Michigan Townships Association

Jenn Fiedler

Author: Jenn Fiedler

CY 2023 Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Personal Property Distributions

From: TreasRevenueSharing <TreasRevenueSharing@michigan.gov> Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 8:48 AM Subject: CY 2023 Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Personal Property Distributions Your local unit may have received one or more Qualified Heavy Equipment Rental Personal Property (QHERPP) distributions issued by the Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury) on July 30, 2025.  This email provides information regarding the […]

MSC: Foreclosing governmental unit must return surplus proceeds

Jackson v Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative, ___ Mich ___ (July 16, 2025, Docket No. 166320) In Rafaeli, LLC v Oakland County, 505 Mich. 429 (July 17, 2020), the Michigan Supreme Court held that when a property has been offered for sale at a public auction, just compensation requires the foreclosing governmental unit (FGU) to return […]

State shares information to help reduce spread of bird flu

Bird flu and you: What you can do to help reduce the spread Michigan has been battling highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), aka bird flu, for over three years. The virus has heavily impacted our backyard and commercial poultry farmers, increased the price of eggs, and, in March of 2024, crossed over into Michigan’s dairy […]

Townships must file ARPA report by April 30

The vast majority of Michigan townships accepted federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, allocated by the U.S. government in 2021, to support response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Each township that accepted ARPA funds must complete their annual “Project and Expenditure Report” by the April 30 deadline, as a “non-entitlement unit of government” […]

MTA: Budget bill boosting revenue sharing is positive recognition of value of local governments

MTA Executive Director Neil Sheridan’s statement following passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 state budget, which included an increase in statutory revenue sharing and returned all townships to the program. Every municipality throughout the state provides essential programs and services to its residents. For the past two decades, however, not all Michigan communities—including the majority […]

Reminder: Townships have until the end of 2024 to obligate ARPA funds

Townships have until Dec. 31, 2024, to obligate their allocation of federal ARPA funds. If your township has not already done so or has not fully obligated the money—distributed to local and state governments to mitigate the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic—you should make plans now in order to meet the deadline. ARPA funds […]

State budget process moving with executive budget recommendation

Gov. Whitmer’s proposed 2024-25 fiscal year budget was presented in early February, kicking off the budget process for the upcoming fiscal year. The proposed $80.7 billion recommendation is a 1.2% decrease over the current fiscal year’s budget and provides several one-time funding proposals for one-time purposes. Highlights of the budget proposal impacting townships include: $1.1 […]