HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2008.07.31 - 9475REPORT (misc. #08125) July 31, 2008
BY: General Government Committee. Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #08125 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — MICHIGAN'S STRUCTURAL
DEFICIT
To: The Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above-referenced
resolution on July 21, 2008, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be
adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move acceptance
of the foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchet Suarez and Greimel absent.
'Cofnmissioner Sue Ann
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Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Miscellaneous Resolution #08125
BY: Commissioner Sue Ann Douglas, District #12
RE: Board of Commissioners — Michigan's Structural Deficit
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Citizens Research Council (CRC) of Michigan projects that the State of Michigan is
facing a budget challenge that is projected to grow at an inexorable rate through Fiscal Year 2017;
and
WHEREAS structural deficits are created when the costs of maintaining programs and policies
increase faster than revenues. The cause for the increase is identified as being the fact that
"virtually every area of the State budget faces spending pressure increases that outpace projected
revenue growth"; and
WHEREAS the CRC points out that Michigan's fiscal future is dismal unless the State's leaders
make substantial policy L,1 !di uys dud ddress projected structural deficits of $6 billion in Michigan's
General Fund, $3.6 billion in K-12 School Aid Fund; and $417 million in the Highway Transportation
Fund; and
WHEREAS the growing "gaps" between the State's projected revenues arid spending dre in conflict
with the provisions in the Michigan Constitution that require the Governor and Legislature to take
annual actions to keep spending in line vvith current revenues; and
WHEREAS although the State of Michigan has technically met the legal requirement of adopting a
balanced budget each year since Fiscal Year 2001, this has been accomplished by depleting
reserves and using non-recurring resources; and
WHEREAS the larger budgetary issue of addressing the structural deficits has remained largely
unaddressed; and
WHEREAS the State of Michigan's escalating budget deficits will have a negative effect on the
state's and local municipalities' credit rating and will have a devastating impact on Oakland County
and other units of government which receive or are scheduled to receive revenue sharing and
grants from the state.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
urges Governor Granholm and Michigan's legislators to make the policy changes necessary to
address the State's structural budget deficits, in order to restore long-term balance to the State of
Michigan's budget and economy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to Governor Granholm, Oakland County's cities, villages and townships, Oakland
County's delegation to the Michigan House and Senate, and the leaders of the Michigan House and
Senate.
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Resolution #08125 June 12, 2008
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections..
Resolution *08125 July.31, 2008
Moved by Rogers supported by Nash the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda be
adopted (with accompanying reports being aut,epted).
AYES: Burns, Coleman. Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory,
Grelmel. Hatchett, Jacobsen, Kowal, Long, Middleton, Nasn, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector,
Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (witn fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
NOT ME COUNTY ENCORE ACM
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by tne Oakland County Board of Commissioners on July 31, 2008, with
the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac.
Michigan this 315t day of July, 2008,
Ruth Johnson, County Clerk