SUBSTITUTE                                                                                                            ADOPTED - MAY 13, 2008

Agenda Item No. 10

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE ELECTORATE A SPECIAL MILLAGE FOR FARMLAND AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION

RESOLUTION #08-124

WHEREAS, Ingham County desires to provide for the effective long-term protection and preservation of farmland in Ingham County from the pressure of increasing residential and commercial development; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopted the Ingham County Farmland Purchase of Development Rights Ordinance in July 2004; and

WHEREAS, it has been determined that a Millage is the most appropriate funding source to ensure adequate implementation of the Purchase of Development Rights Ordinance.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following question be submitted to a vote of the electorate in the General Election to be held on August 5, 2008.

INGHAM COUNTY FARMLAND AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION INITIATIVE

MILLAGE QUESTION

For the purpose of protecting farmland and other open space lands, including waterways, wildlife habitat, wetlands, and other natural lands, and to encourage urban development, 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 0.1400 mills ($0.14 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of ten (10) years (2008-2017) inclusive?   (If approved and levied in full, this Millage will raise an estimated additional $1,056,323 for farmland and open space preservation in the first calendar year of the levy based on state taxable valuation.)

YES  [    ]

NO    [    ]  

            [If approved and levied, a portion of the millage may be disbursed, in accordance with State law, to the Downtown Development Authorities of the Cities of Leslie, Mason, Williamston, and the Townships of Delhi, Ingham, Lansing, Leroy, Meridian, and Vevay; the Tax Increment Finance Authorities of the Cities of East Lansing, Lansing, and Williamston; the Local Development Finance Authorities of the Cities of Leslie and Mason; and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities of the County of Ingham, the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing, and the Townships of Delhi and Ingham.]

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

ADOPTED - MAY 13, 2008

Agenda Item No. 10

RESOLUTION #08-124

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to place the proposal on the August 5, 2008 ballot and to be prepared and distributed in the manner required by law.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Nolan, Copedge, Soule

Nays:  Severino       Absent:  De Leon, Grebner    Approved 5/6/08

FINANCE:   Yeas:  Hertel, Weatherwax-Grant, Celentino, Schor, Dougan

 Nays:  Grebner       Absent:  None          Approved 5/7/08