ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 23, 1999

Agenda Item No. 8

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL TAXING UNITS FOR ASSESSMENT AND TAX ROLL PREPARATION

RESOLUTION #99-36

WHEREAS, Ingham County has a tax administration system, which includes the preparation of all tax and assessment rolls, printing of the rolls, and meeting the requirements of Proposal A; and

WHEREAS, it is beneficial for the County to have taxing units utilize County services for maintenance and preparation of assessment rolls and for tax administration; and

WHEREAS, several local taxing units are currently under contract with the County for the 1998 assessment and tax cycle; and

WHEREAS, these local taxing units have expressed interest in continued use of the County system; and

WHEREAS, the charge of $3.50 per parcel per year for time and materials related to the year 1999 rolls, and a charge of $3.50 per parcel per year for time and materials related to the 2000 rolls, will be necessary to cover the cost of the county's providing assessment rolls, personal property statements, assessment change notices, tax rolls, tax notices and delinquent tax rolls.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the County Equalization/Tax Services Director is authorized to offer a two year contract with local taxing units for the stated services with the stipulation that the second year shall be at the option of the County and/or the Local Unit.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a fee of $3.50 per parcel per year for the 1999 tax cycle beginning March 2, 1999 through March 1, 2000, $3.50 per parcel per year for the 2000 tax cycle beginning March 2, 2000 through March 1, 2001, to be charged to the local units for time and material related to the processing of assessment rolls, personal property statements, assessment change notices, tax rolls, tax notices and delinquent tax rolls.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that service calls by County MIS Technicians will be charged to the local unit at a rate determined by the County MIS Director.

ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 23, 1999

Agenda Item No. 8

RESOLUTION #99-36

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Attorney is requested to draft the appropriate contract documents to implement this resolution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Board and the County Clerk be authorized to sign agreements as drafted by the County Attorney.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Czarnecki, McDonald, Lynch, Severino, Minter

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/16/99

FINANCE: Yeas: McDonald, Schafer, Juall, Minter

Nays: None Absent: Bernero, Grebner, Lynch Approved 2/17/99