Introduced
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To allow certain cities, villages and townships with populations of 100,000 or less to combine with other local governments to jointly provide police and fire service, and to levy special property tax assessments to pay for the joint service. Under current law only those communities with populations of 15,000 or less may do this, and they may do so only if it would not reduce the number of full time firefighters.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that narrows its scope to only apply to the County and City of Saginaw.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 104 to 1 (details)
To allow the City of Saginaw to combine with other local governments to jointly provide police and fire service, which would allow that city to seek a property tax "special assessment" millage, notwithstanding the fact that it now has a cap on <i>regular</i> property tax rates that prohibits any millage increase votes.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises it to divide the the provisions among this bill and Senate Bill 1485. This has the effect of requires a vote of the people for any special property tax assessment.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
Passed in the House 101 to 0 (details)
To allow the City of Saginaw to combine with other local governments to jointly provide police and fire service, which would allow that city to seek a property tax "special assessment" millage, notwithstanding the fact that it now has a cap on regular property tax rates that prohibits any millage increase votes. The bill is tie-barred to and works with Senate Bill 1485, which has the effect of requiring a vote of the people for any special property tax assessment.
