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The State Tax Commission recently provided guidance to villages with boundaries that cross multiple township and/or county lines.  The League was able to secure language in last fall’s assessing reform legislation that allows any village that crosses into multiple jurisdictions to appoint one, single assessor or record to streamline their [...]

Andrew Brisbo, director at Michigan’s Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) – Bureau of Marijuana Regulation, speaks at the 2019 Michigan Municipal League Capital Conference. We had a really nice, informative discussion with the person who is in charge of regulating marijuana in Michigan. The League’s Jennifer Rigterink and myself, recorded...

The Michigan Municipal League would like to provide you with a few sample documents to help implement the new small cell regulations that were passed at the end of last year. The Grand Valley Metro Council DAS Consortium has help develop reasonable and consistent model documents to help manage DAS/Small [...]

Recognizing the importance of Michigan’s agriculture sector and rural communities, the Michigan Energy Office (MEO) has engaged Public Sector Consultants (PSC) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) to develop a research-driven roadmap. The roadmap will guide efforts to develop programs and policies to advance energy waste reduction...

Pursuant to Public Act 57 of 2018, if you have a DDA, CIA, LDFA, NIA, WRA and or TIFA that has an active Tax Increment Financing Authority please remember your municipality is subject to additional reporting requirements that went in to effect January 1, 2019. The first deadline for compliance is...

The House Military, Veterans, & Homeland Security committee has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday, March 19th on a recently introduced bill that targets local units of government with any so-called sanctuary city policies or ordinances. House Bill 4083 (Hornberger) is similar to legislation that the League has previously opposed that...

MML Members and Staff Meet with Senator Debbie Stabenow during the 2019 NLC Congressional Cities Conference (March 12, 2019). Wow, what a series of busy days for Michigan Municipal League members and staff in Washington D.C. during the 2019 National League of Cities Congressional City Conference. Below are some words and...

Melanie Piana, MML Board President Michigan Municipal League President Melanie Piana will participate in an “Infrastructure Financing Panel” Tuesday during a briefing for Congressional staff in Washington D.C. The event is being hosted by the Bond Dealers of America. The panel will discuss the importance of preservation of the tax-exemption, reinstatements...

Due to a recent issues with 2018-2019 Michigan Transportation Funds (MTF) revenue distributions to the State Trunkline Fund, Counties, Cities, and Villages, MDOT release the following clarification. This information was also sent directly to each individual road agency and to the leaders of the House and Senate. The purpose of...

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pleased to announce the solicitation of applications for candidate projects for the Local Bridge Program. Selected projects will be funded during the 2022 fiscal year (FY). Do not submit projects which cannot be committed to construction within FY 2022. The applications can be...