for consultation on all
Michigan Tax Tribunal appeals for personal property and will assist the
Assessor in the preparation of both oral and written defense of appeals as
long as there is a current Contract in effect. However, the County shall not
assist or appear on behalf of the Municipality regarding appeals of special
assessments to the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
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for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
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Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
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§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the Municipality
agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $14.40 for each personal
property description rendered during the life of this Contract. If during the term of this Contract,
there are additional services requested of the County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to
be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
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6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
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proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
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8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facility Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality agrees to forward all personal property statements and any other
documents affecting the status or value of personal property located within the
Municipality to the County's Equalization Division in a timely manner.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under the
terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and relationship
to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly provided
herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents, and
servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
City Council of Auburn Hills. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any possible
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subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings of both
the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the City Council of Auburn Hills and shall also
be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County and the Clerk for the City of Auburn Hills.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, James D. McDonald, Mayor of the City of Auburn Hills, hereby acknowledges
that he has been authorized by a resolution of the City Council of Auburn Hills, a certified copy of which is
attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the
Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
James D. McDonald, Mayor
City of Auburn Hills
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
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Linda F. Shannon, Clerk
City of Auburn Hills
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: _________________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: _________________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS, (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200
North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CITY OF
BLOOMFIELD HILLS , a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 45 East
Long Lake Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304-2322 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract,
either the County and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as
"Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
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such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
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2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
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assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
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Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
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liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the
Municipality agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $18.20 for each real
property description and $13.30 for each personal property description rendered during the life of
this Contract
If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the County, the
Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality
for any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
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7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
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8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facitlity Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
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§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
City Commission of Bloomfield Hills. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any possible
subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings of both
the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the City Commission of Bloomfield Hills and
shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County and the Clerk for the City of Bloomfield
Hills.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
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implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Michael Zambricki, Mayor of the City of Bloomfield Hills, hereby acknowledges
that he has been authorized by a resolution of the City Commission of Bloomfield Hills, a certified copy of
which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the
Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Michael Zambricki, Mayor
City of Bloomfield Hills
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Amy Burton, Clerk
City of Bloomfield Hills
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: ___________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: ______________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
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CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF COMMERCE (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF COMMERCE (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into
between the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose
address is 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF COMMERCE, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose
address is 2840 Fisher Avenue, Commerce, Michigan 48390 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this
Contract, either the County and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or
jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
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any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
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property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
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and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
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Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the
Municipality agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $17.50 for each real
property description and $12.80 for each personal property description rendered during the life of
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this Contract. If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the
County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
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breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
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and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facitlity Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
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upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Commerce. The approval and terms of this
Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official
minutes and proceedings of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Board of
Trustees of the Charter Township of Commerce and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk
of the County and the Clerk for the Charter Township of Commerce.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
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the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Thomas K. Zoner, Supervisor of the Charter Township of Commerce, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Charter
Township of Commerce, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the
Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Thomas K. Zoner, Supervisor
Charter Township of Commerce
WITNESSED: _____________________ DATE: __________________
Sandra S. Abrams, Clerk
Charter Township of Commerce
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: _________________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: _________________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MILFORD (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MILFORD (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between
the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is
1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CHARTER
TOWNSHIP OF MILFORD, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 1100
Atlantic, Milford, Michigan 48381(hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract, either the County and/or
the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
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appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
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any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
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2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
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2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
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Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the Municipality
agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $14.70 for each real property
description and $12.40 for each personal property description rendered during the life of this
Contract. If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the County,
the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
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Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
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imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
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8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facility Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
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12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Milford. The approval and terms of this Contract,
and/or any possible subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and
proceedings of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Trustees of
the Charter Township of Milford and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County
and the Clerk for the Charter Township of Milford.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or non-
possessive, shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
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as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Donald D. Green, Supervisor of the Charter Township of Milford, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Charter
Township of Milford, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the
Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Donald D. Green, Supervisor
Charter Township of Milford
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Colleen Schwartz, Clerk
Charter Township of Milford
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: _________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: ________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF NOVI (personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF NOVI, (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between the COUNTY OF
OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200 North Telegraph
Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CITY OF NOVI , a Michigan
Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 45175 West Ten Mile Road, Novi, Michigan
48375-3024 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract, either the County and/or the Municipality may
also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
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Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
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result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of personal property
through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of Michigan. The
County agrees to make assessments of personal property within the
Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new personal property,
process all personal property description changes, and will audit where
necessary to insure and establish accurate appraisals on all taxable
personal property. The Equalization Division personnel will review all
statements and extensions, make valuation recommendations to the
assessor in the absence of a prepared personal property statement and
load all values on the computer for the assessment roll. All Board of Review
changes will be processed on the personal property section of the
assessment roll and balanced to insure there are no omissions. The
Equalization Division personnel will be available for consultation on all
Michigan Tax Tribunal appeals for personal property and will assist the
Assessor in the preparation of both oral and written defense of appeals as
long as there is a current Contract in effect. However, the County shall not
assist or appear on behalf of the Municipality regarding appeals of special
assessments to the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
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County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
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2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
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4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the Municipality
agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $13.80 for each personal
property description rendered during the life of this Contract. If during the term of this Contract,
there are additional services requested of the County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to
be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
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possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
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for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any personal property parcel including but not limited to the
following: Downtown Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment
Financing Authorities. In addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County
immediately of approval of any application for abatement or tax exemption affecting
personal property.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
that is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facility Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality agrees to forward all personal property statements and any other
documents affecting the status or value of personal property located within the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division in a timely manner.
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§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under the
terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and relationship
to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly provided
herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents, and
servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
City Council of Novi. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings of both the Oakland
County Board of Commissioners and the City Council of Novi and shall also be filed with the office
of the Clerk of the County and the Clerk for the City of Novi.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
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indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, David Landry, Mayor of the City of Novi, hereby acknowledges that he has
been authorized by a resolution of the City Council of Novi, a certified copy of which is attached, to
execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the Municipality to the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
David Landry, Mayor
City of Novi
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Maryanne Cornelius, Clerk
City of Novi
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
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CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTYEQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH THE
TOWNSHIP OF NOVI (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE TOWNSHIP OF NOVI (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between the COUNTY
OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200 North
Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the TOWNSHIP OF NOVI, a
Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 44020 Cottisford Road, Northville,
Michigan 48167 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract, either the County and/or the Municipality
may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or non-possessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
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County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
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oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
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employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
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County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the Municipality
agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $14.40 for each real property
description and $14.40 for each personal property description rendered during the life of this
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Contract. If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the
County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
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breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
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and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facitlity Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
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upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
Board of Trustees of the Township of Novi. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any
possible subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings
of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Trustees of the Township
of Novi and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County and the Clerk for the
Township of Novi.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or non-
possessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
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shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, John Juntenan, Supervisor of the Township of Novi, hereby acknowledges that
he has been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Township of Novi, a certified copy
of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and hereby accepts and binds
the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
John Juntenan, Supervisor
Township of Novi
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Derwood Haines, Clerk
Township of Novi
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: ___________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OAKLAND (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OAKLAND (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between
the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is
1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CHARTER
TOWNSHIP OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 4393
Collins Road, Rochester, Michigan 48306-1510 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract, either the
County and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
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Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or non-possessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
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and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
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2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
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County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
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4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the
Municipality agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $15.90 for each real
property description and $12.40 for each personal property description rendered during the life of
this Contract. If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the
County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
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MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
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in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facility Tax Act. The County shall be
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informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
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keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Oakland. The approval and terms of this Contract,
and/or any possible subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and
proceedings of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Trustees of
the Charter Township of Oakland and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County
and the Clerk for the Charter Township of Oakland.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or non-
possessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
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Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Joan Fogler, Supervisor of the Charter Township of Oakland, hereby
acknowledges that she has been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Charter
Township of Oakland, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the
Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Joan Fogler, Supervisor
Charter Township of Oakland
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Liza M. Platz, Clerk
Charter Township of Oakland
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: _________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: ___________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE (personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE, (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between
the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is
1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CITY OF
ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE , a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is
3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake Village, Michigan 48323-1638 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In
this Contract, either the County and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or
jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
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§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
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may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of personal property
through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of Michigan.
The County agrees to make assessments of personal property within the
Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new personal property,
process all personal property description changes, and will audit where
necessary to insure and establish accurate appraisals on all taxable
personal property. The Equalization Division personnel will review all
statements and extensions, make valuation recommendations to the
assessor in the absence of a prepared personal property statement and
load all values on the computer for the assessment roll. All Board of
Review changes will be processed on the personal property section of the
assessment roll and balanced to insure there are no omissions. The
Equalization Division personnel will be available for consultation on all
Michigan Tax Tribunal appeals for personal property and will assist the
Assessor in the preparation of both oral and written defense of appeals as
long as there is a current Contract in effect. However, the County shall not
assist or appear on behalf of the Municipality regarding appeals of special
assessments to the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain
solely and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or
future wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits,
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pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances,
training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability
compensation benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act
protection(s) and benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other
statutory or contractual right or benefit based on or in any way related to
any County Agent's employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or
union contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control
the employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make
any and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the
County, subject only to its applicable collective bargaining
Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all
operational policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical
guidelines, and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in
any way, governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel's training standards or
proficiency(ies), any level or amount of required supervision, any
and all standards of performance, any sequence or manner of
performance, and any level(s) of experience, training, or education
required for any Equalization Division Personnel performing any
County duty or obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the
Municipality during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit
the Municipality from employing any person who was a former County
Agent but is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
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Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the
terms of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend
any such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other
court or review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed
and Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend
property tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or
were otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the
Parties to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
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4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the Municipality
of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the Municipality
agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $12.90 for each personal
property description rendered during the life of this Contract. If during the term of this Contract,
there are additional services requested of the County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to
be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
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6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
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7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facility Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
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8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization
Division in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under the
terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and relationship
to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly provided
herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents, and
servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
City Council of Orchard Lake Village. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any
possible subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings
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of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the City Council of Orchard Lake Village
and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County and the Clerk for the City of
Orchard Lake Village.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, James K. Talpos, Mayor of the City of Orchard Lake Village, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the City Council of Orchard Lake Village, a
certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and hereby
accepts and binds the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
James K. Talpos, Mayor
City of Orchard Lake Village
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WITNESSED: _____________________ DATE: __________________
Janet Overholt Green, Clerk
City of Orchard Lake Village
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: ______________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: ______________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between
the COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is
1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CHARTER
TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 18
West Burdick Street, PO Box 3, Oxford, Michigan 48371(hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract,
either the County and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as
"Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
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persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
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2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax yeas as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
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assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
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Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
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liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the
Municipality agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $15.10 for each real
property description and $12.40 for each personal property description rendered during the life of
this Contract
If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the County, the
Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality
for any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
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7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
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8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facitlity Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
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§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Oxford. The approval and terms of this Contract,
and/or any possible subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and
proceedings of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Trustees of
the Charter Township of Oxford and shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County
and the Clerk for the Charter Township of Oxford.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
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implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, William Dunn, Supervisor of the Charter Township of Oxford, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Charter
Township of Oxford, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the
Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
William Dunn, Supervisor
Charter Township of Oxford
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Clara J. Sanderson, Clerk
Charter Township of Oxford
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: _________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: _________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
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CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF PLEASANT RIDGE (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF PLEASANT RIDGE (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between the
COUNTY OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200
North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CITY OF PLEASANT
RIDGE, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 23925 Woodward
Avenue, Pleasant Ridge, Michigan 48069 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract, either the
County and/or the Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
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any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
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property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility,
and discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise
decide any and all such terms and conditions of employment and
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make any and all employment decisions that affect, in any way,
the employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the
County, subject only to its applicable collective bargaining
Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all
operational policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical
guidelines, and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in
any way, governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel's training standards or
proficiency(ies), any level or amount of required supervision, any
and all standards of performance, any sequence or manner of
performance, and any level(s) of experience, training, or education
required for any Equalization Division Personnel performing any
County duty or obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
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otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the
Municipality agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $13.60 for each real
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property description and $12.40 for each personal property description rendered during the life of
this Contract. If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the
County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality
for any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
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economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
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Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facility Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
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Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
City Commission of Pleasant Ridge. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any possible
subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings of both
the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the City Commission of Pleasant Ridge and
shall also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County and the Clerk for the City of Pleasant
Ridge.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
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including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Ralph A. Castelli, Jr., Mayor of the City of Pleasant Ridge, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the City Commission of Pleasant Ridge, a
certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and hereby
accepts and binds the Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Ralph A. Castelli, Jr., Mayor
City of Pleasant Ridge
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Amy M. Porcs, City Clerk
City of Pleasant Ridge
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF ROCHESTER (real and personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF ROCHESTER (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between the COUNTY
OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200 North
Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CITY OF ROCHESTER, a
Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 400 Sixth Street, Rochester,
Michigan 48307 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract, either the County and/or the Municipality
may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
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B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or nonpossessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
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1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of real and personal
property through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of
Michigan. The County agrees to make assessments of real and personal
property within the Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new property, process
all real and personal property description changes, prepare the assessment
roll for real and personal property in the Municipality; attend March, July and
December Boards of Review and other such duties as required by the State
General Property Tax Laws. The Equalization Division personnel will also be
available for consultation on all Michigan Tax Tribunal real and personal
property appeals and will assist the assessor in the preparation of both the
oral and written defense of appeals, as long as there is a current Contract in
effect. However, the County shall not assist or appear on behalf of the
Municipality regarding appeals of special assessments to the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.1.3. The County agrees to have an Appraiser (i.e. Equalization Division
personnel) physically present in the Municipality offices one (1) day per
month. The working hours for Equalization Division personnel will be 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. The scheduled
date may vary if it is mutually agreeable to both Parties.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
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responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
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or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
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otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the
Municipality agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $14.00 for each real
property description and $12.40 for each personal property description rendered during the life of
this Contract. If during the term of this Contract, there are additional services requested of the
County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
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6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 For payment for services provided by the County in section 2.1.3, the Municipality agrees
to pay a fee of $4,995.00 for the year. Any additional days scheduled by mutual
agreement of both Parties under section 2.1.3 will be billed at the rate of $300.00 per
day.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.5 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF”) or any other source of funds due the MUNICIPALITY in the
possession of the County, to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.6 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.7 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality
for any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
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or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
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Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facility Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under
the terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and
relationship to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly
provided herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents,
and servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
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Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
City Council of Rochester. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any possible
subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings of both
the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the City Council of Rochester and shall also be
filed with the office of the Clerk of the County and the Clerk for the City of Rochester.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or
nonpossessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or
requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
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§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Stuart Bikson, Mayor of the City of Rochester, hereby acknowledges that he
has been authorized by a resolution of the City Council of Rochester, a certified copy of which is
attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the
Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Stuart Bikson, Mayor
City of Rochester
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Lee Ann O'Connor, City Clerk
City of Rochester
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: ___________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: ___________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF ROYAL OAK (personal property services)
This CONTRACT FOR OAKLAND COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES WITH
THE CITY OF ROYAL OAK, (hereafter, this "Contract") is made and entered into between the COUNTY
OF OAKLAND, a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, whose address is 1200 North
Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 (hereafter, the "County"), and the CITY OF ROYAL OAK , a
Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation whose address is 211 Williams Street, Royal Oak,
Michigan 48068-0064 (hereafter, the "Municipality"). In this Contract, either the County and/or the
Municipality may also be referred to individually as a "Party" or jointly as "Parties.”
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENTS
A. The Municipality, pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the "State"), including,
but not limited to, the Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.1, et seq.) is required to
perform real and personal property tax appraisals and assessments for all nonexempt real and
personal property located within the geographic boundaries of the Municipality for the purpose of
levying State and local property taxes.
B. The Parties recognize and agree that absent an agreement such as this, or pursuant to an order
of the State Tax Commission mandating the County to perform all or some of the property tax
appraisal and tax assessment responsibilities for real and/or personal property located within the
Municipality's geographic boundaries (MCL 211.10(f), the County, has no obligation to provide
these Services to or for the Municipality.
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C. The Michigan General Property Tax Act (MCL 211.34(3) provides that the County Board of
Commissioners, through the Equalization Division may furnish assistance to local assessing
officers in the performance of certain of these legally mandated, Municipality, property appraisal
and assessment responsibilities.
D. The Municipality has requested the County's Equalization Division assistance in performing the
“Equalization Division Assistance Services" (as described and defined in this Contract) and has
agreed in return to reimburse the County as provided for in this Contract.
E. The County has determined that it has sufficient "Equalization Division Personnel," as defined
herein, possessing the requisite knowledge and expertise and is agreeable to assisting the
Municipality by providing the requested “Equalization Division Assistance Services" under the
terms and conditions of this Contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual promises, representations, and
agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the County and the Municipality mutually agree as follows:
§1. DEFINED TERMS In addition to the above defined terms (i.e., "Contract”, "County”, “Municipality”,
"Party" and "Parties", and “State”), the Parties agree that the following words and expressions
when printed with the first letter capitalized as shown herein, whether used in the singular or
plural, possessive or non-possessive, and/or either within or without quotation marks, shall, be
defined and interpreted as follows:
1.1 "County Agent" or "County Agents" shall be defined as any and all Oakland County
elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members, council members,
commissioners, authorities, other boards, committees, commissions, employees,
managers, departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such
persons' successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether
such persons act or acted in their personal representative or official capacities), and/or
any persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, excluding the
Municipality and/or any Municipality Agents, as defined herein. "County Agent" and/or
"County Agents" shall also include any person who was a County Agent anytime during
the term of this Contract but, for any reason, is no longer employed, appointed, or elected
and serving as a County Agent.
1.2 “Equalization Division Personnel” as used in this Contract shall be defined as a specific
subset of, and included as part of the larger group of County Agents as defined above,
and shall be further defined as any and all County Agents specifically employed and
assigned by the County to work in the Equalization Division of the County’s Department
of Management and Budget as shown in the current County budget and/or personnel
records of the County. For any and all purposes in this Contract, any reference to County
Agents shall also include within that term any and all Equalization Division Personnel, but
any reference in this contract to Equalization Division Personnel shall not include any
County Agent employed by the County in any other function, capacity or organizational
unit of the County other than the Equalization Division of the Department of Management
and Budget.
1.3 "Municipality Agent" or "Municipality Agents", shall be defined to include any and all
Municipality officers, elected officials, appointed officials, directors, board members,
council members, authorities, boards, committees, commissions, employees, managers,
departments, divisions, volunteers, agents, representatives, and/or any such persons'
successors or predecessors, agents, employees, attorneys, or auditors (whether such
persons act or acted in their personal, representative, or official capacities), and/or any
and all persons acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, except that no
County Agent shall be deemed a Municipality Agent and conversely, no Municipality
Agent shall be deemed a County Agent. "Municipality Agent" shall also include any
person who was a Municipality Agent at any time during this Contract but for any reason
is no longer employed, appointed, or elected in that capacity.
1.4 "Claim(s)" shall be defined to include any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints,
demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action, proceedings, judgments,
deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to,
any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, court costs, investigation
and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in settlement, and/or any other amounts,
liabilities or Claim(s) of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or
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asserted against either the County and/or any County Agent, as defined herein, or any
Claim(s) for which the County and/or any County Agent may become legally and/or
contractually obligated to pay or defend against, or any other liabilities of any kind
whatsoever, whether direct, indirect or consequential, whether based upon any alleged
violation of the constitution (federal or State), any statute, rule, regulation or the common
law, whether in law or equity, tort, contract, or otherwise, and/or whether commenced or
threatened and arising out of any alleged breach of any duty by the County and/or any
County Agent to any third-person, the Municipality, including any Municipality Agent or
any Municipality Taxpayer under or in connection with this Contract or are based on or
result in any way from the County’s and/or any County Agent’s participation in this
Contract.
1.5 “Municipality Taxpayer” shall be defined as any and all residents, property owners,
persons, or taxable entities within the Municipality, or their representatives or agents, who
may be liable or responsible for any property taxes assessed by the Municipality pursuant
to any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
1.6 "State" shall be defined as the "State of Michigan,” a sovereign governmental entity of the
United States, and shall also include within its definition any and all departments or
agencies of State government including specifically, but not limited to, the State Tax
Commission, the State Tax Tribunal, and/or the State Department of Treasury.
§2. COUNTY EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES The Parties agree that the full
and complete scope of any and all County Equalization Division Assistance Services shall be as
described and limited in the following subsections (hereinafter defined and referred to as either
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or "Services”).
2.1 “EQUALIZATION DIVISION ASSISTANCE SERVICES” OR “SERVICES” TO BE
PROVIDED "Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services", to be performed
by County for the Municipality as those terms are defined in this Contract, shall only
include and shall be limited to the following activities:
2.1.1. This Contract is to provide for annual assessment of personal property
through the 2009 tax year as required by laws of the State of Michigan. The
County agrees to make assessments of personal property within the
Municipality pursuant to MCL 211.10d.
2.1.2. The Equalization Division personnel will appraise all new personal property,
process all personal property description changes, and will audit where
necessary to insure and establish accurate appraisals on all taxable
personal property. The Equalization Division personnel will review all
statements and extensions, make valuation recommendations to the
assessor in the absence of a prepared personal property statement and
load all values on the computer for the assessment roll. All Board of Review
changes will be processed on the personal property section of the
assessment roll and balanced to insure there are no omissions. The
Equalization Division personnel will be available for consultation on all
Michigan Tax Tribunal appeals for personal property and will assist the
Assessor in the preparation of both oral and written defense of appeals as
long as there is a current Contract in effect. However, the County shall not
assist or appear on behalf of the Municipality regarding appeals of special
assessments to the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other Court or Tribunal.
2.2 PURPOSE OF COUNTY “SERVICES” The Parties agree that the purpose of any and all
“Equalization Division Assistance Services” or “Services” to be performed under this
Contract shall be to assist (e.g., to help, aid, lend support, and/or participate in as an
auxiliary, to contribute effort toward completion of a goal, etc.) the Municipality in the
performance of that Municipality's official functions, obligations, and Municipality's legal
responsibilities for property tax appraisal and assessment pursuant to the applicable
State Property Tax Laws.
2.3 MANNER COUNTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES The Parties agree that any and all
"Equalization Division Assistance Services" or "Services" to be provided by the County
for the Municipality under this Contract shall be performed solely and exclusively by the
County's "Equalization Division Personnel" as defined herein.
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2.3.1. Equalization Division Personnel shall be employed and assigned by the
County in such numbers and based on such appropriate qualifications and
other factors as decided solely by the County.
2.3.2. The Parties agree that the County shall be solely and exclusively
responsible for furnishing all Equalization Division Personnel with all job
instructions, job descriptions and job specifications and shall in all
circumstances control, supervise, train or direct all Equalization Division
Personnel in the performance of any and all Services under this Contract.
2.3.3. Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, the Parties agree and
warrant that, at all times and for all purposes relevant to this Contract, the
County shall remain the sole and exclusive employer of all County Agents
and Equalization Division Personnel and that the County shall remain solely
and completely liable for any and all County Agents' past, present, or future
wages, compensation, overtime wages, expenses, fringe benefits, pension
or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage allowances, training
expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or reimbursements
of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and
benefits, any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual
right or benefit based on or in any way related to any County Agent's
employment status.
2.3.4. This Contract is neither intended, nor shall it be interpreted, to create,
change, grant, modify, supplement, supersede, alter, or otherwise affect or
control, in any manner, form, or at any time, any right, privilege, benefit, or
any other term or condition of employment, of any kind or nature
whatsoever, in, upon, or for any County Agent or Equalization Division
Personnel with the County, any applicable County employment and/or union
contract, and/or any County rule(s), regulation(s), hours of work, shift
assignment, order(s), policy(ies), procedure(s), directive(s), ethical
guideline(s), etc., which shall, solely and exclusively, govern and control the
employment relationship between the County and any County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel and/or the conduct and actions of any
County Agent or any Equalization Division Personnel. To illustrate, but not
otherwise limit, this Contract does not and shall not be interpreted to limit,
modify, control, or otherwise affect, in any manner:
2.3.4.1. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, responsibility, and
discretion to employ, compensate, assign, reassign, transfer,
promote, reclassify, discipline, demote, layoff, furlough, discharge
any Equalization Division Personnel and/or pay any and all
Equalization Division Personnel's wages, salaries, allowances,
reimbursements, compensation, fringe benefits, or otherwise decide
any and all such terms and conditions of employment and make any
and all employment decisions that affect, in any way, the
employment of any Equalization Division Personnel with the County,
subject only to its applicable collective bargaining Contracts.
2.3.4.2. The County's sole and exclusive right, obligation, and responsibility
to determine, establish, modify, or implement any and all operational
policies, procedures, orders, rules, regulations, ethical guidelines,
and/or any other judgment, policy or directive which, in any way,
governs or controls any activity of any County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel, any necessary County Agent or Equalization
Division Personnel's training standards or proficiency(ies), any level
or amount of required supervision, any and all standards of
performance, any sequence or manner of performance, and any
level(s) of experience, training, or education required for any
Equalization Division Personnel performing any County duty or
obligation under the terms of this Contract.
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2.3.5. The Municipality agrees that except as expressly provided for under the
terms of this Contract and/or laws of this State, no County Agent or
Equalization Division Personnel, while such person is currently and/or
actively employed or otherwise remains on the payroll of the County as a
County Agent shall be employed, utilized, or perform any other services, of
any kind, directly or indirectly, in any manner or capacity, or otherwise be
available to perform any other work or assignments by or for the Municipality
during the term of this Contract. This section shall not prohibit the
Municipality from employing any person who was a former County Agent but
is no longer employed in that capacity by the County.
2.3.6. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Contract and/or applicable
State law, the Parties agree and warrant that neither the County, nor any
County Agent, nor any Equalization Division Personnel, by virtue of this
Contract or otherwise, shall be deemed, considered or claimed to be an
employee of the Municipality and/or a Municipality Agent.
2.3.7. The Municipality shall not otherwise provide, furnish or assign any
Equalization Division Personnel with any job instructions, job descriptions,
job specifications, or job duties, or in any manner attempt to control,
supervise, train, or direct any Personnel in the performance of any County's
Equalization Division Assistance Services duty or obligation under the terms
of this Contract.
2.4 LIMITS AND EXCLUSIONS ON COUNTY “SERVICES” Except as otherwise expressly
provided for within this Contract, neither the County nor any County Agents shall be
responsible for assisting or providing any other "Services " or assistance to the
Municipality or assume any additional responsibility for assisting the Municipality in any
other way or manner with any Municipality obligations under any and all State Property
Tax Laws, including, but not limited to, providing any attorney or legal representation to
the Municipality or any Municipality Agent at any proceeding before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal or any other adjudicative body or court, except as expressly provided for in this
Contract.
2.4.1. The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain
solely liable for any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities
associated with or in any way related to any Municipality tax appraisal or
assessment functions or any other Municipality legal obligation under any
applicable State Property Tax Laws. The Municipality shall employ and
retain its own Municipality legal representation, as necessary, to defend any
such claim or challenge before the State Tax Tribunal or any other court or
review body.
2.4.2. Except for those express statutory and/or regulatory obligations incumbent
only upon licensed Equalization Division Personnel (i.e., State Licensed and
Certified Real and/or Personal Property Tax Assessors) to defend property
tax appraisals and assessments that they either performed, or were
otherwise performed under their supervision, before the Michigan Tax
Tribunal, the Parties agree that no other County Agents, including any
County attorneys shall be authorized, required and/or otherwise obligated
under this Contract or pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties
to provide any legal representation to or for the Municipality and/or
otherwise defend, challenge, contest, appeal, or argue on behalf of the
Municipality before the Michigan Tax Tribunal or any other review body or
court.
§3. TERM OF CONTRACT The Parties agree that the term of this Contract shall begin on the
effective date of this Contract, as otherwise provided herein, and shall end on June 30, 2009,
without any further act or notice from either Party being required. Any and all County Services
otherwise provided to the Municipality prior to the effective date of this Contract, shall be subject to
the terms and conditions provided for herein.
§4. NO TRANSFER OF MUNICIPALITY LEGAL OBLIGATIONS TO COUNTY Except as expressly
provided for in this Contract, the Municipality agrees that this Contract does not, and is not
intended to, transfer, delegate, or assign to the County, and/or any County Agent or Equalization
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Division Personnel any civil or legal responsibility, duty, obligation, duty of care, cost, legal
obligation, or liability associated with any governmental function delegated and/or entrusted to the
Municipality under any applicable State Property Tax Laws.
4.1 The Municipality shall, at all times and under all circumstances, remain solely liable for
any and all costs, legal obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with or in any way
related to any Municipality tax appraisal or assessment functions or any other
Municipality legal obligation. The Municipality agrees that under no circumstances shall
the County be responsible for any costs, obligations, and/or civil liabilities associated with
its Municipality function or any responsibility under any State Property Tax Law.
4.2 The Municipality shall not incur or create any debts, liens, liabilities or obligations for the
County and shall take all necessary steps to ensure that any debts, liens, liabilities or
obligations that the Municipality may incur shall not become a debt, liability, obligation or
Claim(s) against the County.
4.3 The Parties agree that the Municipality shall at all times remain responsible for the
ultimate completion of any and all Municipality duties or obligations under any and all
applicable State Property Tax Laws. Nothing in this Contract shall relieve the
Municipality of any Municipality duty or obligation under any applicable State Property
Tax Law.
4.4 The Municipality and Municipality Agents shall be and remain responsible for compliance
with all federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, and agency requirements
in any manner affecting any work or performance of this Contract or with any Municipality
duty or obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Law.
§5. NO DELEGATION OR DIMINUTION OF ANY GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY The Parties
reserve to themselves any rights and obligations related to the provision of any and all of each
Party's respective governmental services, authority, responsibilities, and obligations. Except as
expressly provided otherwise herein, this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create,
diminish, delegate, transfer, assign, divest, impair, or contravene any constitutional, statutory,
and/or other legal right, privilege, power, civil or legal responsibility, obligation, duty of care,
liability, capacity, immunity, authority or character of office of either Party to any other person or
Party.
5.1 The Parties further agree, notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract,
that no provision in this Contract is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a waiver of any
governmental immunity, as provided by statute or applicable court decisions, by either
Party, either for that Party and/or any of that Party's County or Municipal Agents.
5.2 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, nothing in this Contract shall be
deemed to, in any way, limit or prohibit the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
statutory rights and obligations to review and/or further equalize Municipality property
values or tax assessments and/or further act upon any Municipality assessment(s) of
property taxes under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, including, but not limited to
challenging any Municipality assessment before the Michigan Tax Tribunal.
§6. PAYMENT SCHEDULE In consideration of the promises set forth in this Contract, the Municipality
agrees to pay to the County on or before July 1, 2009 the sum of $14.00 for each personal
property description rendered during the life of this Contract. If during the term of this Contract,
there are additional services requested of the County, the Parties shall negotiate additional fees to
be paid by the Municipality.
6.1 All time incurred for Board of Review dates beyond the regular County working hours to
be billed at the applicable Equalization Division personnel’s overtime rate and charged to
the Municipality over and above any other fees described in this Contract, with the
following exceptions:
6.1.1. One evening meeting as required by law under MCL § 211.29(1).
6.1.2. Dates requiring overtime set by the Municipality Charter.
6.2 The Municipality agrees to be responsible for postage on all personal property
statements and personal property notices mailed relating to work performed under this
Contract. The Municipality agrees to be responsible for all photographic supplies.
6.3 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail, for any reason, to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that upon notice from the
Oakland County Treasurer to the Treasurer of the State of Michigan (or any other State
of Michigan official authorized to disburse funds to the MUNICIPALITY), the State of
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Michigan is authorized to withhold any funds due the MUNICIPALITY from the State, and
assign those funds to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the MUNICIPALITY
to the County. Such funds shall be paid directly to the County. Further, the
MUNICIPALITY waives any claims against the State or County, or their respective
officials, for any such amounts paid to the County.
6.4 Should the MUNICIPALITY fail for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts
required under this Contract, the MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County Treasurer shall
be entitled to set-off and retain any amounts due the MUNICIPALITY from Delinquent
Tax Revolving Fund (“DTRF") to partially or completely offset any deficiency by the
MUNICIPALITY, unless expressly prohibited by law. Such a transfer shall be considered
an assignment by the MUNICIPALITY to the COUNTY. Further, the MUNICIPALITY
waives any claims against the County, or its officials, for any such amounts paid to the
County.
6.5 Notwithstanding any other term or condition in this Contract, should the Municipality fail
for any reason to timely pay the County the amounts required under this Contract, the
MUNICIPALITY agrees that the County may discontinue, upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the Municipality, without any penalty or liability whatsoever, any County services
or performance obligations under this Contract.
6.6 None of these provisions shall operate to limit in any way the County’s right to pursue any
other legal remedies against the MUNICIPALITY for the reimbursement of amounts due
the County under this Agreement. The remedies in this paragraph are available to the
County on an ongoing and successive basis, as the MUNICIPALITY becomes delinquent
in its payments.
§7. LIABILITY The Municipality further agrees that the County shall not be liable to the Municipality for
any and all Claim(s), except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Contract.
7.1 The Parties agree that this Contract does not and is not intended to create or include any
County warranty, promise, covenant or guaranty, either express or implied, of any kind or
nature whatsoever in favor of the other Municipality, and/or any Municipality Agents, or
any Municipality Taxpayer or any other person or entity, or that the County’s efforts in the
performance of any obligation under this Contract will result in any specific monetary
benefit or efficiency, or increase in any tax revenue for the Municipality, or will result in
any specific reduction or increase in any property assessment, or guarantee that any
County services provided under this Contract will withstand any challenge before the
State Tax Tribunal or any court or review body, or any other such performance-based
outcome.
7.2 In the event of any alleged breach, wrongful termination, and/or any default of any term
or condition of this Contract by either the County or any County Agent, the County and/or
any County Agent shall not be liable to the Municipality for any indirect, incidental, special
or consequential damages, including, but not limited to any replacement costs for County
Services, any loss of income or revenue, and/or any failure by the Municipality to meet
any Municipality obligation under any applicable State Property Tax Laws, or any other
economic benefit or harm that the Municipality may have realized, but for any alleged
breach, wrongful termination, default and/or cancellation of this Contract, or damages
beyond or in excess of the amount(s) of any amount paid to, received or retained by the
County at the time of the alleged breach or default in connection with or under the terms
of this Contract, whether such alleged breach or default is alleged in an action in contract
or tort and/or whether or not the Municipality has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. This provision and this Contract is intended by the Parties to allocate the risks
between the Parties, and the Parties agree that the allocation of each Party's efforts,
costs, and obligations under this Contract reflect this allocation of each Party's risk and
the limitations of liability as specified herein.
7.3 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Contract, with regard to any and all alleged
losses, claims, complaints, demands for relief or damages, suits, causes of action,
proceedings, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and expenses,
including, but not limited to, any reimbursement for reasonable attorney fees, witness
fees, court costs, investigation and/or litigation expenses, any amounts paid in
settlement, and/or any other amounts, liabilities of any kind whatsoever which are
imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Municipality or any Municipality Agent
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by any third person, including but not limited to any Municipality Agent or Municipality
Taxpayer, arising out of any activities or Services to be carried out by any County Agent
in the performance of this Contract, the Municipality hereby agrees that it shall have no
rights pursuant to or under this Contract against the County and/or any County Agents to
or for any indemnification (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication)
contribution, subrogation, or other right to be reimbursed by the County and/or any of
County Agents based upon any and all legal theories or alleged rights of any kind,
whether known or unknown, for any and all alleged losses, claims, complaints, demands
for relief or damages, judgments, deficiencies, liability, penalties, litigation costs and
expenses of any kind whatsoever which are imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against
the Municipality and which are alleged to have arisen under or are in any way based or
predicated upon this Contract.
7.4 If the Municipality requests and the County agrees, the County may prepare the actual
tax statement for mailing by the Municipality to Municipality residents. In preparing any
such tax statement the County shall rely upon certain data provided by the Municipality
beyond the data gathered by the County under this contract, including, but not limited to,
the applicable millage rate. The parties agree that under no circumstances shall the
County be held liable to the Municipality or any third party based upon any error in any
tax statement due to information supplied by the Municipality to the County for such
purposes.
§8. MUNICIPALITY AGENTS AND COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY The Municipality agrees
that it shall be solely and exclusively responsible, during the term of this Contract, for
guaranteeing that all Municipality Agents fully cooperate with Equalization Division Personnel in
the performance of all County Services under this Contract.
8.1 Municipality Agents shall be employed and assigned based on appropriate qualifications
and other factors as decided by the Municipality. The Municipality agrees that it shall be
solely responsible for furnishing all Municipality Agents with all job instructions, job
descriptions and job specifications and shall solely control, direct, and supervise all
Municipality Agents and shall be solely responsible for the means and manner in which
Municipality's duties or obligations under any applicable State Property Tax Laws are
satisfied.
8.2 The Municipality agrees that it shall be solely and completely liable for any and all
Municipality Agents' past, present, or future wages, compensation, overtime wages,
expenses, fringe benefits, pension or retirement benefits, travel expenses, mileage
allowances, training expenses, transportation costs, and/or other allowances or
reimbursements of any kind, including, but not limited to, workers' disability compensation
benefits, unemployment compensation, Social Security Act protection(s) and benefits,
any employment taxes, and/or any other statutory or contractual right or benefit based on
or in any way related to any Municipality Agent's employment status or any alleged
violation of any Municipality Agent's statutory, contractual (e.g., union, employment, or
labor contract), constitutional, common law employment right, and/or civil rights by the
Municipality. The Municipality agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the County from
and against any and all Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted
against the County or any County Agent by any Municipality Agent and/or which are
based upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any Municipality
Agent's wages, compensation, benefits, or other employment-related or based rights,
including, but not limited to, those described in this section.
8.3 The Municipality agrees that no Municipality Agent shall, by virtue of this Contract or
otherwise, be considered or claimed to be an employee of the County and/or a County
Agent. This Contract does not grant or confer, and shall not be interpreted to grant or
confer, upon any Municipality Agents or any other individual any status, privilege, right, or
benefit of County employment or that of a County Agent.
8.4 The Municipality agrees to provide the County with information regarding any activity
affecting the tax status of any parcel including but not limited to the following: Downtown
Development Authorities, Redevelopment Plans, Tax Increment Financing Authorities. In
addition, the municipality agrees to notify the County immediately of approval of any
application for abatement or tax exemption.
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8.5 The Municipality agrees to inform the County agents regarding any increase in taxation
which is governed by the Truth in Taxation Act as well as any property which is being
considered for an exemption under the Industrial Facitlity Tax Act. The County shall be
informed of these proposed changes prior to approval by the governing body of the
municipality.
8.6 The Municipality will be responsible for Special Assessment billings, maintaining a paper
trail of roll changes, maintaining the rolls in balance, and providing the Oakland County
Equalization Division with the information necessary to prepare the warrant.
8.7 The Municipality agrees that its agents will perform the following functions:
8.7.1. Mechanically make name changes to Sidwell numbers on a monthly basis
using the County’s Computer terminals.
8.7.2. Provide a copy of all building permits with Sidwell numbers to the County’s
Equalization Division on a monthly basis.
8.7.3. Be responsible for the establishment, accuracy and compilation of all
Special Assessment rolls in the Municipality.
8.7.4. Forward all exemption applications, transfer affidavits, personal property
statements and any and all other documents affecting the status or value of
property located within the Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division
in a timely manner.
8.7.5. Forward all information on splits and combinations after approval by the
Municipality to the County’s Equalization Division.
8.8. In the event that Municipality Agents, for whatever reason, fail or neglect to undertake the
tasks in Section 8.7 above, the County’s Equalization Division may perform these tasks
and they shall be paid on a time and material basis. Such rate shall be based upon the
wages plus benefits of the person or persons performing said tasks.
§9. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR The Parties agree that at all times and for all purposes under the
terms of this Contract, the County's and/or any and all County Agents' legal status and relationship
to the Municipality shall be that of an Independent Contractor. Except as expressly provided
herein, each Party will be solely responsible for the acts of its own employees, Agents, and
servants during the term of this Contract. No liability, right or benefits arising out of an
employer/employee relationship, either express or implied, shall arise or accrue to either Party as
a result of this Contract.
§10. COUNTY PRIORITIZATION OF COUNTY RESOURCES The Municipality acknowledges and
agrees that this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create either any absolute right in favor
of the Municipality, or any correspondent absolute duty or obligation upon the County, to
guarantee that any specific number(s) or classification of County Agents will be present on any
given day to provide County services to the Municipality.
§11. INDEMNIFICATION The Municipality shall not be obligated to pay any portion of any court
ordered judgment or award to a third party for which a court has determined that the County
and/or any County Agent was solely negligent or at fault. However, the Municipality agrees to,
indemnify and hold the County and/or any County Agent harmless from and against any and all
Claim(s) which are imposed upon, incurred by, or asserted against the County and/or any County
Agent by any Municipality Agent under any circumstances or by any person which are based
upon, result from, or arise from, or are in any way related to any alleged error, mistake, negligence
or intentional act(s) or omission(s) by the Municipality and/or any Municipality Agent, including, but
not limited to: (a) any alleged breach of legal duty to any person by the Municipality and/or any
Municipality Agent; (b) any alleged failure by the Municipality or any Municipality Agent to comply
with any Municipality duty or obligation in this Contract; and/or (c) any other Claim(s) based in
any way upon any Municipality or Municipality Agent's services, buildings, equipment, or any other
event, occurrence, duty, or obligation related or attendant thereto.
§12. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION OF THIS CONTRACT Except as follows, and
notwithstanding any other term or provision in any other section of this Contract, either Party, upon
a minimum of ninety (90) calendar days written notice to the other Party, may cancel and/or
completely terminate this Contract for any reason, including convenience, without incurring any
penalty, expense, or liability to the other Party. The effective date for any such termination is to be
clearly stated in the notice.
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12.1 At 5:00 p.m. on the effective date of the cancellation of this Contract all Municipality
and/or County obligations under this Contract, except those rights and obligations
expressly surviving cancellation as provided for in this Contract, shall end.
12.2 The Municipality agrees that any and all Municipality obligations, including, but not limited
to, any and all indemnification and hold harmless promises, waivers of liability, record-
keeping requirements, any Municipality payment obligations to the County, and/or any
other related obligations provided for in this Contract with regard to any acts,
occurrences, events, transactions, or Claim(s) either occurring or having their basis in
any events or transactions that occurred before the cancellation or completion of this
Contract, shall survive the cancellation or completion of this Contract.
§13. EFFECTIVE DATE, CONTRACT APPROVAL, AND AMENDMENT The Parties agree that this
Contract, and/or any subsequent amendments thereto, shall not become effective prior to the
approval by concurrent resolutions of both the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the
City Commission of Royal Oak. The approval and terms of this Contract, and/or any possible
subsequent amendments thereto, shall be entered in the official minutes and proceedings of both
the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the City Commission of Royal Oak and shall
also be filed with the office of the Clerk of the County and the Clerk for the City of Royal Oak.
§14. The Parties agree that this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent amendments, shall be filed
with the Michigan Secretary of State and this Contract, and/or any possible subsequent
amendments, shall not become effective prior to this required filing with the Secretary of State.
14.1 The Parties agree that except as expressly provided herein, this Contract shall not be
changed, supplemented, or amended, in any manner, except as provided for herein, and
no other act, verbal representation, document, usage or custom shall be deemed to
amend or modify this Contract in any manner.
§15. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES Except as expressly provided herein for the benefit of the
Parties (i.e., County or Municipality), this Contract does not, and is not intended to, create, by
implication or otherwise, any direct or indirect obligation, duty, promise, benefit, right to be
indemnified (i.e., contractually, legally, equitably, or by implication) and/or any right to be
subrogated to any Party's rights in this Contract, and/or any other right of any kind, in favor of any
person, including, but not limited to, any County Agent or Municipality Agent or any Municipality
Taxpayer, any Taxpayer's legal representative, any organization, any alleged unnamed
beneficiary or assignee, and/or any other person.
§16. CONSTRUED AS A WHOLE The language of all parts of this Contract is intended to and, in all
cases, shall be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or
against any party. As used in this Contract, the singular or plural number, possessive or non-
possessive shall be deemed to include the other whenever the context so suggests or requires.
§17. CAPTIONS The section headings or titles and/or all section numbers contained in this Contract
are intended for the convenience of the reader and not intended to have any substantive meaning
and are not to be interpreted as part of this Contract.
§18. NOTICES Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, any and all correspondence,
invoices, and/or any other written notices required, permitted or provided for under this Contract to
be delivered to either Party shall be sent to that Party by first class mail. All such written notices,
including any notice canceling or terminating this Contract as provided for herein, shall be sent to
the other Party's signatory to this Contract, or that signatory's successor in office, at the addresses
shown in this Contract. All correspondence or written notices shall be considered delivered to a
Party as of the date that such notice is deposited with sufficient postage with the U.S. Postal
Service.
§19. WAIVER OF BREACH The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Contract shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. Each and every right, remedy and power
granted to either party or allowed it by law shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other.
§20. ENTIRE CONTRACT This Contract, consisting of a total of fourteen (14) pages, sets forth the
entire agreement between the County and the Municipality and fully supersedes any and all prior
agreements or understandings between them in any way related to the subject matter hereof. It is
further understood and agreed that the terms and conditions herein are contractual and are not a
mere recital and that there are no other agreements, understandings, contracts, or representations
between the County and the Municipality in any way related to the subject matter hereof, except
as expressly stated herein. This Contract shall not be changed or supplemented orally and may
be amended only as otherwise provided herein.
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For and in consideration of the mutual assurances, promises, acknowledgments, warrants,
representations, and agreements set forth in this Contract, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby execute this
Contract on behalf of the Parties, and by doing so legally obligate and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions of this Contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Jim Ellison, Mayor of the City of Royal Oak, hereby acknowledges that he has
been authorized by a resolution of the City Commission of Royal Oak, a certified copy of which is
attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Municipality and hereby accepts and binds the
Municipality to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Jim Ellison, Mayor
City of Royal Oak
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Mary Ellen Graver, Clerk
City of Royal Oak
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, hereby
acknowledges that he has been authorized by a resolution of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners, a certified copy of which is attached, to execute this Contract on behalf of the Oakland
County, and hereby accepts and binds the Oakland County to the terms and conditions of this Contract.
EXECUTED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Bill Bullard, Jr., Chairperson
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
WITNESSED: __________________________ DATE: __________________
Ruth Johnson, Clerk/ Register of Deeds
County of Oakland
(The vote for this motion appears on page 589.)
*REPORT (MISC. #08128)
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES – OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT – 2008 GRANT
PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE – REMOVAL OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON RUNWAY 9 (END),
REPLACEMENT OF THE BEACON, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STANDBY POWER SOURCE
FOR AIRFIELD LIGHTING
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning and Building Committee, having reviewed the above-titled resolution on July 8, 2008,
reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I submit the foregoing report.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08128
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES – OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT – 2008 GRANT
PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE – REMOVAL OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON RUNWAY 9 (END),
REPLACEMENT OF THE BEACON, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STANDBY POWER SOURCE
FOR AIRFIELD LIGHTING
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County of Oakland is in receipt of Michigan Department of Transportation Grant Contract
No. 2008-0293, Federal Project No. C-26-0118-0905, for Federal funds in the amount of $46,400, and
State funds in the amount of $50,050, for the development and improvement of Oakland/Troy Airport; and
WHEREAS the project consists of the removal of the displaced threshold on Runway 9 (end),
replacement of the beacon, and construction of a new standby power source for airfield lighting; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Department of Transportation shall act as agent on behalf of the County in the
administration of the project; and
WHEREAS the development project as offered and approved by the Michigan Department of
Transportation requires a local grant match of $3,550, which is available from the airport fund; and
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WHEREAS the Airport Committee has reviewed the project and recommends acceptance of the grant
contract; and
WHEREAS the attached contract has been approved in accordance with the County Executive's review
process; and
WHEREAS no application was requested from Oakland County; therefore, the application provisions of
Miscellaneous Resolution #95098, do not apply.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accepts the
grant contract in an amount not to exceed $100,000, which includes a local grant match of $3,550, which
is available from the airport fund.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners is
authorized to execute the grant contract.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Central Services/Aviation and Michigan Department of Transportation
County of Oakland Contract for a Federal/State/Local Airport Project Under the Block Grant Program,
Exhibit I, Attachment I, Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix F, and Appendix G on file in
County Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #08128)
BY: Finance Committee, Mike Rogers, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL SERVICES – OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT – 2008 GRANT
PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE – REMOVAL OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON RUNWAY 9 (END),
REPLACEMENT OF THE BEACON, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STANDBY POWER SOURCE
FOR AIRFIELD LIGHTING
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. Oakland County has received Michigan Department of Transportation Grant Contract No. 2008-
0293, Federal Project No. C-26-0118-0905, for Federal funds in the amount of $46,400, State
funds in the amount of $50,050 and a required local grant match of $3,550 for the development
and improvement of Oakland/Troy Airport.
2. The project consists of the removal of the displaced threshold on Runway 9 (end), replacement of
the beacon, and construction of a new standby power source for airfield lighting.
3. The Airport Committee has reviewed the project and recommends acceptance of the grant
contract.
4. The funding period of the grant is 36 months from the date of the award.
5. The total cost of the project is $100,000 with $46,400 of the cost from Federal funds, $50,050 of
the cost from State funds and $3,550 from the Airport fund resources for the grant match.
6. The Michigan Department of Transportation shall act as agent on behalf of the County in the
administration of the project.
7. No General fund appropriation is required. Funding is available within the Airport fund.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 589.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08129
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B FISCAL YEAR 2009
ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in Michigan, the Older Michiganians Act (Public Act 180 of 1981) authorizes the Michigan
Office of Services to the Aging to serve as the State unit on aging and specifies the powers and duties of
the State’s designated area agencies on aging; and
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WHEREAS the Agency on Aging 1-B (AAA1-B) is a private nonprofit organization responsible for
planning, coordinating, and funding older adult services in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St.
Clair and Washtenaw Counties; and
WHEREAS the Area Agency on Aging 1-B has been supporting services to Oakland County residents
since 1974; and
WHEREAS the Area Agency on Aging 1-B has assessed the needs of older county residents and
developed a plan to provide assistance that addresses identified needs; and
WHEREAS the proposed plan has been submitted for review by the public, and has been subjected to a
public hearing; and
WHEREAS the comments at the public hearings on the proposed plan were mostly favorable, and
constructive changes in the plan were made as a result of some comments; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners appoints two representatives to the AAA 1-B
Board of Directors, a County Commissioner and a county resident who is at least 60 years of age; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Office of Services requires that county Boards of Commissioners be given the
opportunity to review and approve an area agency on aging’s multi-year area plan and annual
implementation plan; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has already taken action to approve the Area
Agency on Aging 1-B’s Multi-Year Area Plan for Fiscal Year 2007-2009 with the adoption of
Miscellaneous Resolution #06141. The Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Implementation Plan represents an
annual update to the approved three-year Area Plan.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Implementation Plan of the Area Agency on Aging 1-B for the
purpose of conveying such support to the Area Agency on Aging 1-B and the Michigan Office of Services
to the Aging.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk forwards a copy of this adopted resolution
and minutes of the Board of Commissioners' meeting where such action was taken to the Area Agency on
Aging 1-B.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of communication from Chief Executive Officer of Area Agency on Aging 1-B and Fiscal Year 2009
Annual Implementation Plan for services to older adults in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St.
Clair, and Washtenaw counties on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 589.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08130
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS - COMMUNITY
AND HOME IMPROVEMENT DIVISION - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
COOPERATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY OF BLOOMFIELD HILLS AND THE TOWNSHIP OF
BLOOMFIELD
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has qualified Oakland
County to receive federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement funds annually as an
urban county with a participating community population of 200,000 or more in accordance with federal
regulations; and
WHEREAS HUD requires Oakland County to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with each unit of local
government that is to become part of the urban county as part of the CDBG urban county qualification
process; and
WHEREAS the Cooperation Agreement binds a unit of local government to cooperate in the use of its
powers in carrying out essential CDBG activities in accordance with the urban county’s program and
Consolidated Plan; and
WHEREAS the City of Bloomfield Hills and the Township of Bloomfield have requested to participate in
the Oakland County urban county CDBG Entitlement program for the three year qualification period
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beginning with program year 2009 through 2011 and automatically renewing for participation in
successive three-year qualification periods; and
WHEREAS Oakland County distributes CDBG funds annually to participating communities based on the
CDBG program year and allocation formula (Miscellaneous Resolution #03239); and
WHEREAS Oakland County executes annual Subrecipient Agreements with each participating
community stipulating the administrative and compliance requirements associated with receiving federal
CDBG funds.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorize the
Cooperation Agreements with the City of Bloomfield Hills and the Township of Bloomfield to participate in
the Oakland County urban county CDBG Entitlement program for the three year qualification period
beginning with program year 2009 through 2011 and automatically renewing for participation in
successive three-year qualification periods until closure of the CDBG program or unless the county or unit
of general local government provides written notice it elects not to participate in a new qualification
period.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Cooperative Agreement Oakland County “Urban County” Community Development Block Grant
Program on file in County Clerk’s office.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 589.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08131
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF'S OFFICE/PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE/CIRCUIT COURT/COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS – FISCAL YEAR 2008 BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG)
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AND GRANT APPLICATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Sheriff’s Office, Prosecutor’s Office, Circuit Court, Community Corrections Division, the
City of Southfield and City of Pontiac wish to apply to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs for funding under the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program for the period October 1, 2007
through September 30, 2011; and
WHEREAS the grant application requires the adoption of an intergovernmental agreement between the
local units of government; and
WHEREAS an agreement has been drafted (as attached) by the County’s Corporation Counsel; and
WHEREAS State statute (MCL 45.556P) states that the Board of Commissioners has the authority to
enter into agreements with other governmental or quasi-governmental entities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
attached intergovernmental agreements with the City of Pontiac and the City of Southfield and that the
Board Chairperson, on behalf of the County of Oakland, is authorized to execute said agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one original intergovernmental agreement be filed with the Michigan
Department of State, Office of the Great Seal.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Intergovernmental Agreement Between and Among The County of Oakland, The City of Pontiac and The
City of Southfield
This Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) is made between the County of Oakland, a Constitutional
and Municipal Corporation, 1200 N. Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan, 48341 (the County), the City of
Pontiac, a Municipal Corporation, 47450 Woodward Avenue, Pontiac, Michigan 48342 (Pontiac) and the
City of Southfield, a Municipal Corporation, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48076 (Southfield). In
this Agreement, the County, Pontiac and Southfield may be referred to individually as "Party" or jointly as
"Parties."
In consideration of the mutual promises, obligations, representations and assurances in this Agreement,
the Parties agree as follows:
1. Purpose of Agreement
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1.1. The Parties to this Agreement are jurisdictions that have been, are, or may be certified as
disparate by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Edward Byrne Justice Assistance
Grant (JAG) Program. By entering into this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge their
intention to submit a joint application for the aggregate JAG Program funds that may be
available to them in FY 2008, or, at the Parties’ discretion, to submit a joint application in
any year through 2012 in which the JAG Program requires a joint grant application. In
any grant application required by the JAG Program, the Parties will specify the amount of
funds that are to be distributed to each of them and the purposes for which the funds will
be used.
2. Definitions
2.1. "Oakland County (County)," "City of Pontiac (Pontiac)" and "City of Southfield
(Southfield)" each shall be defined to include any and all departments, divisions,
commissioners, elected and appointed officials, directors, board members, council
members, commissioners, authorities, committees, employees, agents, subcontractors,
volunteers and/or any such persons' successors of the referenced governmental entity or
unit (“Agents”).
2.2. "Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
Program" means the grant program of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, by which Federal funds are made available to
support all components of the criminal justice system, from multi-jurisdictional drug and
gang task forces to crime prevention and domestic violence programs, courts,
corrections, treatment, and justice information sharing initiatives, as further and more fully
defined in the grant application and other grant information.
3. Terms
3.1. The Parties agree that any and all funds granted pursuant to their joint grant application
will be used only for equipment or in a manner that will serve the purposes defined in the
grant.
3.2. The County agrees to act as fiduciary for any funds granted to the Parties pursuant to
their joint grant application.
3.3. The County agrees that it will complete reports and provide other information required in
order to fulfill grant requirements.
3.4. Southfield and Pontiac agree to comply with the County's reporting and fiscal
management policies to the extent necessary to provide required information to the
Department of Justice regarding use of any funds granted to them and to provide any
other information required pursuant to the grant application and/or grant agreement.
3.5. If grant funds are provided to purchase equipment, the County agrees to procure and pay
for the agreed-upon equipment, in an amount not to exceed the grant funds allocated to
each Party, according to the County's purchasing and financial management policies and
procedures.
3.6. All equipment purchased with grant funds will be delivered to the individual requesting
Party. Title to each ordered item, unless otherwise required by the conditions of the
grant, will transfer to and vest in the requesting Party upon delivery. The requesting
Party assumes all responsibility and liability for inspecting and accepting ordered
equipment and for the future management, maintenance, and care of the equipment,
including obtaining and maintaining any insurance that is required by the Party’s own
policies and/or the terms and conditions of the grant agreement. If the grant agreement
requires an accounting of any sort or the return of equipment acquired with grant funds,
each Party assumes full responsibility for meeting those requirements for equipment
acquired with grant funds that were allocated to it.
3.7. Southfield and Pontiac will notify the County's Grant Manager upon acceptance of
equipment. The County's Grant Manager will authorize payment according to the
County's policies and procedures.
3.8. If problems with equipment arise, the Parties will coordinate their communication,
strategies and other actions to correct the problems.
3.9. Allocation of Funds. Any funds granted to the Parties by the Department of Justice under
the JAG shall be allocated as prescribed and permitted by the JAG grant. For the grant
period 2008-2009, the total grant allocation is $98,869.00. The sum allocated to each
Party is as follows:
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a. To the County of Oakland: the sum of $17,823.00
b. To the City of Pontiac: the sum of $44,058.00
c. To the City of Southfield: the sum of $36,988.00.
3.10. Duration. Unless terminated according to the provisions of Section 3.12 or extended by a
signed Amendment to this Agreement, this Interlocal Agreement shall expire by its own
terms at 11:59:59 on 5 June 2012.
3.11. The County will file a copy of this Agreement with the Clerk of the County of Oakland and
the Office of the Great Seal of the State of Michigan, as required by MCL 124.510.
3.12. Termination. A Party may terminate this Agreement on 7 days written notice for any
reason provided such termination is not contrary to the terms and conditions of the JAG
grant application, the JAG grant agreement, and/or any other conditions imposed upon
the Parties by the acceptance of the JAG grant funds. Termination of this Agreement
does not release any Party from any obligations that Party may have to the grantor under
the grant application or grant agreement.
3.13. No Employee-Employer Relationship. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as
creating an employer-employee relationship between the County (including any of its
Agents), Pontiac (including any of its Agents), and Southfield (including any of its
Agents).
3.14. No Indemnification. Each Party shall be responsible for its own acts and/or omissions
and the acts and/or omissions of its Agents. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed as creating an obligation to indemnify or defend the other Parties for any claim,
damage or liability arising out of or stemming from the use of the grant funds managed by
the County pursuant to this Agreement.
3.15. No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided for the benefit of the Parties, this
Agreement does not and is not intended to create any obligation, duty, promise,
contractual right or benefit, right to indemnification, right to subrogation and/or any other
right in favor of any other person or entity.
3.16. Reservation of Rights. This Agreement does not, and is not intended to impair, divest,
delegate, or contravene any constitutional, statutory, and/or other legal right, privilege,
power, obligation, duty or immunity of the Parties.
3.17. Agreement Modifications or Amendments. Any modifications, amendments, recessions,
waivers, or releases to this Agreement must be in writing and agreed to by the Parties.
3.18. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire Agreement between the Parties
and supercedes all other Agreements between the Parties governing the matters
described here. The language of this Agreement shall be construed as a whole
according to its fair meaning, and not construed strictly for or against any Party.
3.19. The Parties have taken all actions and secured all approvals necessary to authorize and
complete this Agreement. The persons signing this Agreement on behalf of each Party
have legal authority to sign this Agreement and bind the Parties to the terms and
conditions contained here.
In consideration of the mutual promises, obligations, representations, and assurances in this Agreement,
pursuant to the requirements of the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program that, in order
to make application for grant funds that may be available, the Parties enter into this Agreement.
For the City of Pontiac:
__________________________________________ ________________
(print name)________________________________ Date
For the City of Southfield
__________________________________________ ________________
(print name)________________________________ Date
For the City of Southfield
__________________________________________ ________________
(print name)________________________________ Date
For the County of Oakland:
__________________________________________ ________________
(print name)________________________________ Date
Copy of Report by the Fiscal Services Division, and Grant Review Sign Off – Sheriff’s Office, Prosecuting
Attorney, Community Corrections and Circuit Court on file in County Clerk’s office.
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FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #08131)
BY: Finance Committee, Mike Rogers, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S OFFICE/PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE/CIRCUIT COURT/COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS – FISCAL YEAR 2008 BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG)
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AND GRANT APPLICATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. The grant application requires the adoption of an intergovernmental agreement between the local
units of government applying for this grant.
2. The State statute (MCL) 45.556P) states that the Board of Commissioners has the authority to
enter into agreements with other governmental or quasi-governmental entities.
3. An intergovernmental agreement will be between Oakland County and the City of Pontiac as part
of the application requirements for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program for the period
October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2011.
4. This intergovernmental agreement will be between Oakland County and the City of Southfield as
part of the application requirements for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program for the period
October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2011.
5. The grant application is for $98,869 of which Oakland County is expected to receive $17,823, the
City of Pontiac is expected to receive $44,058 and the City of Southfield is expected to receive
$36,988. No local match is required.
6. Total funding of $98,869 will be given to Oakland County to acquire equipment for the City of
Pontiac Police Department, for the City of Southfield Police Department, the Oakland County
Sheriff’s Office, Prosecutor’s Office, Circuit Court, and Community Corrections. All equipment
purchased with the grant funds will then be delivered to the individual requesting party.
7. Title to the equipment, unless otherwise required by the conditions of the grant, will transfer to the
requesting party upon delivery.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
(The vote for this motion appears on page 589.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08132
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS – MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND APPLICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the State of Michigan offers funding to local communities under PA 511; and
WHEREAS this funding is targeted to divert non-violent offenders from prison into local jail or sentencing
alternatives; and
WHEREAS Oakland County has been receiving Community Corrections funds since 1994; and
WHEREAS the application has been completed and is requesting funding in the amount of $4,198,092 for
plans and services and probation residential services; and
WHEREAS the grant application seeks full-time funding for positions 7424, 7425, 7426, 7427, 7428,
7429, 7430, 7431, 7432, 7433, 7434, 9003, 9243, 9247, 9291, 9295, 9648, 9649; .5 of full-time positions
7834 and 9396; and PTNE position 9292 within the Community Corrections Division; and
WHEREAS the grant application seeks full-time funding for positions 7419, 7420, 7418, 7421, 10393, and
PTNE funding for positions 7417 and 9397 within the Sheriff’s Department; and
WHEREAS any programs created through these funds become part of the County’s Comprehensive
Community Corrections Plan; and
WHEREAS PA 511 of 1988 requires that the “County Board or Boards of Commissioners of the County
shall approve the proposed comprehensive plan prepared by their advisory board.”
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the application to request $4,198,092 from the State Office of
Community Corrections for the purpose of continuing programs contained within the Office of Community
Corrections Fiscal Year 2009 grant application for offenders who meet PA 511 eligibility is hereby
approved.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the proposed
comprehensive plan prepared by the Community Corrections Advisory Board.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Community Corrections on file in County Clerk’s office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #08132)
BY: Finance Committee, Mike Rogers, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES/COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - MICHIGAN
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND APPLICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above referenced
resolution and finds:
1. This is the fifteenth (15) year of the grant application with Michigan Department of Corrections,
Office of Community Corrections.
2. The grant period is October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009.
3. The application requests State funding in the amount of $4,198,092, with no County match as
detailed in the attached Schedule A.
4. Application seeks full time funding for positions 7424, 7425, 7426, 7427, 7428, 7429, 7430, 7431,
7432, 7433, 7434, 9003, 9243, 9247, 9291, 9295, 9648, 9649; .5 of full time positions 7834 and
9396; and PTNE position 9292 within the Community Corrections Division.
5. The application also seeks full time funding for positions 7419, 7420, 7418, 7421, 10393, and
PTNE funding for positions 7417 and 9397 within the Sheriff’s Department.
6. Application and acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future commitment.
Continuation of the grant is contingent upon future levels of grant funding.
(The vote for this motion appears on page 589.)
*MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08133
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE - EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS - SARA TITLE III
DATA ANALYSIS 2008 - 2010 GRANT AGREEMENT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS as a result of the Bhopal, India chemical release in 1986, Congress passed the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), also known as SARA Title III. This law was
enacted to help increase the public's knowledge and access to information on the presence of hazardous
substances in their community; and
WHEREAS the Act required each state to divide its state into local emergency planning districts and
appoint a Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for each district. Oakland County is one of 97
districts in the State of Michigan; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) has been organized since
1987 and meets minimum criteria in performing planning functions; and
WHEREAS the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) SARA Title III Program received
a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2004 Exchange Network Implementation Grant to purchase
TIER II MANAGERtm
licenses for MDEQ and the 9 largest LEPCs in the State of Michigan to work with
MDEQ to analyze Emergency Hazardous Chemical Inventory (TIER II) information collected under SARA;
and
WHEREAS this information will be gathered and provided to the Michigan Department of State Police,
U.S. EPA Region 5, and local fire departments within Oakland County; and
WHEREAS an application was submitted and Oakland County has been notified that the LEPC is eligible
to receive $10,800 to purchase a one time license for the TIER II MANAGERtm
online reporting program
used by MDEQ for the collection of Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory data; and
WHEREAS Oakland County will participate in the Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory
reporting and data analysis project for a minimum of 3 years; and
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WHEREAS Oakland County will be required to provide maintenance and support for TIER II MANAGERtm
for a minimum of 3 years at a cost of $1,080.00 (max) per year; and
WHEREAS Oakland County will participate in an annual survey of Emergency and Hazardous Chemical
Inventory data, trends and proposed data usages for a minimum of 3 years, and
WHEREAS the grant agreement has been processed through the County Executive Contract Review
Process and the Board of Commissioners Grant Acceptance Procedures.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairperson of the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners is authorized to execute the grant agreement of $10,800 and to approve any grant
extensions or changes, within fifteen percent (15%) of the original award, which are consistent with the
original agreement as approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that acceptance of this grant does not obligate the County to any future
commitment.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of Grant Review Sign Off – Emergency Response and Preparedness on file in County Clerk’s
office.
FISCAL NOTE (MISC. #08133)
BY: Finance Committee, Mike Rogers, Chairperson
IN RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE - EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS – SARA TITLE III
DATA ANALYSIS 2008 - 2010 GRANT AGREEMENT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule XII-C of this Board, the Finance Committee has reviewed the above-referenced
resolution and finds:
1. The State of Michigan has awarded Oakland County $10,800 in grantor funds, including a
required local match share of $10,780 (50%), the in-kind match utilizes 275 hours of the
Emergency Management Supervisor salary. Total project amount is $21,580.
2. Funding is for a web-based program that the State (DEQ) purchased and is subsequently
providing grants to the county LEPCs with the most hazardous material sites to purchase licenses
for managing SARA Title III annual Tier Two data, off-site response plans and vulnerability maps.
3. A budget amendment is recommended to the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget for the acceptance of the
SARA Title III Data Analysis software for the period of July 1, 2008 through July 1, 2010 as
follows:
FUND 29320
Revenue
1010115-115185-610313 Federal Grants Operating $10,800
Expense
1010115-115185-730373 Contractual Svs. $10,800
$ -0-
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Vote on Consent Agenda:
AYES: Burns, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett,
Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Woodward, Zack, Bullard.
(21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
Commissioner Rogers introduced his three children.
Commissioner Rogers stated there were no items to report on the Regular Agenda.
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REPORT
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – COUNTY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENT – DIRECTOR OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the appointment by the County Executive of
George Miller as Director of Health and Human Services effective August 1, 2008, recommends
concurrence of this appointment, pursuant to Public Act 139 of 1973.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move acceptance of the foregoing
report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of correspondence from Oakland County Executive, L. Brooks Patterson and resume of George
Miller on file in County Clerk’s office.
Moved by Long supported by Coulter the General Government Committee report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Long supported by Coulter the appointment of George Miller as Director of Health and Human
Services be confirmed.
Discussion followed.
Vote on appointment:
AYES: Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett,
Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Woodward,
Zack, Bullard, Burns. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the appointment of George Miller as Director of Health and
Human Services was confirmed.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08134
BY: General Government Committee, Christine A. Long, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – E-COMMERCE AGREEMENT WITH
INTERESTED LOCAL CITIES, VILLAGES AND TOWNSHIPS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS as provided by Public Act 462 of 1996, the Enhanced Access to Public Records Act, the
Board of Commissioners in Miscellaneous Resolution #97165 dated August 14, 1997, adopted the
Oakland County Enhanced Access to Public Records Policy; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved a revised @ccess Oakland Master
Fee Structure in Miscellaneous Resolution #03279 dated October 16, 2003, which included a pricing
schedule for all Oakland County enhanced access products and services as part of the strategic rollout of
a comprehensive eGovernment program; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved a revised Access Oakland Master
Fee Structure in Miscellaneous Resolution #07121 dated May 10, 2007, which expanded the Master Fee
Structure to include an electronic check fee; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Department of Information Technology has implemented an “E-
Commerce” system that offers constituents who wish to purchase products and services from Oakland
County the convenience of using a credit card or electronic check for the payment of such products and
services via an Internet website or Interactive Voice Response Unit(IVR); and
WHEREAS the Department of Information Technology can make the “E-Commerce” system available to
all County Municipalities to offer constituents the convenience of using a credit card or electronic check
for the payment of Municipal products and services via an Internet website or Interactive Voice Response
Unit (IVR); and
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WHEREAS the state law allows the County to provide such services in conjunction with a Municipality
pursuant to an agreement between the County and the Municipality; and
WHEREAS an agreement has been drafted (as attached) by the County’s Corporation Counsel; and
WHEREAS Municipalities have expressed an interest in entering into such an agreement with the County
to use the County’s “E-Commerce” system; and
WHEREAS this agreement will allow nineteen Municipalities to continue use of the County’s
PayLocalTaxes.com website and expand the use of the County’s “E-Commerce” system to other
Municipal services.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves entering into the attached E-COMMERCE SERVICES AGREEMENT with interested Oakland
County Municipalities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of an executed E-COMMERCE SERVICES
AGREEMENT and all other required assurances and documentation from any Oakland County
Municipality, the Board of Commissioner’s Chairperson is authorized to sign and finalize this Agreement
with the Municipality on behalf of the County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of an executed Agreement from any Oakland County
Municipality, along with the appropriate certified resolution from the Municipality’s governing body, and
any other Municipality assurances and documentation required in the Agreement, the Oakland County
Clerk shall obtain the Board of Commissioner’s Chairperson signature on the Agreement, shall file a copy
of this fully executed Agreement in the official Oakland County Board of Commissioner records
maintained in his Office, and shall also forward a copy of this fully executed Agreement to the Secretary
of State as required by law.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of E-Commerce Services Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08135
BY: General Government Committee, Christine A. Long, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – CLEMIS E-COMMERCE AGREEMENT
WITH INTERESTED COURTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS as provided by Public Act 462 of 1996, the Enhanced Access to Public Records Act, the
Board of Commissioners in Miscellaneous Resolution #97165 dated August 14, 1997 adopted the
Oakland County Enhanced Access to Public Records Policy; and
WHEREAS each Michigan District Court pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan (hereafter, the
"State"), including, but not limited to, the Revised Judicature Act of 1961 (MCL 600.101, et seq.) is
required to receive and collect fines, fees, and costs for civil infractions committed within its jurisdiction,
and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved a revised Access Oakland Master
Fee Structure in Miscellaneous Resolution #03279 dated October 16, 2003 which included a pricing
schedule for the payment of tickets, tax receivables and delinquent taxes as part of the strategic rollout of
a comprehensive eGovernment program; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved a revised Access Oakland Master
Fee Structure in Miscellaneous Resolution #07121 dated May 10, 2007 which expanded the Master Fee
Structure to include an electronic check fee; and
WHEREAS the Department of Information Technology has developed an “E-Commerce” system which
the Department can make available to all District Courts to afford persons the convenience of utilizing an
internet based, credit card or electronic check payment option to pay fines, fees and costs for civil
infractions; and
WHEREAS the state law allows the County to provide such services in conjunction with a Court pursuant
to an agreement between the County and the Court; and
WHEREAS an agreement has been drafted (as attached) by the County’s Corporation Counsel; and
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WHEREAS District Courts have expressed an interest in entering into an agreement with the County to
use the County’s “E-COMMERCE” services.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves entering into the attached CLEMIS E-COMMERCE SERVICES AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement,” copy attached and incorporated herein) with interested Court upon the terms and conditions
stated in this Agreement:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of an executed CLEMIS E-COMMERCE SERVICES
AGREEMENT and all other required assurances and documentation from any Courts, the Board of
Commissioner’s Chairperson is authorized to sign and finalize this Agreement with the Court on behalf of
the County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon receipt of an executed Agreement from any interested Court, and
any other Court assurances and documentation required in the Agreement, the Oakland County Clerk
shall obtain the Board of Commissioner’s Chairperson signature on the Agreement, shall file a copy of
this fully executed Agreement in the official Oakland County Board of Commissioner records maintained
in the Oakland County Clerk’s Office.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of CLEMIS E-Commerce Services Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08136
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT OF
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT – REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ROGER
KIDWELL, WATERFORD OAKS COUNTY PARK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS pursuant to Miscellaneous Resolution No. 08013 the County of Oakland purchased property
located at 2896 Watkins Lake, Waterford, Michigan for expansion of Waterford Oaks County Park; and
WHEREAS the terms of the purchase agreement for said property provided for the leasing of the property
back to the seller for a period of one year; and
WHEREAS under the terms and conditions of the attached Lease Agreement Mr. Roger Kidwell will pay
rent in the amount of $800.00 per month and be responsible for payment of all utility costs; and
WHEREAS the Departments of Facilities Management and Corporation Counsel have reviewed and/or
prepared all necessary documents related to the attached lease agreement; and
WHEREAS it is the recommendation of the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission and the
Department of Facilities Management that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners accept and
approve the terms and conditions of the attached Lease Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
and authorizes the attached Lease Agreement between the County of Oakland and Mr. Roger Kidwell.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the rent amount received be deposited in the Oakland County Parks and
Recreation Rental House Revenue fund line item.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Oakland Board of Commissioners hereby directs it’s
Chairperson or his designee to execute the attached Lease Agreement and all other related documents
between the County of Oakland and Roger Kidwell, which may be required.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Approval of Lease Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee and the Finance
Committee. There were no objections.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08137
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: THE OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT – REQUEST TO GRANT EASEMENT FOR
OVERHEAD ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY – HIGHLAND OAKS
COUNTY PARK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County of Oakland is the owner of Highland Oaks County Park located in Highland
Township; and
WHEREAS the Detroit Edison Company is in the process of upgrading its electrical services facilities in
the area of Highland Oaks County Park and has requested that the County of Oakland grant a 12-ft. wide
easement for overhead electric service; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Parks and Recreation staff and the Detroit Edison Company have
agreed upon a route for the said overhead electric service, which will enhance electrical service to the
area and provide electric service connection options at Highland Oaks County Park; and
WHEREAS the Departments of Facilities Management and Corporation Counsel have reviewed and/or
prepared all necessary documents related to the granting of the easement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
authorizes and approves the granting of the attached easement for overhead electric service and related
appurtenances to the Detroit Edison Company for the sum of one dollar.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby directs its
Chairperson or designee to execute the attached easement for overhead electric service and related
appurtenances.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Request to Grant Easement to Detroit Edison Company Highland Oaks County Park on file in
County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee and the Finance
Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08138
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMMISSION – APPROVAL AND
ACCEPTANCE OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT PART OF PARCEL NO. 13-24-126-001, 2930
WATKINS LAKE ROAD FOR EXPANSION OF WATERFORD OAKS COUNTY PARK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS pursuant to the authorization of the Oakland County Planning and Building Committee, the
Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission and the Department of Facilities Management, with
the assistance of Oakland County Corporation Counsel, have negotiated the terms and conditions of the
attached Purchase Agreement with the East Michigan District of the Wesleyan Church, for the purchase
of 2930 Watkins Lake Road, Waterford Township; and
WHEREAS pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Purchase Agreement the County of Oakland
shall pay the East Michigan District of the Wesleyan Church the sum of $209,000 via a cash sale for the
purchase of said property subject to the County performing its required due diligence investigation of the
subject property and obtaining parcel split approval from the Township of Waterford; and
WHEREAS sufficient funding for said purchase is available in the Oakland County Parks and Recreation
Land Acquisition Fund; and
WHEREAS the Departments of Facilities Management and Corporation Counsel have reviewed and/or
prepared all necessary documents related to the attached Purchase Agreement and recommend its
approval.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves and accepts the terms and conditions of the attached Purchase Agreement between the County
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of Oakland, as purchaser, and the East Michigan District of the Wesleyan Church, seller via a cash sale
purchase.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Approval and Acceptance of Purchase Agreement on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee and the Finance
Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08139
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – REORGANIZATION
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS due to the difficult economic times facing Oakland County, the County Executive has imposed
a hiring freeze and established an estimated budget reduction task for Fiscal Year 2008-2010; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, pursuant to Miscellaneous Resolution #08026 assigned a
budget task to each Elected Official for fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010; and
WHEREAS the proposed budget reduction task has prompted a review of the Information Technology (IT)
Department’s operations and organizational structure; and
WHEREAS the proposed reorganization deletes positions and realigns existing resources where most
needed while also meeting the department’s budget reduction task; and
WHEREAS the proposed reorganization results in an overall net savings to the County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
reorganization of the Department of Information Technology, as follows:
1. To delete the e-Government Division (1080700), e-Government Services (1080701), and e-
Government Program Services (1080705). These units will be merged with the Application
Services Division and the Technical Systems and Networking Division.
2. To transfer the following positions:
From: 1080701- To: 1080201-
e-Government Division Application Services Division
00881 Senior Systems Analyst
02799 Application Analyst Prog II
04726 Supv II Information Technology
05342 Application Analyst Prog III
08084 Application Analyst Prog II
09429 Application Analyst Prog III
From: 1080705- To: 1080201-
e-Government Division Application Services Division
00046 Student Engineer
00941 Chief e-Government Services
02409 Application Analyst Prog I
06367 Applications Analyst/Prog II
10416 Project Manager
From: 1080701- To: 1080601-
e-Government Division Technical Systems & Networking Div.
01055 Manager e-Government Services
01409 Application Analyst Program III
07408 Senior Systems Analyst
From: 1080705- To: 1080601-
e-Government Division Technical Systems & Networking Div.
05343 Application Analyst Prog II
3. To delete the following positions:
a. Customer Services Technician III (position #1080101-00504)
b. Customer Services Technician II (position #1080101-05627)
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4. To create the following new classifications:
a. Chief Manager-Technical Architect:
Base 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year
89,296 94,673 100,045 105,416 110,791 116,168
3,434.46 3,641.26 3,847.90 4,054.48 4,261.20 4,468.02
b. Manager-Deployment Services:
Base 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year
89,296 94,673 100,045 105,416 110,791 116,168
3,434.46 3,641.26 3,847.90 4,054.48 4,261.20 4,468.02
5. To retitle the following positions with no change in salary grade level:
Position: From: To:
1080601-00388 Manager-Technical Chief Manager-
Systems & Networking Technical Architect
1080601-01055 Manager- Manager-Deployment
e-Government Services Services
6. To upwardly reclassify the following position:
a. Chief Technical Systems #1080601-04698 to Manager-Technical Systems and
Networking; from salary plan $89,296 to a maximum of $116,168
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Pertinent Salaries – Fiscal Year 2008 and Salary and Fringe Benefit Cost Savings – PR on file in
County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Personnel Committee and the Finance Committee. There
were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08140
BY: General Government Committee, Christine A. Long, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OAKLAND COUNTY ZOOLOGICAL AUTHORITY
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH OAKLAND COUNTY TO REIMBURSE ELECTION EXPENSES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS in accordance with Public Act 49 of 2008, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
adopted Miscellaneous Resolution #08090, which established the Oakland County Zoological Authority
and adopted its Articles of Incorporation; and
WHEREAS the Zoological Authority (“Authority”) provides a mechanism for providing public funding for
zoological services for the students, residents, and visitors to Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the Authority is authorized to utilize the property tax provisions of Public Act 49 of 2008, to place
before the electors of Oakland County at the Primary Election on August 5, 2008, the proposition of
establishing a 0.1 millage rate (10 cents per $1,000 taxable value) on real and personal property for ten (10)
years, being years 2008 through 2017, to support zoological services to benefit the residents of Oakland
County; and
WHEREAS Article V. Section 10 of the Oakland County Zoological Authority’s Articles of Incorporation
provide that, “Prior to any election proposing a tax levy in support of the Authority, the Authority shall
enter into a contract with the County of Oakland requiring the Authority to reimburse the County of
Oakland and the local government units within Oakland County for all costs incurred in connection with
the election”; and
WHEREAS the attached Interlocal Agreement requires the Oakland County Zoological Authority to fully
reimburse the County of Oakland for all election costs incurred in connection with the zoo millage
proposition on the August 5, 2008, Primary Ballot.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the adoption of the Interlocal Agreement, attached hereto, which provides that the Oakland
County Zoological Authority is to reimburse the County of Oakland and the local government units within
Oakland County for all election costs incurred in connection with the proposed millage on the Primary
Election of August 5, 2008.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners to sign the Interlocal Agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Oakland County Zoological Authority.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Copy of Agreement for Reimbursement of Election Costs between Oakland County and Oakland County
Zoological Authority on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
Commissioner Middleton stated there were no items to report on the Regular Agenda.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08141
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: THE OAKLAND COUNTY AIRPORT COMMITTEE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT – REQUEST TO GRANT EASEMENT FOR OVERHEAD ELECTRIC SERVICE TO THE
DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the County of Oakland is the owner of the Oakland County International Airport located in the
Waterford Township; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Airport Committee is in the process of extending runways and relocating
the loop road at the westerly end of the Oakland County International Airport; and
WHEREAS to allow for construction to proceed overhead electrical lines and power poles must be
relocated to an area outside of the new airport approach limits; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Aviation staff and the Detroit Edison Company have agreed upon a route
for the said overhead electric service, which will allow construction to proceed and meet the location
requirements of the airport approach pattern; and
WHEREAS the Departments of Facilities Management and Corporation Counsel have reviewed and/or
prepared all necessary documents related to the granting of the easement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
authorizes and approves the granting of the attached easement for overhead electric service and related
appurtenances to the Detroit Edison Company for the sum of one dollar.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby directs its
Chairperson or designee to execute the attached easement for overhead electric service and related
appurtenances.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Request to Grant Easement to the Detroit Edison Company, Grant of Non-Exclusive Overhead
Easement in Gross, and Exhibit A on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08142
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: DRAIN COMMISSIONER - RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REVISED PROJECT COST AND
ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR OXFORD MULTI-LAKES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Cedar Lake, Clear Lake, Long Lake, Squaw Lake, Squaw Lagoon, Tan Lake and Michelson
Lake are inland lakes located in the Charter Township of Oxford, County of Oakland, State of Michigan
(“Oxford Multi-Lakes”); and
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WHEREAS pursuant to Miscellaneous Resolution No. 07249 the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners determined that it was in the public’s best interest to proceed with repairs of the lake level
control structure utilized to maintain the normal levels for the Oxford Multi-Lakes; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution No. 07249 authorized an advance of $150,000 from the County’s
Long Term Revolving Fund to the Oxford Multi-Lakes Special Assessment District (“Special Assessment
District”) with an annual interest rate of 5.06% for the repair of the Oxford Multi-Lakes lake level control
structure (“Repair Project”); and
WHEREAS all costs of the Repair Project shall be defrayed by special assessments against the following
lands that are benefited by the project: privately owned parcels of land, political subdivisions of the state
and state owned lands under the jurisdiction and control of the Michigan Department of Natural
Resources; and
WHEREAS the special assessment on benefited lands may be applied in five (5) annual installments; and
WHEREAS in accordance with Part 307 of the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection
Act (“Part 307”, MCL 324.30701 et seq.), the Drain Commissioner (“delegated authority”) held a public
hearing on May 5, 2008 concerning the assessment of project costs (“Project Costs”) against all lands
that are benefited as set forth in the Special Assessment Roll attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS the delegated authority has computed all costs relating to the Repair Project and prepared
the special assessment roll; and
WHEREAS the delegated authority has prepared a revised estimate of costs for the repairs, subsequent
to taking construction bids, in the amount of $139,989 attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS the previous advance of $150,000 from the County’s Long Term Revolving Fund to the
Oxford Multi-Lakes Special Assessment District can be reduced to $126,000, with an annual interest rate
to be based on the prevailing six month Treasury Bill rate established at the time the loan is disbursed for
the Repair Project; and
WHEREAS in accordance with Part 307, the delegated authority submits for approval the Special
Assessment Roll attached hereto as Exhibit A to pay for the cost of the Repair Project and the revised
estimated $139,989 Project Costs attached hereto as Exhibit B.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Oakland,
Michigan, as follows:
1. The Special Assessment Roll attached hereto as Exhibit A and the Project Costs attached hereto
as Exhibit B are hereby approved.
2. The County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes an advance of $126,000 from the
County’s Long Term Revolving Fund to the Oxford Multi-Lakes Special Assessment District with
an annual interest rate to be based on the prevailing six month Treasury Bill rate established at
the time the loan is disbursed, for the repair of the Oxford Multi-Lakes lake level control structure
(“Repair Project”).
3. All activities involved in the planning and construction of this Project under this resolution shall
comply with the standing rules of the Board of Commissioners.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Oxford Multi Lakes Special Assessment Roll, Apportionment, and Oxford Multi-Lakes Dam Gates
Repair Project Estimate of Cost on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08143
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS – WASTE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT – APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF
GREATER DETROIT
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Oakland County is committed to protection of the natural environment and preventing toxic
materials from entering our landfill and waterway resources; and
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WHEREAS the improper handling and disposal of computer equipment can pose a health risk to our
citizens; and
WHEREAS it is recognized that there is a need to provide opportunities for Oakland County residents to
properly dispose of unwanted or unusable computer equipment; and
WHEREAS a goal of the Waste Resource Management Unit is to assist county residents with disposal of
these types of items; and
WHEREAS Goodwill Industries approached the Waste Resource Management Unit with a proposal to
provide one or more computer collection events; and
WHEREAS Goodwill Industries, as part of a partnership with Dell Computer Company, conducts
collection events for recycling and disposal of computer equipment; and
WHEREAS Dell Computer Company pays for most of the collection and recycling costs associated with
said computer collection events; and
WHEREAS Goodwill Industries uses computer recycling companies that have been approved as vendors
by Dell Computer Company; and
WHEREAS Goodwill Industries provides the planning, advertising, unloading, sorting, loading,
transportation and recycling/disposal of all computer equipment collected during a computer collection
event; and
WHEREAS on a yet to be determined Saturday in September, 2008, a computer collection event will be
available to all Oakland County residents, free of charge.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
contract between Oakland County and Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit for a one-day computer
collection event and authorizes the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners to sign the contract.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Contract between Oakland County and Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, Exhibit I and
Exhibit II on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08144
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: WASTE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROVISIONS
OF A BROWNFIELD PLAN FOR THE 2401 WEST MAPLE ROAD PROJECT IN THE CHARTER
TOWNSHIP OF COMMERCE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, being Act 381 of the Public Acts of the State
of Michigan of 1996, as amended (the “Act”), has established a redevelopment of Brownfields
Redevelopment Authority and Board (OCBRA) to facilitate the clean-up and redevelopment of
Brownfields within Oakland County’s communities; and
WHEREAS the 2401 West Maple Road site in Commerce Township is an environmental hazard, a
“facility” under state statute and a non-producing parcel; and
WHEREAS a Brownfield clean-up and redevelopment plan (the “Plan”) has been prepared to restore the
environmental and economic viability of this parcel, which the OCBRA has reviewed and modified; and
WHEREAS pursuant to OCBRA by-laws, a local committee has been appointed, participated in
discussions regarding the proposed plan and project, reviewed the plan, and recommends its approval;
and
WHEREAS the members of the Township Board have reviewed the Plan, and have been provided a
reasonable opportunity to express their views and recommendations regarding the Plan in accordance
with Sections 13 (13) of the Act, and have unanimously approved the resolution declaring their
concurrence with the provisions of the Plan (attached); and
WHEREAS the OCBRA, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Act, has unanimously
approved a resolution (attached) adopting the Plan, procedures for cost reimbursement, and
recommends the adoption of the Plan by the Planning and Building Committee and the Board of
Commissioners to be carried out within the Township of Commerce, relating to the redevelopment of
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2401 West Maple Road located at the north side of West Maple between Welch and Southbound M-5,
Charter Township of Commerce (the “Property”).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby
adopt the Plan to be carried out within the Township of Commerce, relating to the redevelopment of 2401
West Maple Road (the “Property”).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a public hearing on the adoption of the Brownfield Plan approved by
the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for 2401 West Maple Road in Commerce
Township shall be held on July 17, 2008, at 9:35 a.m., in the Board of Commissioners’ Auditorium, 1200
North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Resolution to Approve a Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for the Commerce Beaumont
Brownfield Site, and Brownfield Plan, Appendix A – Maps, Appendix B – Legal Descriptions, Appendix C
– Personal Property List, and Appendix D – Site Photographs on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08145
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: WASTE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROVISIONS
OF A BROWNFIELD PLAN FOR THE 4000 WEST ELEVEN MILE PROJECT IN THE CITY OF
BERKLEY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, being Act 381 of the Public Acts of the State
of Michigan of 1996, as amended (the “Act”), has established a redevelopment of Brownfields
Redevelopment Authority and Board (OCBRA) to facilitate the clean-up and redevelopment of
Brownfields within Oakland County’s communities; and
WHEREAS the 4000 West Eleven Mile Road site in The City of Berkley is an environmental hazard, a
“facility” under state statute and a non-producing parcel; and
WHEREAS a Brownfield clean-up and redevelopment plan (the “Plan”) has been prepared to restore the
environmental and economic viability of this parcel which the OCBRA has reviewed and modified; and
WHEREAS pursuant to OCBRA by-laws, a local committee has been appointed, participated in
discussions regarding the proposed plan and project, reviewed the plan, and recommends its approval;
and
WHEREAS the members of the City Board have reviewed the Plan, and have been provided a
reasonable opportunity to express their views and recommendations regarding the Plan in accordance
with Sections 13 (13) of the Act, and have unanimously approved the resolution declaring their
concurrence with the provisions of the Plan (attached); and
WHEREAS the OCBRA, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Act, has unanimously
approved a resolution (attached) adopting the Plan, procedures for cost reimbursement, and is
recommending the adoption of the Plan by the Planning and Building Committee and the Board of
Commissioners to be carried out within the City of Berkley, relating to the redevelopment of 4000 West
Eleven Mile Road located at the northwest corner of West Eleven Mile and Thomas Avenue (the
“Property”).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby
adopt the Plan to be carried out within the City of Berkley relating to the redevelopment of 4000 West
Eleven Mile Road located at the northwest corner of West Eleven Mile and Thomas Avenue (the
“Property”).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a public hearing on the adoption of the Brownfield Plan approved by
the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for 4000 West Eleven Mile Road, located in the
City of Berkley, shall be held on Thursday July 17, 2008, at 9:40 a.m. in the Board of Commissioners’
Auditorium, 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan.
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Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Resolution to Approve a Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for the SES Berkley Brownfield Site
and Brownfield Plan on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08146
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: WASTE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROVISIONS
OF A BROWNFIELD PLAN FOR THE 4080 WEST ELEVEN MILE PROJECT IN THE CITY OF
BERKLEY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, being Act 381 of the Public Acts of the State
of Michigan of 1996, as amended (the “Act”), has established a redevelopment of Brownfields
Redevelopment Authority and Board (OCBRA) to facilitate the clean-up and redevelopment of
Brownfields within Oakland County’s communities; and
WHEREAS the 4080 West Eleven Mile Road site in The City of Berkley is an environmental hazard, a
“facility” under state statute and a non-producing parcel; and
WHEREAS a Brownfield clean-up and redevelopment plan (the “Plan”) has been prepared to restore the
environmental and economic viability of this parcel which the OCBRA has reviewed and modified; and
WHEREAS pursuant to OCBRA by-laws, a local committee has been appointed, participated in
discussions regarding the proposed plan and project, reviewed the plan, and recommends its approval;
and
WHEREAS the members of the City Board have reviewed the Plan, and have been provided a
reasonable opportunity to express their views and recommendations regarding the Plan in accordance
with Sections 13 (13) of the Act, and have unanimously approved the resolution declaring their
concurrence with the provisions of the Plan (attached); and
WHEREAS the OCBRA, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 13 of the Act, has unanimously
approved a resolution (attached) adopting the Plan, procedures for cost reimbursement, and
recommends the adoption of the Plan by the Planning and Building Committee and the Board of
Commissioners to be carried out within the City of Berkley, relating to the redevelopment of 4080 West
Eleven Mile Road, located at the northwest corner of West Eleven Mile and Thomas Avenue (the
“Property”).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby
adopt the Plan to be carried out within the City of Berkley, relating to the redevelopment of 4080 West
Eleven Mile Road located at the northwest corner of West Eleven Mile and Thomas Avenue (the
“Property”).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a public hearing on the adoption of the Brownfield Plan approved by
the Oakland County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority for 4080 West Eleven Mile Road, located in the
City of Berkley, shall be held on Thursday July 17, 2008 at 9:37 a.m. in the Board of Commissioners’
Auditorium, 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, Michigan.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of Resolution to Approve a Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for the PM Environmental Brownfield
Site and Brownfield Plan on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08147
BY: Planning and Building Committee, Sue Ann Douglas, Chairperson
IN RE: PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIVISION RESOLUTION
APPROVING PROJECT PLAN (NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE LITTLE FLOWER PROJECT) - CITY OF
ROYAL OAK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS The Economic Development Corporation of the County of Oakland (the "EDC") has
recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve the Project Plan required by the Economic
Development Corporations Act (the "Act") for the captioned Project, a copy of which has been presented
to this meeting (the "Project Plan"); and
WHEREAS the EDC's recommendations to the Board of Commissioners were based upon its
determinations that the Project is reasonable and necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Act, that
the Project Plan satisfies all of the requirements of the Act regarding project plans and that a letter of
credit issued by a financial institution acceptable to the EDC will be available to pay debt service; and
WHEREAS the governing body of the City of Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan, has also approved
the Project Plan and given its consent to the exercise of jurisdiction over the Project by the EDC; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners has held a public hearing to consider whether the Project Plan
constitutes a public purpose as contemplated by the Act; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners, following such public hearing and its review of the Project Plan,
hereby certifies, approves and concurs in the determinations of the EDC with respect thereto.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
determines that the Project Plan constitutes a public purpose as contemplated by the Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby certifies and
approves the Project Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the EDC is hereby authorized to take such steps as are necessary to
implement the Project and the financing thereof by the issuance of its limited obligation revenue bonds as
contemplated by the Project Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk is hereby directed to provide four certified copies of
this resolution to the Assistant Secretary of the Board of the EDC.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Planning and Building Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing
resolution.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
Copy of correspondence from Butzel Long, Attorneys and Counselors, regarding Applicability of Article
VIII, Section 2 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 to the Economic Development Corporation of the
County of Oakland and correspondence from Oakland County Corporation Counsel regarding EDC
Project No. 08-03 – National Shrine of the Little Flower (2008-0551) on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08148
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF'S OFFICE - CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AT THE MICHIGAN
RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL - 2008 SEASON
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Michigan Renaissance Festival, the operator of a summer theatre facility by the same
name in Groveland Township, has requested the Oakland County Sheriff's Office to supply Deputies for
Law Enforcement Services for the upcoming 2008 season; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff's Office has agreed to supply such Deputies on an availability overtime hourly
basis, the number of man-hours to be determined by the Sheriff's Office; and
WHEREAS this contract has been approved by Corporation Counsel; and
WHEREAS the County of Oakland shall be reimbursed for such services by the Michigan Renaissance
Festival at the hourly overtime rates for the 2008 season, as was established by Miscellaneous
Resolution #03265.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approves the
execution of the attached contract consistent with provisions contained therein.
Commissioners Minutes Continued. July 17, 2008
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Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of Contract for Police Protection – Michigan Renaissance Festival on file in County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08149
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - CONTRACT FOR COURT SECURITY AT THE 43RD DISTRICT
COURT – HAZEL PARK FOR 2009/2010/2011
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the 43rd District Court in Hazel Park is requesting that the Sheriff provide security to the Court
with PTNE Court Deputies and the Board of Commissioners has authorized other District Courts the
opportunity to contract for security; and
WHEREAS the Court is requesting to contract for PTNE Court Deputies to provide the ability to quickly
respond to and control situations, minimizing the risk to both the public and District Court staff; and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #05303 authorized a contract for Court Security for the Hazel Park
District Court through September 30, 2008; and
WHEREAS this contract has been approved through the County Executive review process; and
WHEREAS the approval of the contract to reimburse the County for this service will be necessary (see
attached contract and Schedule A).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Chairperson of the Board to enter into the attached contract for Court Security with the 43rd District
Court-Hazel Park for the Fiscal Years 2009/2010/2011.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the two (2) PTNE 1,000 hrs/yr Court Deputy II positions (4030435-
10382 and 10383) be continued and reviewed in the budget process.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of Contract to Provide Security for the 43rd District Court – Hazel Park, and Cost on file in County
Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08150
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - CONTRACT FOR COURT SECURITY AT THE 43RD DISTRICT
COURT – MADISON HEIGHTS FOR 2009/2010/2011
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the 43rd District Court in Madison Heights requested that the Sheriff provide security to the
Court with PTNE Court Deputies and the Board of Commissioners has authorized other District Courts
the opportunity to contract for security; and
WHEREAS the Court is requesting to continue the contract for PTNE Court Deputies to provide the ability
to quickly respond to and control situations, minimizing the risk to both the public and District Court staff;
and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #05120 authorized a contract for Court Security for the Madison
Heights District Court through September 30, 2008; and
WHEREAS this contract has been approved through the County Executive review process; and
WHEREAS the approval of the contract to reimburse the County for this service will be necessary (see
attached contract and Schedule A).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Chairperson of the Board to enter into the attached contract for Court Security with the 43rd District
Court-Madison Heights for the Fiscal Years 2009/2010/2011.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the two (2) PTNE 1,000 hrs/yr Court Deputy II positions (4030435-
09823 and 09824) be continued and be reviewed in the budget process.
Commissioners Minutes Continued. July 17, 2008
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Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of Contract to Provide Security for the 43rd District Court – Madison Heights and Cost on file in
County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08151
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - CONTRACT FOR COURT SECURITY AT THE 47TH DISTRICT
COURT – FARMINGTON FOR 2009/2010/2011
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the 47th District Court in Farmington has requested that the Sheriff provide security to the
Court with PTNE Court Deputies and the Board of Commissioners has authorized other District Courts
the opportunity to contract for security; and
WHEREAS the Court is requesting to continue the contract for PTNE Court Deputies to provide the ability
to quickly respond to and control situations, minimizing the risk to both the public and District Court staff;
and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #05119 authorized a contract for Court Security for the Farmington
District Court through September 30, 2008; and
WHEREAS this contract has been approved through the County Executive review process; and
WHEREAS the approval of the contract to reimburse the County for this service will be necessary (see
attached contract and Schedule A).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Chairperson of the Board to enter into the attached contract for Court Security with the 47th District Court-
Farmington for the Fiscal Years 2009/2010/2011.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the three (3) PTNE 1,000 hrs/yr Court Deputy II positions (4030435-
09992, 09993 and 09994) be continued and be reviewed in the budget process.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of Contract to Provide Security for the 47th District Court – Farmington and Cost on file in County
Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08152
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT - CONTRACT FOR COURT SECURITY AT THE 48TH DISTRICT
COURT – BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP FOR 2009/2010/2011
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Township has requested that the Sheriff provide security
to the Court with PTNE Court Deputies and the Board of Commissioners has authorized other District
Courts the opportunity to contract for security; and
WHEREAS the Court is requesting to continue the contract for PTNE Court Deputies to provide the ability
to quickly respond to and control situations, minimizing the risk to both the public and District Court staff;
and
WHEREAS Miscellaneous Resolution #05118 authorized a contract for Court Security for the Bloomfield
Township District Court through September 30, 2008; and
WHEREAS this contract has been approved through the County Executive review process; and
WHEREAS the approval of the contract to reimburse the County for this service will be necessary (see
attached contract and Schedule A).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes the
Chairperson of the Board to enter into the attached contract for Court Security with the 48th District Court-
Bloomfield Township for the Fiscal Years 2009/2010/2011.
Commissioners Minutes Continued. July 17, 2008
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the three (3) PTNE 1,000 hrs/yr Court Deputy II positions (4030435-
09007, 09008 and 09899) be continued and be reviewed in the budget process.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of Contract to Provide Security for the 48th District Court – Bloomfield Township and Cost on file in
County Clerk’s office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08153
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: COUNTY EXECUTIVE, EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS - TORNADO
WARNING SYSTEM EXPANSION – CITY OF MADISON HEIGHTS
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners by Miscellaneous Resolution No.'s 7865, 7971,
and 8664 accepted federal grants to defray a portion of the costs in purchasing sirens to be utilized within
the Oakland County Tornado Warning System; and
WHEREAS the County share of the costs will remain at twenty-five percent as has been the policy
previously established by the Board of Commissioners by various Miscellaneous Resolutions, whereby
local units pay seventy-five percent with the County being responsible for the maintenance and electrical
costs for the sirens purchased; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison Heights, has executed the attached Interlocal Agreement; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison Heights has agreed to pay seventy-five percent of the total estimated cost
of one siren; and
WHEREAS consistent with the attached standard agreement, the City of Madison Heights agrees that
Oakland County will retain ownership of the siren and will be responsible for the maintenance and the
electrical costs for said siren purchased under this agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorize the
contract with the City of Madison Heights for the purchase of one tornado siren.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the expenditure of this appropriation is contingent upon the execution
of the attached written agreement between the County and the City of Madison Heights.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Copy of City of Madison Heights Tornado Sirens Budget Summary and Severe Weather Warning System
Interlocal Agreement between Oakland County and City of Madison Heights on file in County Clerk’s
office.
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
REPORT (MISC. #08122)
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OAKLAND COUNTY COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY’S
ANNUAL SALARY INCREASE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Public Services Committee having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution #08122 on July 8, 2008,
reports with the recommendation the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing report.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #08122
BY: Commissioner David Woodward, District #18
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – OAKLAND COUNTY COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY’S
ANNUAL SALARY INCREASE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Commissioners Minutes Continued. July 17, 2008
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Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS this body recognizes, pursuant to the Michigan Constitution of 1963, in Article I, Section 20,
that an indigent person, charged with a crime is, “ to have the assistance of counsel, for his or her
defense” and “ to have such reasonable assistance as may be necessary to perfect and prosecute an
appeal”; and
WHEREAS from 2000 through 2007, there has been a 0.0% fee increase for Oakland County court
appointed attorneys; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners are committed to promoting fair and equal
justice on behalf of the indigent defendant, respondent, minor and incapacitated person.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the annual general salary increase for Oakland County
Circuit Court and Family Court appointed attorneys match the general salary increase of Oakland County
employees, effective as of the adoption of this resolution.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
DAVID WOODWARD, TIM GREIMEL, HELAINE
ZACK, DAVID COULTER, JIM NASH, KAREN
SPECTOR, MARCIA GERSHENSON,
VINCENT GREGORY, DAVID POTTS, TIM
BURNS, MATTIE HATCHETT
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.
The Board adjourned at 9:59 a.m. to the call of the Chair, or July 31, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
RUTH JOHNSON BILL BULLARD, JR.
Clerk Chairperson