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April 18, 2012

Local Officials Call for Guaranteed Replacement of Personal Property Tax Cuts

LANSING, Michigan - Officials from throughout the state representing cities, schools, libraries, police and fire stood together Wednesday and called for guaranteed replacement of Personal Property Tax dollars that Michigan lawmakers are proposing to cut. On Tuesday, Michigan legislators introduced…

April 18, 2012

Cell tower zoning pre-emption passes Senate committee

This afternoon the Senate Economic Development committee passed SB 1064, a bill that pre-empts local zoning when it comes to colocation of wireless communications equipment on an existing tower. The bill was introduced yesterday afternoon and quickly passed through committee…

April 17, 2012

Michigan Mayors Talk With Lawmakers About Personal Property Tax, Other Issues

LANSING, Michigan - About 20 Michigan mayors from throughout the state attended the annual Michigan Association of Mayors luncheon at the state Capitol in Lansing. The mayors met with their lawmakers to discuss the most pressing issues facing their communities,…

April 17, 2012

Open Meetings Act bill passes House Committee

This afternoon the House Oversight, Reforms and Ethics committee reported HB 5459, a bill that amends the Open Meetings Act (OMA). The intent of the bill is to create more transparency when there are "emergency" meetings that are unable to…

March 29, 2012

Medical marijuana bills pass House committee

This morning the House Judiciary Committee passed a series of bills that seeks to regulate medical marijuana. House Bill 4834 would add additional information to the registry identification cards for patients and caregivers. It would require patient cards to have…

March 16, 2012

Senate passes cell phone ban for level 1 and 2 graduated drivers licenses

Yesterday morning the Senate passed SB 756, a bill that would institute a cell phone ban for level 1 and 2 graduated drivers licenses. The League was approached to support this by several members who passed resolutions supporting the KDR…

March 14, 2012

Governor holds ceremonial signing for Urban Cooperation Act package

The Governor signed the changes to the Urban Cooperation Act (House Bills 4309, 4311 and 4312) in December. At that time there was not an official bill signing, so the Governor held a ceremonial signing yesterday for those who worked…

March 14, 2012

Governor signs two inch rule legislation

Yesterday afternoon the Governor signed HB 4589, a bill reinstating the long standing two inch rule for sidewalk liability. Under the new statute, PA 50 of 2012, there is a rebuttable presumption that a local unit of government properly maintained…

March 12, 2012

Presidential Primary Reimbursement Claim Forms available online

The Michigan Secretary of State's Bureau of Elections has an online system to collect information necessary to reimburse local units of government for costs incurred administering the presidential primary. Click here to access the form. The system will allow you…

March 9, 2012

2012 Michigan Municipal League Directory Now Available to Members, Partners

The 2012 Directory of Michigan Municipal Officials is now available to Michigan Municipal League members and business alliance participants. The 230-page "Official Directory of the Michigan Municipal League" is the only place to find contact information for thousands of Michigan community…

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