MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance & Policy

Municipal Fiscal Distress – Financial Condition Analysis, Early Warning Systems, Municipal Bankruptcy

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Revenue – State Revenue Sharing, Proposal A & Headlee, Michigan State Budget

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Service Solvency - Legacy Costs, Infrastructure, Public Safety

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Local Government Policy

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• Current Issues Affecting Michigan Local Governments: Michigan Energy Policy Reforms

  Published on March 17, 2017
  This webinar features a presentation from Greg Moore on how energy reforms that Michigan adopted in December will impact local governments.

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  Chapter 9 Bankruptcy: Simulation Exercise

  Published on December 12, 2016
  While not a cure for fiscal stress, Chapter 9 is a tool that a municipality may use to reset its financial course when all other methods fail. This paper identifies several lessons learned through a simulation exercise using live case data.

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  County Revenue Options

  Published on December 1, 2016
  Michigan counties have very limited revenue options other than the property tax. Additional revenue options provided to counties include general sales tax, motor fuel tax, alcohol, and tobacco tax.

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  Legacy Costs Facing Michigan Municipalities

  Published on January 26, 2016
  An update to the 2013 Report: Funding the Legacy -- The Cost of Municipal Workers' Retirement Benefits to Michigan Communities.

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  Beyond State Takeovers: Reconsidering the Role of State Government in Local Financial Distress ...

  Published on November 11, 2015
  This report’s practical recommendations are aimed at assisting the C.S. Mott Foundation, state and local officials, and Michigan residents in identifying a more effective policy and legal approach to local fiscal crises.

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  Flint Fiscal Playbook: An Assessment of the Emergency Manager Years (2011-2015)

  Published on November 11, 2015
  This case study seeks to understand the economic and fiscal trends that led to state receivership and analyzes the impacts of the emergency manager policy on the city’s fiscal health. It updates trends presented in a previous case study.

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  Knowledgeable Navigation to Avoid the Iceberg: Considerations in Proactively Addressing School District Fiscal Stress in Michigan

  Published on June 20, 2015
  This paper proposes a proactive, evidence-based financial health indicator system that may prevent many school districts from severe fiscal crisis. Fifty-seven Michigan school districts ended 2014 with a deficit or projected deficit.

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  Developing an Early Warning System for Michigan's Schools

  Published on January 21, 2015
  This paper examines district deficit and predictors of distress in the proposed early warning system, finding a weak correlation. It suggests alternative fiscal measurements with stronger correlation.

• F65 Fiscal Data Portal

  Published on April 9, 2013
  

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  Frequently Asked Questions About the New Michigan Local Financial Emergency Law [Public Act 436 of 2012]

  Published on January 30, 2013
  When Michigan voters struck down Public Act 4 (commonly known as the "Emergency Manager Law"), the Michigan legislature passed a new law concerning cities and school districts in fiscal crises.