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City of Fraser
CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY
CITY OF FRASER
RESOLUTION # 2025-012
FY 2025-2026 DETERMINATION OF POLICE AND FIRE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF MAINTAINING A PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT
At the regular meeting of the City Council, City of Fraser, County of Macomb, State of Michigan,
held at Council Chambers, 33000 Garfield Road, Fraser, Michigan on the 8th day of May, 2025
the following resolution was offered:
Councilperson _____________ moved, and Councilperson _____________ supported to adopt
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Act No. 33 Public Acts of Michigan 1951, as amended (“Act 33”) authorizes
townships, certain incorporated villages and certain qualified cities to create Special Assessment
Districts and to levy special assessments to pay for the cost and expenses of police and fire
protection (collectively, the “Cost of Public Safety”); and
WHEREAS, Act 33 provides that qualified cities are cities with population of less than
15,000, and because the City of Fraser’s population was 14,726 according to the 2020 United
States Census, the City is a qualified city for purpose of Act 33; and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of Act 33 further provides that the assessment may be made either
in a special assessment roll or in a column provided in the regular tax roll. The assessment shall
be distributed and shall become due and be collected at the same time as other township (city)
taxes are assessed, levied, and collected, and shall be returned in the same manner for
nonpayment. If a township (city) has a July property tax levy, not more than 2 mills of the
assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the July levy.
WHEREAS, the City Administration has caused to be prepared and has filed with the City
Clerk the cost estimates of the items and Cost of Public Safety to be included in the proposed
special assessments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to proceed further with the special assessments to
cover certain Costs of Public Safety.
CITY MANAGER
Elaine Leven
Michael Lesich
MAYOR PRO-TEM
Dana Sutherland
COUNCIL
Amy Baranski
Patrick O’Dell
Kenny Perry, Jr.
Patrice Schornak
Sherry Stein