ADOPTED - MAY 23, 2006

Agenda Item No. 18

Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORATE A

JUVENILE MILLAGE RENEWAL QUESTION

RESOLUTION #06-145

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners desires to fund the continuing operation and enhancement of 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; 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 primary election to be held on August 8, 2006.

JUVENILE MILLAGE RENEWAL QUESTION

For the purpose of funding the continuing operation and enhancement of 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, at the same millage level previously approved by the voters in 2002, 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, previously increased by 60/100 (.60) of one mill, $ .60 per thousand dollars of state taxable valuation, be continued and renewed for a period of five years (2007-2011) inclusive. If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $4,386,218 for juvenile housing and programming purposes in 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 August 8, 2006 ballot and to be prepared and distributed in the manner required by law.

JUDICIARY: Yeas: Weatherwax-Grant, Holman, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Schafer, Dougan

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 5/11/06

FINANCE: Yeas: Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 5/17/06