2023 House Bill 4964

Property tax: special assessments; special assessment districts for police and fire equipment; allow.

A bill to amend 1951 PA 33, entitled “An act to provide police and fire protection for townships and for certain areas in townships, certain incorporated villages, and certain cities; to authorize contracting for fire and police protection; to authorize the purchase of fire and police equipment, and the maintenance and operation of the equipment; to provide for defraying the cost of the equipment; to authorize the creation of special assessment districts and the levying and collecting of special assessments; to authorize the issuance of special assessment bonds in anticipation of the collection of special assessments and the advancement of the amount necessary to pay such bonds, and to provide for reimbursement for such advances by reassessment if necessary; to authorize the collection of fees for certain emergency services in townships and other municipalities; to authorize the creation of administrative boards and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the appointment of traffic officers and to prescribe their powers and duties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 11 (MCL 41.811), as amended by 2006 PA 608.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Facilitates the creation of joint police, fire, or combined administrative boards by two or more contiguous townships, villages, or qualified cities. These boards, composed of up to two members from each participating municipality appointed for six-year terms, are designed to enhance the provision of police and fire protection services. Members are prohibited from being employees of the police or fire departments of the participating entities.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 7, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Dale Zorn (R-34)

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy