MML CapCon 2023 Program

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Whether you’re in Lansing for CapCon, or in your community, we strongly encourage our members to visit with their state lawmakers. You might see them at our Legislative Breakfast Wednesday morning, or at a community meeting. You may meet with them directly in their offices, or maybe you’ll see them at city or village hall. When talking with them, be sure to mention these three issues that dramatically impact your community and every community in Michigan. 1. Increasing and Protecting Revenue Sharing This year, the Governor’s budget proposes a 10 percent increase of $28 million in statutory revenue sharing split into a 5 percent increase in one-time spending and 5 percent increase in ongoing revenue sharing. But we can and should do more. Please remind your legislators that revenue sharing is critical to your community’s funding for public safety, infrastructure, parks, and other direct services that represent on-going and growing costs. The success of the state’s economy is directly tied to a robust local economy. Ask your legislators to support the Governor’s budget recommendation and the creation of a Revenue Sharing Trust Fund to protect local resources. Senate Bills 182 and 183 sponsored by Senator Michael Webber (R-Rochester Hills) and Senator Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) respectively, and House Bills 4274 and 4275 sponsored by Representative Amos O’Neal (D-Saginaw) and Representative Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills) respectively, would establish a “Revenue Sharing Trust Fund” in the Michigan Department of Treasury. Through this trust fund concept, Michigan would dedicate a portion of general sales tax revenue into a restricted fund for the purposes of distributing those resources to cities, village, townships, and counties in the form of revenue sharing. Here are three key areas to discuss with legislators:

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