2010 MAC Legislative ConferenceRegistration is open.
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Seminar covers broadband funding, census strategies
MAC is co-sponsoring multiple one-day seminars that offers county officials information on how to prepare for the next round of broadband funding as well as strategies for the upcoming...
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Michigan Green Communities Challenge -
An Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy
The Basic Challenge - Government Policy Adoption - All Michigan communities are eligible to complete the Basic Challenge, a program designed to reflect the governing body’s commitment to adopt policies...
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MAC Urges Counties To Fill Out MSU Extension Survey On State Mandates
As part of the charge of the State Commission on Mandates, the commission has asked MSUE to help develop actual costs to local units of government on state-mandated services for inclusion in the final report, due out by the end of the year. MSUE will be very shortly sending out a “Zoomerang” survey to all county administrators and other officials in the next few days. The Commission will expect cost estimates by the end of October, so it is critical that you respond to this simple cost survey in as quickly as possible. Click here to link to the survey.
MAC intends on using the commission report, complete with cost information as a top priority for legislative fixes for counties in the coming year and beyond if necessary. For this to be a success, we need to make sure we have an accurate depiction of what the costs are for mandates, particularly unfunded or underfunded ones.
Interim Report of the Legislative Commission on Statutory Mandates
Pursuant to MCL 4.1781 et seq., the Legislative Commission on Statutory Mandates is pleased to submit this interim report identifying...
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Local Unit Financial Advisors
During tumultuous economic times, many local units of government find themselves facing daunting financial challenges. In an effort to help local units meet and overcome those challenges the Michigan Department of Treasury, with input from...
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DHS Lawsuit Settlement Agreement
Sample Resolution
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Energy Efficient Block Grant
The recently passed federal stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, allocated $3.2 billion for the Energy Efficiency and Conservaiton Block Grant (EECBG)...
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Timberland Resource Conservation and Development Area Plan
The program can be another tool in your toolbox to help address those resource conservation and community development needs which you have been unable to fully address.
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Urban-Rural Connections: Sustainability in a Volatile World
How can urban and rural municipalities collaborate more effectively to improve environmental sustainability in the Great Lakes Region?Learn More
Council of State Governments (CSG) Releases Report on Corrections
This powerpoint details CSG's evaluation of Michigan's Corrections System and ways to further protect public safety in a cost efficient manner...
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ORV Now In Effect
Public Acts 240 and 241 of 2008 makes it legal for specific counties in the Lower Peninsula (Mason, Lake, Osceola, Clare, Gladwin, Arenac, or Bay county or a county lying north thereof) all of the counties in the Upper Peninsula, and the townships, cities, and villages located within...
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List of County Top Mandated Services
Tuesday of this week, the newly created commission to evaluate state mandates on local units of government held a hearing regarding their lists of the most costly state mandates...
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Blueprint for a Safer Michigan
Press Release 5-6-08
A Safer Michigan is a top priority for Michigan’s citizens. The Blueprint for A Safer Michigan presents a model or a vision to assist policy makers...
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Citizens Research Council of Michigan
Federal Expenditures in Michigan, March 2008, Report 348
Supreme Court Denies Leave to Appeal in 273 Mich App 342
In what has been knows as the 46th Circuit Trial Court case, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that they would not be hearing the issue regarding attorneys' fees when a judge sues...
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Cross Boundary Survey
To foster collaboration between local governments and with the State of Michigan, the following entities are conducting this survey to identify existing and planned collaborative initiatives...
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MAC Releases Analysis of Governor's Sentencing Proposal
MAC has taken action by closely scrutinizing the Governor's Sentencing Proposal...
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