    {"id":3858,"date":"2014-10-02T14:49:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T18:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2014-10-02T14:49:17","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T18:49:17","slug":"changes-to-mdot-annual-certification-of-employee-related-conditions-sent-to-the-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/10\/02\/changes-to-mdot-annual-certification-of-employee-related-conditions-sent-to-the-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to MDOT Annual Certification of Employee-Related Conditions Sent to the Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/%28S%282mxmznqbgwitwdr32q54lqmt%29%29\/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2014-SB-0882\">Senate Bill 882<\/a> was sent to the Governor for signature after the Senate unanimously concurred in the House changes. The Michigan Municipal League supported these changes and is very thankful for the work put into this legislation by Senator Casperson and his staff.<\/p>\n<p>The final version of this bill eliminates the requirement for cities and villages to post their current fiscal budget, list the number of transportation employees, and create an additional dashboard. It pushes the implementation date back to September 30, 2015 and maintains the requirement to certify with the department that you are in compliance with PA 152. It also requires that communities inform MDOT if they have opted out of PA 152. If you fail to send in your certification form to the department they may withhold your Act 51 funding.<\/p>\n<p><em>John LaMacchia is a Legislative Associate for the League handling transportation and infrastructure issues. 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