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Fiscal Strategy Memos

COVID-19 Local Fiscal Strategies Full Guide

August 18, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is having a dramatic impact on Michigan's local governments, and the fiscal implications—including emergency spending, revenue losses, and budget cuts—are already being felt. Here you will find not just up-to-date information but...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: Workplace & Personnel Strategies for Michigan Local Governments - Q&A

July 28, 2020

Anna Zinkel Walters, Guidehouse

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

MPPS

The initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Michigan communities and local governments

June 24, 2020

This report presents local government leaders' views on the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan through May of 2020, including impacts on the state and its communities, expectations for how long negative impacts would persist, evaluations of governmental...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: Michigan and Federal Aid - Brother, Can You Spare Some Stimulus?

June 12, 2020

Steven J. Norton, University of Michigan and Okno Group, Meredith Days, University of Michigan

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: The Impact of COVID-19 on State Revenue Sharing for Cities, Villages, and Townships

June 3, 2020

Jill Roof, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, Miranda Vetter, University of Michigan

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: City Income Taxes and the COVID-19 Recession

May 27, 2020

Jill Roof, Citizens Research Council of Michigan, Antonios M. Koumpias, University of Michigan-Dearborn

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: IT Security for Mitigating Fiscal Risk of Remote Work

May 26, 2020

Douglas Carr, Oakland University

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: Strategies for Short-term Cash-flow Borrowing

May 18, 2020

Stephanie Leiser, Steven Norton, University of Michigan

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: Should We Contract This Service Out?

May 14, 2020

Tucker Staley, Eastern Michigan University

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: Assessing Collaborative Readiness

May 14, 2020

Fiscal Strategies: Assessing Collaborative Readiness

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: Capital Spending During an Economic Crisis

May 14, 2020

Eric Walcott, Michigan State University Extension, Brad Neumann, Michigan State University Extension, John Kaczor, Municipal Analytics

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: Will Property Taxes Be Immune to the Effects of COVID-19?

May 1, 2020

Jill Roof, Citizens Research Council of Michigan

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: Planning for Reduced Operating Expenses

May 1, 2020

Eric Walcott, Michigan State University Extension, Shu Wang, Michigan State University

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: What Does the CARES Act Mean for Local Governments in Michigan?

May 1, 2020

Samantha Zinnes, Michigan State University Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Fiscal Strategy Memos

Fiscal Strategies: How to Enhance Liquidity During a Crisis

May 1, 2020

Shu Wang, Michigan State University, Eric Walcott, Michigan State University Extension

This memo is included in the Local Government COVID-19 Fiscal Strategy and Resource...

Student Working Papers

Measuring the Effects and Recovery of the 2008 Great Recession in Michigan Local Governments

April 1, 2020

Natasha Robertson

Nationally, the Great Recession officially ended in 2009, with employment and market conditions on a steady incline to recover from the economic downturn. However, many nationwide improvements of the economy were not truly seen until 2015, as the...

MPPS

Michigan Public Policy Survey - Spring 2019 County-wide Fiscal Health Fact Sheets

February 3, 2020

The Spring 2019 County-wide Fiscal Health Fact Sheets are from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), an ongoing survey of the top elected and appointed officials in every unit of general purpose local government across the state. The MPPS is...

MPPS

Mixed signals continue for Michigan local governments' fiscal health, while future outlooks worsen

December 1, 2019

This report presents Michigan local government leaders’ assessments of their jurisdictions’ fiscal conditions and the actions they plan to take in the coming year given their financial situations. The findings are based on responses from 10...

Working Papers

Local Government Fiscal Health: Comparing Self-Assessments to Conventional Measures

October 1, 2019

Stephanie Leiser, Sarah Mills

Municipal fiscal condition is typically assessed using objective financial indicators, but little is understood about how local officials subjectively evaluate their own fiscal health. Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyze...

MPPS

Michigan local officials' views on the next recession: timing, concerns, and actions taken

October 1, 2019

This report presents the assessments of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the next recession, including its expected timing and impacts, and whether their jurisdictions have taken action to prepare for it. These findings are based on...

MPPS

Michigan Public Policy Survey - Spring 2018 County-wide Fiscal Health Fact Sheets

December 4, 2018

The Spring 2018 County-wide Fiscal Health Fact Sheets are from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), an ongoing survey of the top elected and appointed officials in every unit of general purpose local government across the state. The MPPS is...

MPPS

Despite sustained economic growth, Michigan local government fiscal health still lags

November 1, 2018

MPPS

Michigan local government officials report complex mix of improvement and decline in fiscal health, but with overall trend moving slowly upward

October 1, 2017

Student Working Papers

Funding Local Governments in Michigan

April 1, 2017

Carson Smith

The state of Michigan faces a unique set of issues in its municipal finance system. Since Michigan’s “Lost Decade,” local governments have seen state obligations to provide revenue go unmet. This decrease in funding has exacerbated issues faced by...

Student Working Papers

Regional Tax Authority in the State of Michigan

April 1, 2017

Karen Seo

Michigan, like many other states, holds final authority over tax policy in the state. In Michigan, the authority to levy local taxes is granted by the State. The State defines a set of regulations and restrictions that local municipalities must...

Student Working Papers

Property Tax Rates in Detroit: A Michigan Public Policy Recommendation

April 1, 2017

Ronald Everett

On September 9th, 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report outlining state government tax collection by category.1 Michigan ranked top ten out of all fifty states in the category of property tax rates. In addition, Michigan’s “lost decade” has...

MPPS

Local leaders more likely to support than oppose Michigan’s Emergency Manager law, but strongly favor reforms

February 1, 2017

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the state’s Emergency Manager law, officially known as Michigan’s Local Financial Stability and Choice Act (P.A. 436 of 2012). This law is targeted at local...

MPPS

Michigan local leaders say property tax appeals are common, disagree with dark stores assessing

October 1, 2016

The issue of property tax appeals has been increasingly important in Michigan recently as “big box” stores (e.g. Lowe’s, Costco, etc.) have been able to significantly decrease their taxes by arguing property assessments should be based on the value...

MPPS

Local officials say Michigan’s system of funding local government is broken, and seek State action to fix it

September 1, 2016

This report presents views of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the state’s system of funding local government, whether it needs to be reformed, and what reforms they prefer. It also includes their preferences for raising additional...

MPPS

Responding to budget surplus vs. deficit: the preferences of Michigan’s local leaders and citizens

December 1, 2015

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders and Michigan citizens on the question of policy preferences when local governments face either budget deficits or budget surpluses. These findings are based on statewide...