1989 Publications

County Organization in Michigan,
Memo, ( November 89 ) 26 pages

This paper prepared for: MACOMB COUNTY 21st CENTURY: COUNTY HOME RULE? discusses the historical and statutory reasons for the organization of county government in Michigan, discusses optional unified form of county government and charter form of county government

School Finance Constitutional Amendment Proposals,
Report 296, ( October 89 ) 12 pages

--- See also CC #984 ---

Local Property Tax Limitations in Michigan,
CC 985, ( October 89 ) 4 pages [51KB]

Examines the history of efforts to limit property taxation, the treatment they have been accorded by state courts, nd why these limitations have so often proven less effective than intended. --- Summarizes Report #295 ---

School Finance Constitutional Amendment Proposals,
CC 984, ( October 89 ) 4 pages [50KB]

The legislature placed two school fiance reform proposals on the November, 1989 ballot. Proposal A: One-half percent increase in the Sales and Use Taxes with all revenues dedicated to schools; & Proposal B: Proposed to increase the Sales and Use Tax rates to 6%, create different levies for business and non-business properties, and equalize local school operating taxes. Proposal B required amending the State Constitution. (Both were defeated.)

“Michigan at the Crossroads,” comments by James J. Duderstadt, President, The University of Michigan, at the Annual Meeting. ,
Misc., ( September 89 ) 12 pages

Local Property Tax Limitations in Michigan,
Report 295, ( September 89 ) 36 pages

Examined the constitutional, statutory, and judicial history of the 15, 18, and 50 mill property tax limitations; Headlee Amendment provision; contains a list of those instances in which aggregate millages levied by unchartered counties, unchartered townships, and school districts exceeded 45 mills. --- See also CC #985 ---

Detroit School Ballot Issues,
CC 983, ( August 89 ) 6 pages [66KB]

Proposition 1 -- Proposed $160 million Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bonds; Proposition 2 -- Five Mill Increase in Extra-Voted Property Tax for 5-Year Period

Outline of the Michigan Tax System (Fifteenth Edition),
Report 294, ( July 89 ) 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. ]

School Finance Reform in Michigan,
CC 982, ( June 89 ) 4 pages [51KB]

Analyzes several factors that have made K-12 school finance reform difficult to achieve. --- Summarizes Report #293 ---

School Finance Reform in Michigan,
Report 293, ( May 89 ) 17 pages

School finance reform has two major focuses: one relating to providing equal eduation opportunity, which usually results in an effort to reduce the per pupil expenditure disparity between school districts; and the second to reduce reliance on the property tax as the principal revenue source to support elementary and secondary education. This paper discusses recent efforts to address those focuses.

Michigan Tax Climate,
Report 292, ( May 89 ) 93 pages

Effects of Population on Major Revenue Sources in Detroit,
Report 291, ( April 89 ) 19 pages

Explores the financial and representational consequences of Detroit losing population in the 1990 census

Overview of the Effects of Federal Decennial Census on Detroit's Major State Source Revenues,
CC 981, ( March 89 ) 2 pages [36KB]

Analyzes how populations interact with state revenue sharing, transportation funding, and apportionment to affect the city of Detroit. --- Summarizes Report #291 ---

Eminent Domain (The Condemnation of Private Property) in Michigan,
CC 980, ( February 89 ) 6 pages 36KB]

Examined the constitutional, statutory, and judicial underpinnings of eminent domain in Michigan.

Public Sector Strikes in Michigan,
CC 979, ( January 89 ) 4 pages [52KB]

Analyzes statutory and judicial developments relative to the incidence of strikes in Michigan and examines possible alternatives. --- Summarizes Report #290 ---

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