1993 Publications

CC 1023, Constitutional Amendments And The Rule Of Common Sense, Considered the necessity of expressing constitutional amendments in an understanding fashion. ( November 93 ) 1 page [6,737 bytes]

CC 1022, A Summary Of The Governor's Plan To Reform Public Elementary And Secondary Education In Michigan, Plan of changes proposed by Governor Engler in response to the passage of Public Act 145 of 1993 exempting property from school operating taxes. Changes included Constitutional changes, school program reform, school aid fund allocation changes, and revenue changes ( November 93 ) 4 pages [34,506 bytes]

CC 1021, Detroit City Charter Revision - Summary, Question appears on the ballot automatically in 1993 and every 16 years thereafter. This paper summarizes some of the issues as laid out in Report 310 (12 part series) --- Summarizes Report #310-1 through 12 --- ( October 93 ) 6 pages [40,569 bytes]

CC 1020, Unrestricted State Revenue Sharing In Michigan, Describes the system, the component taxes (sales, income, single business, and intangibles), the history of state actions, and examines the effect on local government revenues ( October 93 ) 6 pages [43,973 bytes]

Report 311, The Nature And Purpose Of A Home Rule Charter, (David Morris, March 1971. Revised and Updated by William Stuede, MML, and Daniel C. Matson, DeWitt. Published Jointly with Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys). Examines the history and nature of home rule government in Michigan, the forms of home rule government, and the home rule powers granted to local governments by the state ( September 93 ) 16 pages [42,369 bytes]

CC 1019, Questions And Answers Relating To The Exemption Of Property From School Operating Taxes, Provides answers to nine basic questions regarding Public Act 145 of 1993, which exempted all property from general ad valorem taxation for school operating purposes. ( September 93 ) 4 pages [36,680 bytes]

Memo, City Of Detroit Bond Refinancing Proposal: Chrysler/Jefferson Avenue Jeep Assembly Plant Issues relative to the refinancing of $118.56 million of general obligation bonds as limited tax bonds to be voted on September 14, 1993 ( August 93 ) 2 pages [7 KB]

Memo, Detroit School Operating Millage Renewal Proposal Should all 32.25 mills of the extra-voted millage be renewed on September 14, 1993 in light of the tax burden of the city, the condition of the school system, and the pending signing by the governor of Senate Bill 1 (Public Act 145 of 1993) ( August 93 ) 4 pages [12 KB]

Report 310, Detroit City Charter Revision, 12 part series of papers about charter revision, some relevant to all city charters, some specific to Detroit. (1993 )

Report 309, Alternative Funding Strategies For The Support Of Regional Cultural Facilities In Southeast Michigan, Addresses the question of how adequate financial support for the major arts and cultural facilities in southeast Michigan can be assured. Recommends creation of a Southeast Michigan Regional Cultural Authority to be financed with a 5 to 6 percent tax on amusement and recreation services. The state Equity Package, Detroit art and historical museums, Detroit zoo, Detroit Library, Belle Isle Park, Detroit Art Institute, Detroit Symphony and Orchestra Hall, Cranbrook, the Edison Institute are all discussed. -- Summarized in CC 1018 -- ( June 93 ) 86 pages (For ease of use and downloading, this document has been broken into 5 sections)

• Section 1 -- the Tables of Contents, the Executive Summary, and the Summary and Conclusions, [23,089 bytes]
• Section 2 -- Chapter 1, The Problem, and Chapter 2, City of Detroit and State of Michigan Support for the Arts, pages 1 - 19 [37,701 bytes]
• Section 3 -- Chapter 3, Lessons from Other Cities, and Chapter 4, The Private Support Options, pages 20 - 39 [46,347 bytes]
• Section 4 -- Chapter 5, Other Governmental Support Options for Southeast Michigan, and Chapter 6, Financing a Southeast Michigan Regional Cultural Authority, pages 40 - 65 [56,068 bytes]
• Section 5 -- Chapter 7, Governance, Responsibility, and Accountability, and Chapter 8, Facing the Future, pages 66 - 73 [22,195 bytes]

Report 308, Outline Of The Michigan Tax System (Seventeenth Edition) Summary of state and local taxes, recent tax changes, and table of tax collections as of January 1, 1993 ( May 93 ) 19 pages [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. ]

Report 307, 1993 Michigan Tax Climate ( May 93 ) 73 pages [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. ]

CC 1018, Alternative Funding Strategies For The Support Of Regional Cultural Facilities In Southeast Michigan, --- Summarizes Report 309--- ( May 93 ) 6 pages [42,959 bytes]

CC 1017, Statewide Ballot Proposal: Proposal A -- Local Property And School Finance Reform, Analyzed a property tax-school finance proposal which was on the statewide ballot at the June 1993 special election. ( May 93 ) 6 pages [42,318 bytes]

CC 1016, State Financial Problems, Discusses the condition of the state's finances which was very similar to the condition in the early 1980s. ( February 93 ) 4 pages [36,544 bytes]

CC 1015, What (If Anything) Should Be Done Regarding The Michigan Property Tax? Examined a history of property tax-school finance proposals considered by voters between 1972 and 1993. ( February 93 ) 6 pages [62,511 bytes]

CC 1014, Demographics And Economic Changes In Michigan --- See also Report 306, Council Of Michigan Foundations Report "Michigan Key Indicators," Nov. 1992 --- ( January 93 ) 8 pages [49,831 bytes]

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