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January
This month’s cover story: Public involvement in township decision-making
Additional articles include:
- Budgeting and planning reminders and updates for 2023 (Feature)
- Full brochure for MTA’s 2023 Conference & Expo
- What to Know About the Lame-duck Session (Inside Lansing)
- 2023 updates for retirement plans (Financial Forum)
February
This month’s cover story: Water and sewer rate studies: What, why—and how
Additional articles include:
- Community unites around township library, helps it move (Feature)
- Special assessments to pay for police and fire (Hello, MTA…)
- Audit documentation (Financial Forum)
- 2022 public acts that impact townships (Inside Lansing)
This month’s cover story: Navigating Right to Farm
Additional articles include:
- A winter 2023 economic conditions and outlook report (Feature)
- Civil infraction questions answered by MTA Legal Counsel (Hello, MTA…)
- Inside the proposed State budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (Inside Lansing)
April/may
This month’s cover story: Breaking the Zoning Code
Additional articles include:
Guidance issued, questions remain on Proposal 2022-2 implementation (Feature)
Township check signatures and authorized signers (Hello, MTA…)
EITC and pension changes, affordable housing, right-to-work (Inside Lansing)
2023 MTA Conference preview
June
This month’s cover story: Meet 2023 MTA President Pauline Bennett, and a look back at our 2023 Conference
Additional articles include:
- Township flags inspire local pride, sense of history (Feature)
- Tabling motions and the Open Meetings Act (Hello, MTA…)
- MOVE ballots to counted up to six days after election (Inside Lansing)
- 2023 keynoter urges officials to lead with ‘silver platter service’
July
This month’s cover story: Inside the Proposal 2 implementation laws
Additional articles include:
- Competitive bid process and considerations (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Budget measure approved for FY 2023-24 and supplemental funding for FY 2022-2023 (Inside Lansing)
- Profiles in leadership: Michigan House and Senate leaders
- Catching up with … township volunteer Violet Lentz (Feature)
- 2023 MTA Professional Development Retreats registration details
This month’s cover story: Angry citizens, ‘constitutional auditors’ and more—When does free speech cross the line?
Additional articles include:
- Regular and special meetings, notices (Hello, MTA … ?)
- County program helps preserve township farmland (Feature)
- Insights into administering early voting (Feature)
- 2023 MTA Vendor Directory
Septemeber
This month’s cover story: Outdoor recreation
fosters quality of life, economic development
Additional articles include:
- The four Cs: Adapting to firefighter training
requirement changes (Feature) - Record retention (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Property tax collections (Financial Forum)
- A look ahead to the fall legislative session (Inside Lansing)