Resources
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Open Meeting Act Decision Tree
Published on May 31, 2016
Presents a decision tree in the form of a flow chart with “yes” and “no” questions to help a community determine what they may need to do in terms of updating or replacing the resolution or ordinance creating their planning commission and updating or repla -
Check List #1C: Summary of changes between old Planning Acts and Michigan Planning Enabling Act
Published on May 31, 2016
This document summarizes the changes between Michigan Planning Enabling Act of 2008 and the three former planning enabling acts -
Are We Supporting Sprawl? Revisiting the 1998 State Revenue Sharing Formula Changes
Published on May 31, 2016
Revisiting the 1998 State Revenue Sharing Formula Changes is an Informing the Debate Urban and Economic Fiscal Concerns series prepared by Michigan State University’s Urban Affairs Programs and the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR). -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Parliamentary procedure resources
Published on April 11, 2013
The productivity of meetings can be improved when members have an understanding of parliamentary procedure. -
F65 Fiscal Data Portal
Published on April 9, 2013
F65 Fiscal Data Portal