Michigan Municipal League Membership Guide 2023

Michigan Municipal League Board of Trustees and the League’s State and Federal Affairs team annually establish our Core Legislative Principles. They are big picture and aim to support the state’s prosperity from the bottom up, ensuring local governments have the resources and tools to serve its residents now and into the future. They recognize local governments as the foundation for regional and state prosperity by effectively leveraging the following key assets, which are at the forefront of our advocacy and policy research work: • Trust and Belonging • Municipal Finance and Services • Infrastructure • Physical Design and Walkability • Public Health • Environmental Sustainability • Arts and Culture • Education and Lifelong Learning The League believes every community across Michigan offers unique experiences to the people and businesses that call them home. Collectively, these communities are on the leading edge of building community and individual assets, which are essential components of a strong and robust economy. Working with legislative leaders, we can modernize the systemic and structural constraints on local government. We do this while simultaneously creating policy that supports a holistic and inclusive approach to expanding housing, business, and entrepreneurial opportunities. Vibrant communities that are attractive to people and business are critical to Michigan’s success, which forms the basis of our policy priorities. To achieve this outcome, state policy should focus on issues that: Protect Community Specific Solutions and Resources: • Revenue Sharing • Local Decision Making • Zoning Enabling Act • Property Taxes • Home Rule • Local Revenue Sources Core Legislative Principles ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS

Modernize Local Governance and Structure: • Headlee/Proposal A • Public Notices • Open Meetings Act • Cybersecurity • Freedom of Information Act • Elections Invest in Human Capital and Physical Infrastructure Built for the Future: • Roads and Bridges • Parks and Recreation • Water, Sewer, and Stormwater • Police, Fire, and EMS • Broadband • Municipal Workforce • Renewable Energy • Job Training Generate Robust Housing and Economic Development Opportunities:

• Workforce Housing • Historic Tax Credits • Community Development • Entrepreneurship • Placemaking • Strategic Local Investments

COALITION BUILDING Advancing and leading strategic partnerships is an important component of the League’s advocacy work. Through the Coalition for a Strong and Prosperous Michigan we have been actively working to advance a bold vision to build Michigan’s future and strategically invest in our residents, entrepreneurs, businesses, and communities. We believe by working together, Michigan can be a magnet for talent, revive and strengthen the economy now and into the future, and support thriving communities that all can enjoy.

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