Presentation to Leelanau County - November 2018
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Presentation to
Leelanau County
November 2018 1
MAC Services
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whose counties participate in the fund
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in counties and other public agencies,
such as road commissions, medical care
facilities and transit groups
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issues premium dividends in excess of $3
million each year
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MAC Services
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of innovation
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MAC Advocacy MEET WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS • Schedule regular sessions with your state legislators back in your county • TIP: Set a day of the month – first Friday, third Thursday, etc. • TIP: Breakfasts are good focal point • TIP: Appoint a member of your board as legislative liaison to arrange coordinate local events, etc.
Legislative Priorities
• Ensuring Adequate Funding for • Maintaining a Due Process
Michigan’s Courts: Signed June Approach on Foster Care
2017 Appeals: Administration agreed to
• Improving the Performance of the maintain status quo thru FY18
Child Care Fund: Signed February • Investing in and Properly
2018 Managing Michigan’s
• Investing in Michigan’s Infrastructure: Signed June 2018
Infrastructure: $175 million • Reforming Tax Capture Districts:
additional invested for FY18 Signed March 2018
• Providing Proper Funding for • Improving the Legislative Process
Updated 911 System: Signed on Unfunded Mandates: Signed
March 2018 September 2018
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Legislative Update
REVENUE SHARING
• FY19 amount: $221.4 million
• FY19 increase: $1.3 million or
0.5%
• CVTs (constitutional and
statutory for FY19): ~ $1.1
billion
• FY19 constitutional increase for CVTs: $37 million
• Gap between CVT funding and county funding growing each year
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Legislative Update
RAISE THE AGE
• 19-bill package to move
17yos to juvenile system
• Lack of a clear mechanism
for funding/capacity is key
• New costs could be as high
as $89 million
• Courts have found it difficult to ID services within two-hour radius of
offender’s home
• MAC is opposed to package in current form
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Legislative Update
INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION
• Funded at $84 million for FY 2019
• MAC fought for a change in grant
contract language to reflect statutory
requirements for payment of the standards
by the state
• MIDC Funding distribution model changed
for a reimbursement scheme to a
disbursement schedule:
o 50% initial payment
o 25% at the beginning of the 3rd and 4th quarters contingent upon
financial and compliance reporting to the commission
10Legislative Update PPT TIER 3 FUNDS • Governor’s proposed per capita funding distribution model = big winners/losers • Revenue sharing vs. lost growth – changes the discussion • HB 5908 (PA 248 of 2018): Made technical changes and timing for Tier 3 distribution changes • HB 6348: Passed by the House, reintroduces a per capita tier 3 distribution model • Anticipated Senate proposal: Accelerate dynamic formula reimbursing local units for losses while recognizing lost growth by making additional payments to areas of growth; financial impact not yet measured 11
Legislative Update
VETERANS SERVICES
• PA 210 of ‘18, (Rep. Wentworth, R-
Gladwin), creates County Veteran
Service Fund, establishes a $25,000
base grant ($2.1 million for base grants
in FY19)
• A county must: maintain current
county funding for veteran services;
provide at least 20 hours per week
toward such ops; establish remote
access to VA computing systems to
receive the grant
• After base grants sent, remaining funds distributed per capita based on
# of veterans in county
• MAC supported legislation; and will advocate for more $$
12Legislative Update
ASSESSING
• Amended proposal includes:
o No requirement for county level 4 assessor
o No prohibition of elected officials serving
as assessors
o No minimum parcel count or revenue for
a local assessing unit to retain their rolls
• County will no longer be the default assessor
• County board/majority of assessing districts will designate an assessor of
record for county, with state approval (this could be the county, a city
assessor or a private assessor)
• Units must meet quality standards; those that can’t required to contract
with other local assessing units/use designated county assessor
• New draft bill expected in early November 13Legislative Update STATEWIDE SEPTIC CODE • HBs 5752-53 introduced in the House • Bills aimed at improving inspection and maintenance of on-site systems • Prohibits Point of Sale ordinances and requires phase out of existing ordinances • Requires DEQ to develop standards and guidance for the construction and maintenance of different types of systems • Requires system inspections every 5 years and septic tank evaluations every 10 years • An amended proposal to allow point-of-sale ordinances expected in late October 14
Legislative Update
SMALL CELL TOWERS
• FCC has issued ruling on 5G that ignores
county concerns
• Ruling uses framework from laws passed in
many states by placing caps on fees and
approval timelines
• SB 637 also up for a hearing this week and
would create a similar state framework to the
FCC ruling
• Caps on fees are different but creates similar
timelines and additional guidance structure in
other areas not addressed by the FCC
15Legislative Update
TAX TRIBUNAL REFORM
• HB 4937 (Maturen):
o Requires tribunal to consider all three
appraisal methods (sales, income, cost)
o Addresses misuse of deed restrictions to
artificially lower property values
o Process operated by fully trained tribunal
members
• SB 578 (Casperson):
o Requires the entire tribunal to consider the appeal
o Highest and best use consideration
o Addresses misuse of deed restrictions to artificially lower property
values
• Case of Menard Inc. v Escanaba continues; MAC contributing to
effort, but more help needed
16Legislative Update
PENSION/OPEB
• Greater reporting and transparency
• Counties have 6 months from end of their
fiscal year to report to Treasury
• New Municipal Stability Board met in May
to assist underfunded local units who did
not receive a waiver
• Best Practices are out for review and comment
• Uniform assumptions came out in late August. MAC commented on
the lack of flexibility in the assumptions and the cost of additional
studies
• All local units are required to pay OPEB normal costs for new hires, as
well as retiree premiums, if offered 17Legislative Update
ASSET MANAGEMENT
• New law:
o Creates new Michigan Infrastructure
Council (MIC) – 9-member voting
council with regional planning
expertise; council includes WAMC
and TAMC chairs
o Creates new Water Asset
Management Council (WAMC)
under MIC – 9 members, appointed
by statute
o Alters Transportation Asset
Management Council (TAMC), puts
under MIC
Designed to establish a statewide asset management approach to
our infrastructure systems
18MAC Advocacy
MAC POLICY COMMITTEES
• MAC has seven committees that study legislation and make
recommendations to the MAC Board:
– Finance – Meets the 1st Friday at 10 a.m.
– Environmental, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs – Meets the 2nd
Friday at 10 a.m.
– General Government – Meets the 3rd Friday at 10 a.m.
– Health and Human Services – Meets the 4th Monday at 10 a.m.
– Judiciary and Public Safety – Meets the 4th Monday at 2 p.m.
– Transportation – Meets the 4th Friday at 10 a.m.
– Agriculture and Tourism – Meets at the call of the chair
• To join a MAC committee, fill out application at micounties.org
19Educational Opportunities
ANNUAL CONFERENCES
Legislative Conference
(winter/spring)
• March 25-27, 2019
• March 30-April 1, 2020
Annual Conference (summer/fall)
• Aug. 18-20, 2019
• 2020 TBD
MAC conferences provide top
speakers, intensive policy workshops
and plenty of opportunities to
network with your fellow county
leaders
20MAC Advocacy
MAC’s POLITICAL ARM
• Provides financial support to incumbent state legislators who are
friends of county government
• Record number of former county commissioners now serving in the
Michigan Legislature
21MAC Advocacy
MEET WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS
• Schedule regular sessions with your
state legislators back in your county
• TIP: Set a day of the month – first
Friday, third Thursday, etc.
• TIP: Breakfasts are good focal point
• TIP: Appoint a member of your board
as legislative liaison to arrange
coordinate local events, etc.
22MAC: Leadership
Ken Borton Stephan W. Currie
President Executive Director
scurrie@micounties.org
Veronica Klinefelt Phil Kuyers Matthew Bierlein
First Vice President Second Vice President Immediate Past President
23MAC Advocacy
YOUR MAC TEAM
Deena Bosworth Meghann Keit
Director of Governmental Governmental Affairs
Affairs Associate
bosworth@micounties.org keit@micounties.org
Michael Ruddock
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If not, send your phone # and keit@micounties.org
email address to
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24MAC Services
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blog, committee
documents, legislative
documents, service links
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