ADOPTED - JULY 23, 2002

Agenda Item No. 27

Introduced by the Law & Courts and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORATE A JUVENILE MILLAGE AUTHORIZATION QUESTION

RESOLUTION #02-197

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to increase funding to detain and house juveniles who are delinquent or disturbed, and to operate new and existing programs for the treatment of such juveniles; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners wants to provide the financial stability necessary for sound planning through a long-term millage.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following question be submitted to a vote of the electorate in the general election to be held on November 5, 2002.

JUVENILE MILLAGE AUTHORIZATION QUESTION

For the purpose of funding an increase to Ingham County's capacity to detain and house juveniles who are delinquent or disturbed, and to operate new and existing programs for the treatment of such juveniles, shall the constitutional limitation upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all property within the County of Ingham, Michigan, be increased by 60/100 (.60) of one mill, $.60 per thousand dollars of state taxable valuation, for a period of five years (2002-2006) inclusive. If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $ 3,720,396 for juvenile housing and programs during the first calendar year of the levy based on taxable value.

YES [ ] NO [ ]

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this question is hereby certified to the County Clerk.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to cause the proposal to be stated on the November 5, 2002 ballot and to be prepared and distributed in the manner required by law.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if the millage is approved by the voters, the Controller is directed to immediately bring to the Board of Commissioners the necessary actions to levy the .6 mills and to lower the county operating millage by .10 mills from 6.4512 to 6.3512.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Krause, De Leon, Stid, Grebner, Minter

Nays: Schafer, Dedden Absent: None Approved 7/11/02

FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Stid, Swope, Krause, Hertel

Nays: Schafer Absent: Minter Approved 7/17/02