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Wednesday afternoon the Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee reported its Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget recommending a 4.8 percent funding increase in the EVIP program, totalling an additional $10.8 million for cities, villages and townships who qualify. In addition the Senate made some changes to the EVIP program language. In [...]

Earlier this week Plante Moran released information that shows statutory revenue sharing cuts to communities in excess of $6 billion since 2001. You can view the information here: lost revenue sharing summary 4 2013.pdf (28.26 kb) This year Governor Snyder has proposed flat funding for EVIP (formerly revenue sharing) and [...]

  Recent changes were made to the Open Meetings Act affecting the posting of emergency meetings and public bodies with official websites. Public bodies are now required to post notices in a “prominent and conspicuous place” on their official websites. Get the League’s new One Pager Plus Fact Sheet here. [...]

Information has been recieved from the National Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (NATOA) regarding denial of security attacks and an extortion scheme targeting US 911 centers. The materials come from the US Department of Homeland security and discuss the problem and local officials’ role in the solution. This information [...]

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) Bureau of Fire Services will begin the enforcement of the Class A, B, and C Owner/Operator (O/O) certification requirements on April 15, 2013. Posted below is further information on this issue provided by LARA or for more information on underground storage tank owner/operator training and [...]

In consultation with the Michigan Municipal League and the County Road Association of Michigan, MDOT had revised the culvert and storm sewer pipe material policy on federally funded local agency projects. With the passage of MAP-21, MDOT will return autonomy to the Local Agencies for the selection of pipe material. [...]

This morning the Senate Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing Committee reported SB 173, a bill that would prohibit local units of government from passing an ordinance or policy requiring private employers to mandate either paid or unpaid leave time for its employees. While we do not know of any communities who [...]

This morning the House General Government appropriations subcommittee reported HB 4220, the general government budget that includes EVIP funding. You may view the committee passed substitute here: HB 4220 h-1.pdf (712.12 kb) (The EVIP language begins on page 115.) Unfortunately the budget does not include a recommended increase in EVIP [...]

This Saturday local communities scored a big victory when the Senate voted on an amendment to support Marketplace Fairness as part of the Budget Resolution. The amendment passed 75-24 with BOTH Michigan Senators Stabenow and Levin voting yes. The vote was considered a test vote because it is non-binding as [...]

This week is the first of two weeks of the legislature’s in district work period they take every year. As a result many legislators will not be in Lansing, and legislative session will not be held. Several committees will be meeting over the break, however, including the House General Government [...]