An act to amend 1988 PA 57, entitled “An act to provide for the incorporation by 2 or more municipalities of certain authorities for the purpose of providing emergency services to municipalities; to provide for the powers and duties of authorities and of certain state and local agencies and officers; to provide for certain condemnation proceedings; to provide for fees; to provide for the levy of property taxes for certain purposes; to authorize the issuance of bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” by amending section 2 (MCL 124.602).
House Bill 4360 would amend 1988 PA 57, which allows two or more counties, cities, villages, or townships to incorporate an authority to provide them with emergency services such as fire or police protection or emergency medical services. The act allows such an authority to levy a tax on all property within its boundaries to fund its operations, with voter approval. A municipality may also levy a tax on property within its boundaries to fund or fulfill a contractual obligation with an emergency service authority, as long as the tax adheres to all charter, statutory, and constitutional requirements.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance
Reported with substitute H-1
Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote
Passed in the House 76 to 30 (details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Referred to the Committee on Local Government
Reported without amendment
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Reported without amendment
1. Amend page 3, following line 12, by inserting:
“(5) Notwithstanding section 13, if an incorporated municipality or a municipality otherwise granted taxing authority under state law is a member of an authority to provide emergency services under this section and the territory under the authority’s jurisdiction does not include all taxable property within the municipality, the municipality shall not tax the property owners that are not within the territory under the jurisdiction of the authority to fulfill the municipality’s obligation to the authority. The property owners that are not within the territory under the jurisdiction of the authority are not subject to assessments by the municipality to pay for the obligations of the authority.”.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
Returned to the Senate
Motion to reconsider
by
The motion prevailed by voice vote
1. Amend page 3, line 13, after “(5)” by striking out the balance of the subsection and inserting: “If the territory under the authority’s jurisdiction does not include all of the taxable property within each incorporating municipality, the authority may levy a tax under section 12 on all of the taxable property within the limits of the authority, but the authority must not be funded under section 13.”.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)
Amendment concurred in 79 to 31 (details)
