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Rochester Hills rescinds resolution of intent on police funding after Oakland County rate hikes
Summary
Council unanimously rescinded a prior resolution of intent tying police millage increases to offsetting reductions in the general operating millage, responding to a multi-year contract increase approved by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners that created a projected multi-million-dollar shortfall.
The Rochester Hills City Council voted unanimously on July 7 to rescind a prior council "resolution of intent" that had committed the city to offset any increase in the police millage with a corresponding decrease in the city's general operating millage.
Finance Director Joe Snyder told council the action responds to an unanticipated set of contract rate increases the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved for Oakland County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) services after the city adopted its budget. Snyder said the county-approved contract increases total roughly 36% over 2025'2027 (a 17.9% increase in year one followed by two 9% increases), and that "by year…
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