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This morning, the House Local Government Committee reported House Bill 5560<\/a>, legislation that would phase out the newspaper publication requirement for public notices and transition the notices to the Internet.<\/p>\n

HB 5560 creates a tiered system for legal notices and phases them out over time. The legislation is vague, but the least “serious” notices would be considered Tier A. Tier C would include those notices\u00a0that deal with property and finances.<\/p>\n

Under the bill, beginning January 1, 2025, a local government would be required to change how it provides public notice. A Tier A public notice would be posted on the ‘active notice portion’ of a website for 30 days.\u00a0 A Tier A public notice with a link would be posted on the ‘active notice portion’ of a website for 30 days with a link to the full document.\u00a0 A Tier B public notice would be posted on the ‘active notice portion’ of a website for 14 days.\u00a0 A Tier B public notice with a link would be posted on the ‘active notice portion’ of a website for 14 days with a link to the full document. A Tier C public notice would be posted on the ‘active notice portion’ of the website for 14 days.<\/p>\n

The legislation allows local electors to hold a referendum to require continued publication in a newspaper. It allows\u00a0local units to enter into contracts with media outlets for publication on their websites. The bill also requires archiving of public notices for five years.<\/p>\n

The bill now goes to the House for its approval.<\/p>\n

Samantha Harkins is the Director of State Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League.\u00a0 She can be reached at <\/em>517-908-0306<\/em> or email at sharkins@mml.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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