Legislative

The MGFOA Legislative Committee discusses and monitors emerging issues and legislation deemed important to the MGFOA by Committee members. Positions on legislation are taken by the MGFOA Executive Board at the discretion and request of the Committee. Please contact the committee chair with questions.

MGFOA Board Positions on 2011-2012 Legislation

June 17, 2011 Board of Directors Resolutions
July 15, 2011 Board of Directors Resolutions

BILL #CATEGORYDISCUSSION
DATE		MGFOA
POSITION		BOARD
ACTION		DESCRIPTION/POSITION
EXPLANATION
HB 4172  Emplyee Compensation 7/8/11  Support w/ amendment Sent to Board  Mandated Employee contributions to Health Care plans.  Support tie bar to Senate Joint Resolution C and caps should correlate with BCBS illustrative rates.
 HB 4309 Inter-local Coop. 6/17/11   Support Resolution Adopted   Amend PA 57 of 1988.  A newly incorporated an authority will not be bound by existing labor contracts of the employees transferred to the authority
HB 4310 Inter-local Coop. 6/17/11   Support Resolution Adopted   Amend the Metropolitan Transportation Authorities Act of 1967 (MCL 124.413) to eliminate existing labor union agreements, and to revise the content of labor contracts.
HB 4311  Inter-local Coop.  6/17/11   Support Resolution Adopted   Amend Public Act 8 of the 1967 Extra Session (MCL 124.534), which provides for intergovernmental transfers of functions and responsibilities, to eliminate existing labor union agreements, and to revise the content of labor contracts. 
HB 4312 Inter-local Coop.  6/17/11  Support   Resolution Adopted   Amend the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967 (MCL 124.505) to eliminate existing labor union agreements and to revise the content of labor contracts when inter-local govt agreements combine services. 
HB 4515  Property Tax  6/17/11  Oppose  Resolution Adopted Prohibits uncapping of real property transfer if blood relative or related by affinity to the third degree 
 HB 4522 Local Coop   6/17/11  Support Resolution Adopted  Amend PA 312 to emphasize welfare of public, ability of unit to pay and comparables within the unit of govt to other employees 
SB 0078 Debt 6/17/11 Oppose Resolution Adopted  Issuance of Fiscal Stabilization Bonds. Reintroduced from last session previously HB6546.  
SB 322  Tax  6/17/11  Support w/amend  Resolution Adopted   Single Tax Levy option if total tax less than $100. Support without the dollar limit. Tie barred with SB 323
SB 323 Tax 6/17/11  Support w/amendment  Resolution Adopted  Single Tax Levy option if total tax less than $100. Support without the dollar limit. Tie barred with SB 322 
SB 34 Tax  6/17/11   Oppose  Resolution Adopted Exempt all personal property taxes from tax levy after Dec 31 2011 
 SEC 34-63576  Investment  6/17/11  Oppose  Resolution Adopted Greatly expands the definition of persons required to be registered as a financial advisor including pension board members 
HB 4602 Taxable Value 7/8/11 Support Sent to Board Eliminate the use of occupancy additions and occupancy losses in determining a property's taxable value
SB 7  Employee Compensation  7/8/11   Support w/ amendment  Sent to Board Mandated Employee contributions to Health Care plans.  Support tie bar to Senate Joint Resolution C and caps should correlate with BCBS illustrative rates.  
 SB 485 - SB 488 Staffing   7/8/11  Support Sent to Board  Prohibit minimum staffing requirements for county employees 
 SB 489 & SB 490 Staffing  7/8/11   Support Sent to Board   Prohibit minimum staffing requirements for charter township employees
SB 491 & SB 492  Staffing   7/8/11  Support  Sent to Board Prohibit minimum staffing requirements for village employees 
 SB 493  Collective Bargaining  7/8/11 Support  Sent to Board 

 Labor; collective bargaining; the decision to consolidate services with other public employers; exempt from collective bargaining requirements.

Legislative Committee Discussion Update

June 10, 2011 Update
July 8, 2011 Update

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2009-2010 Board Position Archives

BILL #CATEGORYDISCUSSION
DATE		MGFOA
POSITION		BOARD
ACTION		DESCRIPTION/POSITION
EXPLANATION
HB 5797, 5799, 5800, 5801  Revenue May 10  Support  Member call to action. Ltr to House Committee. Testimony Package of bills with preventive and curative measures for non-compliance with the Headlee amendment prohibition on unfunded mandates.
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 HB 5821  Benefits August 10  Support    Regulation of the time and manner of payment of wages and fringe benefits
HB 6178/6179  Revenue  August 10 Oppose    Permits County Board of Commissioner to set interest charged on delinquent properties

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Executive Director
Colleen Coogan
executive@MiGFOA.org

Announcements

  • Membership for 2011-2012 now open

Committee Highlights

  • Fiscal Stress Committee

    Committee’s work is complete but continues to supply information as needed to outside organizations

    Chair - Denise Hammond, MGFOA Honorary Life Member
    Supplied list of important topics for new Emergency Managers to review.  Presented findings at MTA Auditor Institute Jan 2012

  • Legislative Committee

    Chair - Catherine McClary, Washtenaw County
    Monitoring 2011-2012 introduced legislation and recently formed subcommittee to address personal property taxation issue with results sent to state.

  • Mentoring & Membership Committee

    Chair - Tim Haney, City of St. Clair Shores
    Continuing to evaluate active and expiring memberships.

  • Professional Development Committee

    Chair - Tom Colis, Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC
    Finalized the March 2012 Advanced Accounting and Oct 2012 Advanced Debt day long classes and exploring a class on Grant Accounting and Reporting and an Introduction class for new MGFOA members and those new to government finance.

  • Standards Committee

    Chair - Joe Heffernan, Plante & Moran PLLC
    Monitoring all GASB exposure drafts: Recently this includes discussions and responses on Pension Reporting (amending GASB 25 & 27);  Reporting of Items Previously Recognized as Assets and Liabilities and reviewing the GASB Proposal: Financial Projections for Assessing Economic Condition of Governments.

  • Strategic Planning Committee

    Chair - Mike O'Connell, Wayne Co. Dept. of Management & Budget
    Refining MGFOA's role in long-term leadership issues, both internally and externally and evaluating the Executive Director position.

  • Technology Resource Committee

    Chair - Mark Warner, Plante & Moran PLLC
    Implementing plans to increase member awareness of and better leverage website forums.