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You Can't Do That: Township's Taxpayer-Funded Tax Hike Electioneering

Expert says the law means what it says on this one

… advocating a “yes” vote on a millage question likely violates state … a three-year property tax millage that would cost the average … household for three years. The millage would give the department … assessment” rather than “millage.” “When we sent the flier … residents we printed the word millage in error,” Bishop said in …

Examples: Selected Michigan Counties and Cites

… average school operating millage rates and SEV for each municipality, … Appendices II and IV. SEV and millage rates are assumed to grow … the reimbursement to the millage rate approved by the voters … is no incentive to raise millage rates further.[29] However, … disincentive to lowering millage rates below 1992 levels. The …

School Districts Manipulate Headlee Tax Limits for More Money

Districts game the system at taxpayers' expense

… expenses. So when current school millage authorizations are due to … received a 19.6292 operating millage authorization. Voters in Adrian … reductions” refers to potential millage rate rollbacks mandated by … school districts must cut millage rates by an amount sufficient … approve higher “just in case” millage rates in advance. Called “phantom …

The Headlee Amendment

… due to new construction, increase faster than the rate of inflation, the excess growth requires a proportionate reduction in the maximum authorized millage rate. This mechanism keeps the property tax bill for the entire taxing jurisdiction growing at about the "real" rate of growth in the district.[43 …

The "Headlee" Amendment

… due to new construction, increase faster than the rate of inflation, the excess growth requires a proportionate reduction in the maximum authorized millage rate. This mechanism keeps the property tax bill for the entire taxing jurisdiction growing at about the "real" rate of growth in the district.[13 …

Troy to Explore Extensive Privatization

… duties comes as the city has put a 1.9 millage increase for five years on the ballot that will be voted on Tuesday. The millage would generate $37.7 million over … But Szerlag said that even if the millage passes, he could layoff up to 90 … said. One Troy resident against the millage increase wonders why it took so long …

City Pays Public Safety Officers Nearly Twice Residents' Incomes, Repeatedly Requests Tax Hikes

Average Oak Park police officers make $86K per year in salary

… Park residents approved a 1-mill millage that runs through 2020. Then on May … voters approved another 1.14 mill millage that runs through 2021. Oak Park … Average Overtime Local Police/Fire Millage Votes Show Local Politicians’ Bad Faith Pittsfield Township to Vote on Millage to Fund Core Services Commentary: …

Cost Recovery Fees a Double-Edged Sword

… Policy Initiative, said the fees could be a “tax by another name” if the municipality already pays for police and fire services through an operating millage. LaFaive also noted, however, that such fees can reduce the overconsumption of said services.

School District Spent $275,000 in Public Dollars on Tax Hike Vote

Kent County taxpayer-funded campaign was ‘extremely biased towards an affirmative vote’

… $275,206 on its May 2 enhancement millage victory, according to documents obtained … districts to receive the benefit of the millage beginning next school year, and local … governmental body, working to promote a millage result,” said Eric Larson, president … usually in a very biased way — any millage.”

City Claims Significant Workforce Cut; Budget Says Otherwise

Analyst: '[E]xploiting voters' fear of crimes to extract more money...'

… increase via a public safety millage, saying it has made signficant … 1.14 mills Public Safety Millage for 10 years. Voters approved a 1-mill Public Safety Millage last year, but the city now … values. The city says the new millage will cost homeowners on average … a critic of public safety millages. “There’s no such thing …