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Senate Bill 1108, amending the Open Meetings Act, was taken up in the House Ways & Means committee this afternoon. A H-1 substitute was adopted and unanimously supported. The bill now heads to the House floor for a vote. We anticipate this vote to happen sometime today. We will continue...

This afternoon the Michigan Supreme Court (MSC) denied Governor Whitmer's request to extend executive orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic for 28 days. While some requirements and restrictions related to gathering sizes and mask wearing continue under the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) emergency orders issued last...

Related to the federal funding that local units of government received in place of their normal statutory revenue sharing payment from August 2020, Treasury released the following webinar details for local units to receive updates and training on required reporting. The Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) is pleased to announce [...]

Yesterday the Senate passed SB 1108 by a vote of 36-2. The legislation amends the Open Meetings Act to provide statutory authority for public bodies to conduct remote meetings under specific circumstances (view previous blog). Multiple amendments were offered on the senate floor, changing the bill from what was reported...

Registration is now open for this year’s Fall Virtual Transportation Asset Management Conference. The theme this year is “Adapt & Overcome” and a great program has been assembled. This conference will be a much different experience, since they are not meeting in person. However, in order to provide a quality [...]

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan EGLE recently announced the MI Clean Water plan that includes $500 million worth of funding resources to help local communities upgrade drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. EGLE will be hosting a webinar to provide additional information on Wednesday, Oct 14, 2020 9:00 AM – 10:00 [...]

The Michigan Municipal League wanted to update our members about two new developments regarding the coronavirus pandemic as it relates to our communities. First, on Friday the Michigan Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of: In re Certified Questions From the United States District Court, Western District of...

The League, working with bipartisan support in both the state Senate and House, is happy to announce the introduction of Senate Bill 1108 and House Bill 6207. The legislation would amend the Open Meetings Act (OMA) to allow for electronic "virtual" meetings to take place without an executive order suspending...

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is notifying local road agencies that documentation of authority delegation from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is required. Though July 1, 2020 is stated in a letter previously sent to local road agencies, this is not yet effective for local agency projects. The effective [...]

In late 2018, industry leaders and Michigan Department of Transportation teamed up to establish the Work Zone Safety Task Force. Aimed at improving work zone safety and reducing the number of injuries and deaths across the state, the task force is comprised of seven Action Teams. Each Action Team represents [...]