Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Michigan Legislature is poised to take up legislation to eliminate personal property tax on Wednesday.
A package of bills pending in the Michigan Legislature that will pare about $600 million in tax dollars paid by businesses that benefit municipal entities could result in big cuts within the City of Dearborn if there is no mechanism put into place for revenue recovery. The legislation—which would eliminate the tax businesses pay on equipment—is gaining favor as a way to stimulate the state economy, but for local governments, the potential loss of yet another revenue source is a daunting one. If passed, they would work in a phased-out approach, with Dearborn's revenue losses beginning in 2015. It's expected that the bills will be taken up by the state Senate as early as Wednesday, according to Dearborn Sen. Morris Hood. What does Dearborn …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
After a draft bill that if approved would bring sweeping education in 2013 was unveiled, Dearborn Public Schools’ superintendent and board members spoke out about how those changes could affect programs and students.
A 300-page education reform bill drafted for Gov. Rick Snyder that would overhaul how public education is administered in the State of Michigan was universally renounced by the superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools and members of the Dearborn Board of Education Monday night. The bill would drastically change the state's public school system, including the following changes: “I think this bill is appalling,” said DPS Trustee Aimee Blackburn at the board's Monday night meeting. “There are too many people in Lansing that are trying to take control over what should be a local decision.” Supt. Brian Whiston said before Monday’s meeting that the new program would be an unmitigated disaster that destroys the construct of local school …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Dearborn school district approved a nearly $170 million general fund budget, and revisions to the 2011-12 budget, but officials did so without legislative action on pensions.
When school boards and administrators finalize a general fund budget each year, they typically aren’t waiting for a final shoe to drop. But that’s exactly what happened Monday night when the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education approved its 2012-13 general fund budget. The district, which is assuming a pension contribution rate of 24.46 percent, was expecting the Michigan Legislature to act on preserving the current rate as opposed to a scheduled increase of 3.27 percent, but the legislature left Lansing for its break without deciding the issue. If increased to 27.73 percent, the district will have to pare $3.5 million from the budget it just approved. “I’m disappointed that they left without acting on this,” said Dearborn Schools …
Nickel
11:26 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Laplateau is right on. TIME for a change. TIME FOR A CHANGE! Does this mayor and council really think through how they spend their money? more ›