Title
Resolution of Intent Regarding Potential Washtenaw County Millage to Support Community Mental Health Department, County Sheriff Operations, and Policing Jurisdictions Rebate
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Whereas, The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners (the "Board of Commissioners") is presently scheduled to consider at its July 12, 2017 meeting a proposal to place on the November 2017 ballot a ballot question to increase the tax limitation with in Washtenaw County by one (1) mill for ten (10) years to provide funding: (1) for Washtenaw County's Community mental Health Department for Mental health Crisis, Stabilization and prevention efforts; (2) for the County Sheriff's Office to ensure continued operations and greater cooperation with the Mental Health Community; and (3) for those local entities within Washtenaw County which maintain their own police forces (the "Millage");
Whereas, The current Millage proposal would allocate: 37% of the total millage to the Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Department (whether constituted as an agency or an authority) to be used for mental health crisis, stabilization and prevention efforts and to prevent unnecessary incarceration of individuals with mental health needs; 38% of the total millage to the Washtenaw County Sheriff to ensure continued operations and greater cooperation with the mental health community; and 25% of the total millage to those jurisdictions within the County which maintain their own police force (Ann Arbor, Chelsea, Milan, Saline, Ypsilanti, Pittsfield Township, and Northfield Township) (such jurisdictions, the "Policing Jurisdictions", such allocation, the "General Fund Rebate");
Whereas, In light of the fact that Policing Jurisdictions already provide substantial General Fund resources to promote policing and public safety, we believe it is appropriate to rebate a portion of Millage monies to Policing Jurisdictions for their General Fund purposes;
Whereas, It is proper for Policing Jurisdictions to ident...
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