ADOPTED - MAY 12, 2009

Agenda Item No. 17

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

ingham county board of commissioners

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF the State of Michigan

to fulfill its obligations and promises and fully and unconditionally restore State Revenue Sharing for all Michigan’s 83 counties

RESOLUTION #09-142

WHEREAS, the Michigan Association of Counties represents all 83 counties in the State of Michigan; and  

WHEREAS, the counties of Michigan work on behalf of the State of Michigan to provide numerous state mandated services; and

WHEREAS, counties depend heavily upon state revenue sharing to provide numerous essential public health, safety and welfare services; and

WHEREAS, the residents of the State of Michigan demand an efficient, professional level of public service; and

WHEREAS, in 2005 State Revenue Sharing payments were discontinued to counties, relieving the State Budget of $183 million in annual State Revenue Sharing payments to counties, with the promise and agreement that these payments would be restored when each of the individual counties Revenue Sharing Reserve Fund were exhausted.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County does hereby support and urge the State of Michigan to fulfill its obligations and promises and fully and unconditionally restore State Revenue Sharing for all Michigan’s 83 counties.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk shall send copies of this resolution to Governor Jennifer Granholm, the Ingham County state legislative delegation, and the Michigan Association of Counties for their consideration and action.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig, Holman, Copedge, Grebner, Vickers

    Nays:  None         Absent:  None        Approved  5/05/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan

    Nays:  None         Absent:  None        Approved  5/06/09