May 15, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Stewart, Pumford, Palsrok, Emmons and LaJoy and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.
A bill to amend 1947 PA 359, entitled
"The charter township act,"
by amending section 27 (MCL 42.27), as amended by 1988 PA 82.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 27. (1) Not
later than 60 days prior Prior to the
2 commencement of the fiscal year, the township board shall, by
3 resolution, adopt the
budget for the next fiscal year, and
4 shall, in that
resolution, make an appropriation of
the money
5 needed for township
purposes, during the ensuing fiscal year of
6 the township and provide for a levy of the amount necessary to
7 be raised by taxes upon real and personal property. for
the
8 municipal purposes of
the township. This levy
9 (2) The levy allowed under subsection (1) shall not exceed
10 1/10 of 1% of the assessed valuation of all real and personal
11 property subject to taxation within the limits of a village
1 located within the township and 1/2 of 1% of the assessed
2 valuation of all real and personal property subject to taxation
3 in the balance of the township. The electors of a charter
4 township may increase the
tax levy limitation to not to exceed
5 a total of 1% of the assessed valuation of all real and personal
6 property in the township
for a period of not to exceed 20 years
7 at one 1
time. In a township in which there is located
8 (3) If a township
has 1 or more villages which that
9 maintain either or both a fire department or a police department,
10 which is not limited
solely to the village marshal, or both a
11 fire department and a
police department, the expense of a
12 township fire department
or police department , or both of the
13 departments, in case
both are maintained by the township, shall
14 be appropriated separately from the other expenses of the
15 township and a tax levy for these expenses shall not be spread
16 upon the township assessment roll against the property, either
17 real or personal, located in these villages.
18 (4) The
adoption of the resolution shall constitute complete
19 and under this section is the final authority for
the township
20 supervisor to spread the
levy or levies provided any approved
21 levies upon the tax roll
for the current year , according and in
22 proportion to the
valuations entered by the board of review in
23 the assessment roll of
the township and to include the
amount of
24 each levy in his or her warrant to the township treasurer. The
25 township treasurer shall
collect and return the warrant in the
26 manner provided by the
general property tax act, Act No. 206 of
27 the Public Acts of
1893, being sections 211.1 to 211.157 of the
1 Michigan Compiled Laws
as provided under the general
property
2 tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157.
3 (5) Within 60 days after the incorporation of a township as a
4 charter township under this act, the township board shall, by
5 resolution, adopt an
interim budget to defray the expenses of
6 the township until the commencement of the next fiscal year as
7 established in this
act and shall, in the adopting resolution,
8 and make an appropriation
of the money needed for these
9 purposes from the funds and assets of the township available
for
10 these purposes.