HOUSE BILL NO. 6370

November 12, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Yaroch and Steven Johnson and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

A bill to amend 1963 (2nd Ex Sess) PA 43, entitled

"An act to provide for public hearings on budgets of local units of government,"

by amending section 2 (MCL 141.412), as amended by 1995 PA 40.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 2. A local unit shall hold a public hearing on its proposed budget. The Before January 1, 2022, the local unit shall give notice of the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the local unit at least 6 days before the hearing. Beginning January 1, 2022, the local unit shall give notice of the hearing in the manner required under the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. The notice shall must include the time and place of the hearing and shall must state the place where a copy of the budget is available for public inspection. The notice shall must also include the following statement printed in 11-point boldfaced type: "The property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hearing.".

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6440 (request no. 02449'19) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.