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The right to criticize government is also an obligation to know what you are talking about. 
-Lent Upson, 1st Executive Director of CRC  


1987 Publications

Improving State Appropriation Control over the Resident County Hospitalization Program,
Misc. ( December 1987 ) 7 pages

Michigan counties provide hospitalization coverage for indigents under a state mandate. The state actually pays the hospital bills for participating counties and requires those counties to pay back a share of the costs; however, appropriation controls in the executive branch do not effectively enforce the payback requirement. This paper describes the steps that could bring adequate fiscal control.

PDF File Home Rule in Wayne County: IV -- Wayne County After Four Years of Home Rule,
CC 968, ( November 87 ) 4 pages

This article will describe changes in Wayne County’s financial condition since charter implementation, in recognition of the fact that financial crisis provided the impetus to address the long recognized need for structural reorganization to improve county operations and efficiency. It will also briefly assess the current state of the economy.

--- See also CC #967, #966, #965; and Report #286 ---

PDF File School Finance Reform,
Memo, ( October 87 ) 3 pages

In February 1987 the Michigan State Board of Education appointed a 42-member Michigan School Finance Commission to make recommendations concerning school finance reform. This paper highlights the recommendations of the commission.

PDF File The Solvency Tax and Automation Project of the Michigan Employment Security Commission
Memo, ( October 87 ) 2 pages

Memo discussing surplus in solvency tax account and possible uses of the funds.

PDF File “Some Observations on Government by the People,”
Misc., ( September 87 ) 15 pages

Comments by Richard C. Van Dusen, Chairman, Dickenson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman at the Annual Meeting.

PDF File A Review of the Effects of Home Rule on Wayne County Government
Report 286, ( September 87 ) 50 pages

In addition to reviewing the history of organizational and operational problems in Wayne County, this report describes the organization structure and separation of powers as required in the state enabling legialation, as defined in the Wayne County Charter, as implemented in the reorganization plans, and finally as interpreted by local legal opinions and the courts. It also identifies available alternative county structures, and attempts to offer some insights of value to those residents of other counties who may be considering the home rule option.
--- See also CC #968, #967, #966, and #965 ---

PDF File Home Rule in Wayne County: III -- Implementation of Checks and Balances
CC 967, ( September 87 ) 4 pages

The third article in a series on the effects of home rule on Wayne County, focuses on the establishment of a system of checks and balances within that frame-work.

--- See also CC #968, #966, #965, and Report #286 ---

PDF File Home Rule in Wayne County: II -- Separation of Powers and Reorganization under the Wayne County Charter
CC 966, ( August 87 ) 4 pages

This issue will examine portions of the adopted charter that resulted in county reorganization and the separation of powers between the redefined legislative and executive branches, recognizing that organization affects the way decisions are made, coordinated, and implemented.

--- See also CC #968, #967, #965, and Report #286 ---

PDF File Home Rule in Wayne County: I -- County Structure in Michigan
CC 965, ( July 87 ) 4 pages

This issue will describe briefly the development of various county structures available in Michigan; subsequent issues in this series will analyze the effects of the home rule charter on reorganization and the separation of powers, the implementation of a system of checks balances, and the current financial condition and continuing issues in Wayne County.

--- See also CC #968, #967, #966, and Report #286 ---

PDF File Are Judgment Levies, Bonds, and Other Taxes Authorized without Limits Permitted under Michigan Constitution?
CC 964, ( June 87 ) 8 pages

--- Summarizes Report #284 ---

Outline of the Michigan Tax System (Fourteenth Edition)
Report 285, ( May 87 ) 19 pages

Summary of state and local taxes, recent tax changes, and table of tax collections.
[Because this publication is revised every two years, past editions have not been made available for download. Please contact CRC to obtain a copy past editions. ]

Are Judgment Levies, Bonds, and Other Taxes Without Constitutional Limits Permitted Under the Michigan Constitution?
Report 284, ( May 87 ) 51 pages

Does the Michigan Constitution give the Legislature power to authorize local governments to impose taxes and contract debts without voter approval and without or outside defined limits?

PDF File The Public Employment Relations Act: Conflicts and Possible Alternatives
Report 283, ( January 87 ) 21 pages

Analyzed the public sector collective bargaining statutory framework; judicial interpretations; interaction between the Public Employment Relations Act and other state statutes; and legislative alternative.

 

 

 

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