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April 22, 2022

Here is the Registration Link for Monday’s U.S. Treasury Live Demo on ARP Funding

The registration link for the second of two U.S. Treasury live demonstrations is now available. The training on how to do the Project & Expenditure Report submission will take place 2 p.m. Monday EST. Register in advance for this webinar…

June 22, 2021

MIOSHA Announces Relaxed Workplace Rules Aligned with Federal Guidance

Today, MIOSHA rescinded the existing May 2021 emergency workplace rules and adopted the Federal OSHA standard that focuses on health care settings where known or suspected COVID-19 patients may be present. Those workplaces may have a higher exposure risk for…

June 16, 2021

State Budget Bill Positioned to Appropriate NEU Portion of ARP Funding

Late yesterday afternoon, the Michigan House of Representatives moved a new version of a supplemental appropriation bill, Senate Bill 37, that appears to represent a deal on a number of outstanding federal stimulus items from last December's federal stimulus effort…

May 25, 2021

New ARP Guidance for “Non-Entitlement Units” Released

Monday evening, the US Treasury released guidance specifically related to the majority of Michigan communities that will receive American Rescue Plan Act funding on a per capita basis. For Michigan, these Non-Entitlement Units (NEUs), are scheduled to receive more than…

May 25, 2021

MiOSHA Updates to COVID-19 Emergency Workplace Rules for May 24. Proposed Permanent Rules Withdrawn

Yesterday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced updates to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (MIOSHA) COVID-19 emergency rules as many employers return to in-person work. The governor also announced an updated Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) COVID-19 Gatherings and Face Masks epidemic order, eliminating outdoor capacity limits…

May 14, 2021

Proposed Permanent MIOSHA COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules Raise Concerns for Local Governments

UPDATE as of 5/18/2021: MIOSHA is in the process of reviewing both the emergency rules and draft permanent rules. The agency has the flexibility it needs to ensure consistency with public health guidelines and will continue to protect Michigan workers…

May 10, 2021

White House Briefing Offers Insights Into ARP Guidance Released Today

Staff from the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the U.S. Department of the Treasury just wrapped up their second local government briefing following today's release of the Interim Final Guidance for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery…

April 21, 2021

US Treasury Releases ARPA Pre-Award Requirements

Late last week, the US Treasury Department released the pre-award requirements that local governments will need to comply with in order to receive their allocated payments from Treasury for the Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in a timely…

March 26, 2021

Community Excellence Award Program Now Accepting Project Nominations

Please submit your CEA entry by May 14, 2021. (Submit your CEA entry and learn more here) There’s no question that this last year has presented tremendous challenges for communities. The scale of this global crisis is unprecedented – and…

March 25, 2021

Fact Sheet: Declaring a Local State of Emergency to Continue Virtual Meetings

During our recent virtual Capital Conference, the Michigan Municipal League received a lot of questions from our members about what to do now that the no-reason virtual meetings law in Michigan is set to sunset on March 30, 2021. Our…

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