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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 108092 May 22, 2008
BY: FINANCE COMMITTEE, MIKE ROGERS, CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSIONAL HOUSE BILL
RR-1023 AND U. S. SENATE BILL 5-777 REPEALING AN UNFUNDED MANDATE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY LICART. OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Cent:men:
WHEREAS Section '311 of P,MliC Law 109-222 (HR-429) requires that
the "Government of the '...7nited States, every tate, every political
subdivision thereof, and every instrumentality of the foregoing making
any payment to any person providing any property or services shall
deduct and withhold from. 6',1Ch payment a tax in an amount equal to 3
percent of such payment;" and
WHEREAS a significant proportion of the more than 40,000 vouchers
a year that Oakland County processes for "property or services" are to
such "persons" (vendors); and
WHEREAS for the County's financial / procurement system to
accommodate the "3 Percent" tax, and to upuste the vendor master files,
an initial cost of between $100,C00 and $]';-0,'C, is anticipated; and
WHEREAS the annual costs to administer and remit the "3 percent"
tax would range from $1A),•00 to $25,000 in personnel time; and
WHEREAS the "3 porceht" tax is likely to impact the prices for
goods and services from vendors, annual parchase cost increases may
range from $400,303 to !_?C 'OCCI; and
WHEREAS thousands of local governments across the country would
be incurring simile:: costs to accommodate this unfunded mandate at a
time when revenues are declining and other cos7s are escalating; and
WHEREAS Public Law 19-222 HR-4231 provides no corresponding
compensation to said governments for processin and remitting such tax,
and thus is an unfunded mandate; and
WHEREAS Section 511 of Public Law 109-222 :1 -R-4297) will become
effective on January I, 2012, and would apply to governments making
payments to such "persons" Ovendors) of million or more, which
includes Oakland County; and
WHEREAS the 110" Congress has introduted two bills (HR-1323 and
S-777) to repeal Section lii of Public Law 109-222;
NOW THEREFORE EL IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners supports such a repeal and encourages its Congressional
members and United State Senators to vote in favor of HR-1023 and S-717.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland :2cunty Clerk is directed
to send a copy of this resolution to :11 T.S. Senators and
Representatives represent:int; Michigan.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move adoption
of the foregoing resolution.
YINANE COMYITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll calf vote with Rogers absent.
Resolution # 08092 May 22, 2008
Moved by Rogers supported by Nash the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
Vote on resolutions on the Consent Agenda:
AYES: Burns, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson. Gingen, Gosselin, Greimel, Jacobsen,
KowaII, Long, Middleton, Nash. Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (20)
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)
DOES NOT RECURE COW EXECUTIVE ACTIN
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson. Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on May
22. 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 22nd day of May, 2008.
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Ruth Johnson, County Clerk