2001 - Saginaw County

Board of Commissioners May 22, 2001
FROM: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS -- 4.3 MAY 22, 2001
Your Legislative Subcommittee received a request from the County
Services Committee asking us to review Senate Bill No. 63 which
proposes to increase statutory fees in the Register of Deeds
Office. The information was relayed to the Board in communication
no. 3-27-16 from Marc A. McGill, Controller/CAO along with his
recommendation to support the Bill.
The fee increases require the establishment of a technology fund
for the Register of Deeds. Budgetary control would remain with
the Board of Commissioners through the Appropriations Act.
We believe the additional funds coming into the County would more
accurately reflect cost and provide for the technology as needed
to continue to serve the public.
We, therefore, recommend that Saginaw County support Senate Bill
No. 63. Under the proper order of business the appropriate
resolution will be submitted.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
James M. Graham, Chair
Connie D. Smith, Vice Chair
By Commissioner Horn: That the Report of the Committee be received
and the recommendations contained therein be adopted.
Commissioners Basil and Wurtzel objected. Approved.
FROM: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS -- 4.4 MAY 22, 2001
Your Legislative Subcommittee has reviewed a number of Local Acts
with County Attorney Peter C. Jensen, County Controller Marc A.
McGill, County Lobbyist, and our State Legislators. Local Acts are
approved by the State Legislature for a specific local
municipality.
As a result of our study, we determined it would be prudent to
repeal a number of Local Acts which affect Saginaw County. The
Acts are outlined, as follows:
A.Local Act 653 of 1905 established the method and term for
electing a County Board Chair. Recent State Legislative Acts
have changed the term for Chairman for all counties in the
State, except for Saginaw County because of the 1905 Act. Its
repeal will enable Saginaw County to operate in alignment
with the other 82 counties in the State.
B.Local Act 540 of 1903, Local Act 10 of 1919, and Local Act 4 of
1921 affect the manner in which the County conforms to budget
and accounting controls. All three Local Acts were
implemented prior to Public Act 621 of 1968, and Public Act
621 of 1978, The Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act. Their
repeal will enable the County to operate efficiently, and
effectively in the same manner as the other approximately
2,500 local municipalities within the State of Michigan.
We recommend that County staff work with our State Legislators to
achieve the repeal of these Local Acts.
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
James M. Graham, Chair
Connie D. Smith, Vice Chair